12 pilgrims killed in Vaishno Devi stampede on New Year’s Day

Rescue teams evacuated the injured to various hospitals. Nine of them at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana Superspecialty Hospital, Kakryal, were discharged during the day, while the rest are undergoing treatment and their condition is said to be stable.

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'36,000 couples in queue, but CARA has 1,936 kids'

In its quarterly data analysis released on Friday, voluntary organisation — Families of Joy (FoJ) — highlighted that figures collated over December show that the maximum number of healthy children below two years, legally available for adoption in any state, as on date is just about 10.

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India has enhanced force-levels in eastern Ladakh: MoD

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Xiaomi, Oppo face fine for I-T norms violations

On December 21, the I-T department conducted country-wide search and seizure operations on certain foreign-controlled mobile communication and mobile handset manufacturing companies, and people linked to them.

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69% of 60+ and 73% of those aged 45-59 fully vaccinated

Only 69% of those above 60 years, the most vulnerable population, has been fully vaccinated. Almost 73% of those in the 45 to 59 age group have been fully vaccinated, while a little over 55% of the 18-44 age group has received both shots.

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Covid: National tally crosses 22,000

New cases detected on Friday had zoomed to 22,688 by late night, with data from two states yet to come in, as per TOI’s Covid database. This was nearly 6,000 more than Thursday's total. India had reported 6,242 new infections on Monday.

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Keep the Infra wheels turning despite Covid third wave

There are a number of ambitious infrastructure projects underway. Let me give a few examples. An in-principle approval has been given for 21 greenfield airports across the country. Projects worth ₹7 lakh crore, to be completed in the next three years, are said to be in the pipeline. Almost 8,400 greenfield expressways are being built as part of the Bharatmala project. Work is on for a 16,000 km-plus long natural gas pipeline.

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