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New Delhi, Aug 7 : The Supreme Court Friday asked the J-K administration to explore the possibility of restoring 4G services in certain areas of the Union Territory, which sought time for instructions on the issue saying a new Lieutenant Governor of the UT has just been appointed.
Manoj Sinha has been appointed the new LG of Jammu and Kashmir, after G C Murmu resigned from the post on Wednesday night and was appointed Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on Thursday.
High speed Internet service in J-K has been suspended since August last year when the Centre announced revocation of its special status and bifurcation of the state into two UTs -- Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir.
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| | | | Section 144 imposed, drones banned ahead of UP CM Yogi Adityanath's visit to Noida | | | | NOIDA: The Gautam Buddh Nagar authorities on Friday (August 7) imposed a ban on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones for two days till Saturday.
The decision was taken in regard to the visit of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to Noida to inaugurate a new COVID-19 government hospital at Sector 39 in the city amid the rising number of coronavirus cases in the state.
According to ANI reports, CM Yogi presided over a high-level unlock review meeting at his residence on August 6 and directed officials to pay attention to the improvement of treatment and control of COVID-19 in the districts of Kanpur Nagar, Jhansi, Varanasi, Gorakhpur and Prayagaraj.
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| | | | Pakistan violates ceasefire in North Kashmir’s Kupwara, Baramulla; Army gives befitting reply | | | | SRINAGAR: Pakistan troops violated ceasefire at three places in north Kashmir’s Kupwara and Baramulla districts on Friday (August 7, 2020) evoking a sharp response from the Indian Army.
According to reports, the Pakistani Army violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in two sectors - Tangdar and Nowgam - of Kupwara district of north Kashmir targeting forward posts of the Indian Army.
Confirming the reports of ceasefire violation and shelling in Tangdar area of Karnah sector by the Pakistani troops early morning, Kupwara SSP said, “no loss of life was reported till now. However, shelling is still going on. The Indian Army is giving a befitting reply.”
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| | | | Manoj Sinha takes oath as New Lieutenant Guv J&K | | | |
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Srinagar, August 07: Newly appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha on Friday took oath at Raj Bhavan here.
The oath was administered by Chief Justice of J & K High Court, Gita Mittal.
Born on July 1, 1959, Sinha was Minister of Communications (independent charge) and Minister of State (MoS), Railways during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first term. Sinha is a three-time BJP MP from parliamentary constituency of Ghazipur in eastern Uttar Pradesh. He was defeated by Bahujan Samaj Party’s (BSP) Afzal Ansari in 2019 Lok Sabha poll.
Pertinently, Manoj Sinha, a senior BJP leader and former Union Minister, was appointed as Lieutenant Governor | |
| | | | Delhi liquor shops to remain open for one more hour | | | | New Delhi: The Delhi government has extended timings for opening of liquor shops in the national capital by one hour, the move will also help increase the government's revenue, an official told PTI.
According to a new order issued by the excise department on Thursday, the liquor shops in Delhi can now stay open from 10 am to 10 pm instead of the earlier timing of 10 am to 9 pm.
"In pursuance to guidelines issued by chairperson, state executive committee, Delhi Disaster Management Authority, Government of NCT of Delhi vide order no..Dated 31.07.2020, all L-6, L-7, L-8, L-9 and L-10 liquor vends are allowed to open from 10 am to 10 pm instead of 10 am to 9 pm with immediate effect till | |
| | | | India records highest single-day spike of 62538 COVID-19 cases; tally crosses 20 lakh mark | | | | New Delhi: Coronavirus cases in India crossed 20 lakh mark on Friday (August 7) with more than 62,000 cases recorded in a single day, making it the highest number of cases recorded in 24 hours till date.
As per the Ministry of Health data, 62538 coronavirus cases and 886 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. The coronavirus data in India now stands at 2027074 which includes 1378105 recovered cases and 41585 deaths.
The active cases in India stands at 607384.
The recovery rate in India surged to 67.98 percent and the positivity rate is at 10.88 percent.
The country became the third nation to record more than 2 million cases of the novel coronavirus, behind the United Stat | |
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