In a meeting chaired by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, top medical experts in the Union Territory informed him that there was no need to panic in view of the ongoing global surge in Covid cases as none have been reported in the UT so far.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested 17 persons, including five policemen, a political activist, a contractor and a shopkeeper, from different areas of Kupwara and Baramulla disricts after unearthing a narcotics smuggling module originating from Pakistan, it informed through a statement.
A total of 1,472 posts of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers and 864 posts of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers were vacant till January 1 this year, the Ministry of Personnel informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
A total of 12-14 cheetahs are intended to be brought from South Africa, Namibia, and other African Countries over a period of five years as per the Action Plan, Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey on Thursday informed Rajya Sabha.
A senior BSF officer informed that on Wednesday at about 8 pm, BSF troops detected drone intrusion from Pakistan in the area of responsibility of border outpost Harbhajan in the Ferozepur Sector of district Tarn Taran, following which BSF troops fired at the drone.
Amid a fresh global surge in Covid-19 cases, the central government has briefed all states to conduct genome sequencing of samples, the additional chief secretary of Health informed on Wednesday.
Though no immediate statement has been made by Shivnarine Chanderpaul regarding the decision, informed people are of the opinion that Chanderpaul is not comfortable under the present situation and "lack of professionalism" that is prevailing within the USA Cricket.