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Contempt of court: Indian SC fines information and broadcasting ministry

New Delhi, August 22, 2021 (PPI-OT):Holding the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting guilty of contempt of court, the Indian Supreme Court has imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on it for its failure to implement a two-year-old order in a case relating to departmental promotion. The Indian top court

IIOJK reports 144 more COVID cases

Srinagar, August 22, 2021 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, 144 fresh cases of novel coronavirus were reported, while 126 others infected by virus, recovered during the last 24 hours. According to officials, 97 new cases of coronavirus surfaced in Kashmir Valley while the remaining 47 were detected in

Family, religious groups in IIOJK demand scholar’s release

Srinagar, August 22, 2021 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the family and relatives have demanded immediate release of prominent religious scholar, Maulana Manzoor Malik. Maulana Manzoor Malik was arrested by the Indian police three days ago in Pattan area of Baramulla district. “The police arrived at Malik’s residence

Indian Delta variant responsible for 85pc cases in IIOJK

Srinagar, August 22, 2021 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, a fresh study by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has established the looming threat of Indian Delta variant even among the vaccinated. In IIOJK, genome data from INSACOG labs reflected that the mutant virus was responsible for 85

BJP, Congress slam Mehbooba’s remarks

Srinagar, August 22, 2021 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress have slammed PDP President, Mehbooba Mufti’s comparison of Kashmir situation with Afghanistan. Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday asked the fascist Indian government to take a lesson out of Afghanistan where the Taliban

Govt needs to step up outreach in Kashmir: Ex-Army Chief

Kolkata, August 22, 2021 (PPI-OT):Former Army chief of India, Gen Shankar Roychowdhury said, the government needs to step up outreach in Kashmir and reassure people there that India will continue to be a secular democracy. The retired General, said that India needs to reach out to both former Afghan government

14 arrested under UAPA, IT Act in Assam over supporting Taliban on social media

Assam, August 22, 2021 (PPI-OT):At least fourteen people were arrested from across Assam for alleged social media posts supporting the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, police said on Saturday. The arrests were made since Friday night and they have been booked under different sections of the draconian UAPA, IT Act and

COVID-19 claims 22 more patients, infects 1,118 others

Karachi, August 22, 2021 (PPI-OT):As many as 22 more patients of Coronavirus died overnight lifting the death toll to 6,612 and 1,118 new cases emerged when 13,946 tests were conducted. This was stated by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in a statement issued here on Sunday. He added