Month: February 2022

With fast-track passports, Russia extends clout in Ukraine

MOSCOW — Ivan Malyuta, a resident of Donetsk, a city in eastern Ukraine controlled by Moscow-backed separatists, applied for Russian citizenship this month and said he, his wife and three children will soon be getting Russian passports. “I want to be a citizen of the Russian Federation. We are moving […]

Union Health Ministry to review operationalisation of Tele-consultation services

States urged to expedite operationalisation of 1.10 lakhs AB-HWCs equipped with Tele-consultation services, by 31st March, 2022 States to expedite completion of projects under ECRP-II DELHI, FEBRUARY 17: Union Health Secretary, Shri Rajesh Bhushan chaired a meeting through video conference (VC) today with all States and UTs to […]

PM to dedicate to the nation railway lines connecting Thane and Diva on 18th February

PM to also flag off two suburban trains of the Mumbai Suburban Railway Built at a cost of about Rs 620 crores, the additional railway lines will significantly remove the interference of long distance train’s traffic with suburban train’s traffic These tracks will also enable introduction of 36 […]

Webinar for Pensioners above 75 years of age residing in Southern Region

DELHI, FEBRUARY 17: The Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions under the leadership of the Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh, has taken concrete steps to ensure ease of living for Pensioners. The Department has been leveraging technology and has been […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, FEBRUARY 17: 174.24 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive India’s Active caseload currently stands at 3,32,918 Active cases stand at 0.78% Recovery Rate currently at 98.03% 67,538 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,19,10,984 30,757 new cases recorded […]

Agriculture: Driving force of J&Ks economy

Transforming J&K Agriculture: Driving force of J&Ks economy J&K Govt. promoting agripreneurship as a means of high return, respectable employment for the youth JAMMU, FEBRUARY 17: Agriculture is a key and essential part of human civilization and forms the core societal development of any region. In Jammu and […]

Estimated 73% of US now immune to omicron: Is that enough?

The omicron wave that assaulted the United States this winter also bolstered its defenses, leaving enough protection against the coronavirus that future spikes will likely require much less — if any — dramatic disruption to society. Millions of individual Americans’ immune systems now recognize the virus and are […]

NATO sees no sign Russia is pulling back troops near Ukraine

MOSCOW — Russia said Wednesday it was returning more troops and weapons to bases, but NATO declared it saw no sign of a drawdown as fears that Moscow could invade Ukraine soon persisted. Russia has massed about 150,000 troops east, north and south of Ukraine, sparking Western concerns it was […]

Senior schools reopen in India’s Karnataka state amid hijab row

UDUPI, India, Feb 16 – Senior schools reopened in the Indian state of Karnataka on Wednesday a week after authorities closed them in the face of protests against a ban on female students wearing the hijab Muslim head covering in class. A court is deliberating the recent ban […]

Indian tax authorities search premises of China’s Huawei

BENGALURU, Feb 16 (Reuters) – India’s income tax authorities have conducted searches at multiple premises of Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies (HWT.UL) as part of a tax investigation, a government source told Reuters, confirming local media reports. The searches were conducted at Huawei’s office premises in New […]

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