PM Modi takes second dose of COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the AIIMS here, and asked those eligible for the shot to take it soon to defeat the virus. He had taken his first jab on March 1 at the hospital. “Got my second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine […]
Ex-VC KU Prof Riyaz Punjabi passes away
His Contributions Will Always Be Remembered, Recalled: Prof Talat
Srinagar: Former Vice Chancellor, Kashmir University, Prof. Riyaz Punjabi died after brief illness at his Delhi residence on Thursday . Vice-Chancellor University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad, Registrar Dr Nisar Ahmad Mir and other officers and functionaries of the varsity condoled the demise. Recalling the contributions of Prof Punjabi as KU Vice-Chancellor (from 2008 to […]
COVID-19: India reports highest daily spike of over 1.26 lakh new cases
New Delhi: India registered a record single-day spike of 1,26,789 new COVID-19 cases, pushing its infection tally to 1,29,28,574, while the number of active cases too went upwards to breach the nine lakh-mark again, Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday showed. The death toll due to the disease in the country increased to 1,66,862, with […]
COVID-19: With 812 infections, J&K records highest single-day spike afresh
Srinagar tops with 238 cases, Jammu records 138; 6 more die due to virus
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded its highest single-day spike this year with 812 new COVID-19 cases, including 257 travellers, taking the tally to 1,34,827, even as six fresh deaths due to the virus in the past 24 hours took the toll to 2,018, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 465 were from Kashmir […]
Jammu college closed after 23 students, seven staffers test positive
Jammu: Government Gandhi Memorial (GGM) Science College in Jammu was closed after around 30 Covid-19 infections were detected among staffers and students during random sampling at the educational institution. The 30 cases comprise seven staffers and 23 students who tested positive out of 420 samples tested in total, Principal of the college, Ravinder Kumar Tikkoo […]
COVID-19 vaccination at public, private workplaces having 100 eligible beneficiaries from April 11
New Delhi: The government will allow COVID-19 vaccination at public and private workplaces having about 100 eligible beneficiaries from April 11 across states and Union territories. Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan in a letter to the chief secretaries said a substantial proportion of population aged 45 years and above is in the organised sector of the […]
Govt a facilitator; public participation must for accelerating developmental process: LG
Calls for strict action against officials not attending to public grievances
Kathua: Government is just a facilitator while it is the public participation which actually accelerates the developmental processes. This was stated by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha as he participated in the Block Diwas at Hiranagar, Kathua to take a firsthand appraisal and review the effectiveness of this platform in redressal of public grievances, and to […]
Kin of CRPF man abducted by Naxals stage protest in Jammu
Jammu: Relatives of a CoBRA commando held hostage by Naxals after a recent gun battle with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district blocked the Jammu-Poonch highway on Wednesday, demanding an assurance from the government for his safe release. “He is the responsibility of the government, which should take immediate action to ensure his safe return […]
Convinced of safe return of CRPF commando abducted by Naxals: LG
Jammu: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday expressed confidence that the abducted CoBRA commando held hostage by Naxals after a recent gun battle with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district would “return safely”. Sinha said efforts being made for the release of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) commando Rakeshwar Singh Minhas cannot be made public. […]
Army hands over boy, who strayed across LoC, to Pakistani authorities
Srinagar: The Army handed over a boy to Pakistani authorities at the Titwal crossing point along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday, a defence spokesperson said here. Mausam, the son of Manzoor Ahmad and a resident of the Lipa area in Pakistan-administered-Kashmir (PaK), was handed over to the Pakistani […]
