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Cong MLA opposes action against Amritpal Singh 3/20/2023 10:54:57 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 20: As the party leadership failed to clear its stand on the action of the Punjab Government against radical elements, party MLA Sukhpal Kharia opposed the action of the government against the chief of Waris Punjab De and radical leader Amritpal Singh. Notably, a senior leader of Punjab and Lok Sabha Ravneet Singh Bittu is demanding strict action against Amritpal Singh and other radical elements. Even the president of the Punjab Congress, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring chided Amritpal Singh for running away after police raids. Meanwhile, Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Khaira urged Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann not to charge detained Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh under the stringent UAPA or NSA, but only for storming a police station with swords to secure an aide’s release from jail. “I urge Bhagwant Mann not to charge Amritpal Singh under draconian laws like UAPA or NSA as there’s no terror activity involved. He can be charged in the Ajnala incident. Otherwise, it’ll be presumed you’re surrendering a Sikh youth to central agencies,” Khaira twe...   READ MORE

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Omar chooses Bajalta for his rally to give Rana a message 3/20/2023 10:54:51 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 20: Although Omar Abdullah preferred not to say any word against his friend-turned-political rival, the former Chief Minister intentionally chose Bajalta for his political rally to give a challenge to former key aide Devendra Singh Rana. Sources said that before finalizing Batala as a venue for the rally, National Conference leaders asked all senior party leaders to utilize all resources to make a success to give a message to Devendra Singh Rana for deserting the party during a crucial time. Sources in the NC said that some leaders of the party were of the view that it was all due to the party’s vote bank that Devendra Singh had won the assembly electi...   READ MORE   Crackdown on terror supporters: Properties of two more terrorist aides attached 3/20/2023 10:54:44 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 20:Continuing the offensive against the anti-national elements, the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir attached the properties of two terrorist associates in the Bandipora district. The terrorist associates were arrested in May 2022 and their involvement in terror activities was established during the investigation of the case. According to the police, the action was part of the ongoing crackdown on harbouring terrorists and providing logistic support to them. Police said the double-storied residential houses of Abdul Majeed Reshi, father of accused Aijaz Ahmad Reshi alias Doctor at Gundpora Rampura, and Mohammad Jamal Malik, father of accused Maqsood ...   READ MORE   Antibiotics shouldn’t be used in Covid: Centre’s guideline 3/20/2023 10:54:17 PM Agencies New Delhi, Mar 19: Antibiotics should not be used in Covid cases unless there is clinical suspicion of bacterial infection, according to a revised guideline for the treatment of adult coronavirus patients issued by the Centre. The revised guidelines, issued on Sunday amid an uptick in coronavirus cases, stated that drugs such as Lopinavir-ritonavir, hydroxychloroquine, Ivermectin, Molnupiravir, Favipiravir, Azithromycin and Doxycycline should not be used for the treatment of adult COVID-19 patients in India. The AIIMS/ICMR-COVID-19 National Task Force met on January 5 to revise the clinical guidance protocol. It has also advised doctors not to use convalescent plasma therapy...   READ MORE   PM Modi lauds German embassy team's dance to 'Naatu Naatu' 3/20/2023 10:54:10 PM Agencies New Delhi, Mar 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lauded the dance show put up by German ambassador Philipp Ackermann to the Oscar-winning "Naatu Naatu" song. "The colours and flavours of India! Germans can surely dance and dance well!," Modi tweeted. The prime minister was replying to Ackermann's tweet as the diplomat posted the video of the dance. He had tweeted, "Germans can't dance? Me & my Indo-German team celebrated Naatu Naatu's victory at Oscar95 in Old Delhi. Ok, far from perfect. But fun!" Filmmaker SS Rajamouli's period action blockbuster ‘RRR’ charted history by becoming the first Indian track to win the Academy Award in the Best Original Song categ...   READ MORE

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