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Indian Army Northern Command felicitates 120-year-old for taking COVID-19 vaccine jab ANI | Updated: May 21, 2021 19:10 IST Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 21 (ANI): Northern Command of Indian Army on Friday felicitated the centenarian woman Dholi Devi who took her first COVID-19 vaccine jab on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmirs Udhampur. The 120-year-old lives in Udhampurs Dudu. The Army called her a living legend and inspiration for villagers. Lieu...

UDHAMPUR : A 120-year-old woman has become an inspiration for people living in rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir''s Udhampur district after she took a lead

J&K takes lead, initiates drive to vaccinate 18-45 age group The Government of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Army authorities of the Northern Command have acknowledged the motivational role played by the super-centenarian woman, who has taken the first jab of COVID vaccination to allay fears and hesitancy among the people. Recognizing the inspirational role played by the living legend Dholi Devi, 120-year-old,  Lt General Y K Joshi, Northern Army Commander, spared time from...

Some 50 years ago, Druze poet Samih al-Qasim was indicted for not complying with state censorship rules before publishing a book of poems. Not all members of the Hebrew Writers Association agreed to act on his behalf. Finally, with Prime Minister Golda Meir's intervention, his trial was canceled

Ethiopia delays elections by 2 weeks Due to logistical constraints, 6th parliamentary polls will take place on June 21 instead of June 5, says National Electoral Board 2021-05-20 20:21:13 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia Ethiopia on Thursday announced delaying the much-anticipated 6th parliamentary elections by two weeks due to logistical and workforce constraints. The National Electoral Board said in a statement on Thursday the elections will take place on June 21 instead of June 5. This came amid height...

Shortly after midnight on Friday, the Israel Defense Forces appeared to give the impression that a ground offensive was underway, sending Hamas operatives into tunnels and the direct path of a massive wave of Israeli airstrikes.

Shortly after midnight on Friday, the Israel Defense Forces appeared to give the impression that a ground offensive was underway, sending Hamas operatives into tunnels and the direct path of a massive wave of Israeli airstrikes.

When the first American bombs crashed into Baghdad in January 1991, the nature of war fundamentally changed.  Images of the First Gulf War were bounced off satellites and broadcast live to tens of millions of homes around the world. Everyone saw how Iraq was systematically taken apart blow by blow. Since then, war has become more visible – its crimes ever harder to hide. But one conflict in the far north of Ethiopia has bucked the trend spectacularly, defying the information age.   For th...

Indian Army on front foot in J&K to assist, police, admin in fight against COVID-19 JAMMU: As the nation battling against the Covid-19 pandemic, the Indian Army like other parts of the country, is on the front foot to assist police and administration in fighting against the killer virus by taking various measures and making people aware across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Defence sources in the Northern Command said that since the day the second wave of COVID has started, the India...

IDF begins ‘air and ground’ operations against Gaza to quell ongoing terror attacks IDF begins ‘air and ground’ operations against Gaza to quell ongoing terror attacks Anticipating a response by Hamas, the military ordered Israelis living within four kilometers of the border to remain in their bomb shelters. The Israel Defense Forces Artillery Corps fires into the Gaza Strip from the border on May 13, 2021. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90. Spread the word. (May 13, 2021 / JNS) The I...