BJP carrying out relief work amid Covid, opposition has gone into quarantine: Nadda
New Delhi: BJP president J P Nadda on Sunday said while his party workers and leaders have been carrying out relief work amid the coronavirus pandemic, the opposition parties have gone into quarantine. Addressing party workers virtually on the seventh anniversary of the Narendra Modi dispensation at the Centre, the BJP chief said all party MPs, […]
Can a vaccinated person spread coronavirus?
Nashville (US): (The Conversation) When the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its guidelines about mask-wearing on May 13, 2021, plenty of Americans were left a little confused. Now anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities, large or small, without wearing a mask or physical distancing. Anthony Fauci, […]
India records 1.65 lakh COVID-19 cases, lowest in 46 days
New Delhi: India recorded a single-day rise of 1,65,553 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest in 46 days, taking the country’s infection tally to 2,78,94,800, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The daily positivity declined to 8.02 per cent, remaining below the 10 per cent-mark for the sixth consecutive day, while the weekly positivity […]
Daily COVID-19 count in India lowest in 45 days
New Delhi: The single day rise in coronavirus cases was recorded at 1,73,790, the lowest in last 45 days, taking India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,77,29,247, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The daily positivity further declined to 8.36 percent, remaining below 10 percent for five consecutive days, while […]
J&K records 2,253 fresh COVID cases, 46 more deaths
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded 2,253 fresh Covid cases, which took the tally to 2,86,684, while 46 deaths in the past 24 hours took the toll 3,841 in the union territory, officials said. Out of the fresh cases, 1,459 were from the Kashmir Valley and 794 were reported from Jammu division and of […]
LG inaugurates DRDO’s 500-bed Covid hospital in Jammu
Urges people to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour to effectively tackle pandemic
Jammu: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday inaugurated the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) 500-bed Covid hospital in Jammu to ramp up the healthcare infrastructure to effectively deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Of the total 500 beds here at Bhagwati Nagar Centre, 125 would be Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds, while others would be […]
2 civilians shot dead in Bijbehara
Srinagar: Two civilians were killed in firing by militants on Saturday in Anantnag district of south Kashmir, police said. A police official said that two civilians were injured after they were fired upon by suspected militants in Jablipora are of Bijbehara in Anantnag district. He said that both the injured were rushed to a nearby […]
India-Pak ceasefire contributed to feeling of peace in J&K: Army chief
Terms it first step towards long road of normalisation of ties
New Delhi, May 29 (PTI) The holding of the ceasefire between Indian and Pakistani armies along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir for the last three months has contributed to a feeling of peace and security and it is the first step towards a long road of normalisation of ties […]
News item attributed to French virologist is wrong; COVID vaccines are safe: Experts
Srinagar: Reacting to the news item spread in the name of French virologist Luc Montagnier that “vaccine causes death”, Principal, Government Medical College (GMC), Srinagar, Dr Samia Rashid Saturday termed it a “wrong information” spread against vaccination. She said that vaccine is the only biggest protection for all humans against the Covid-19 disease. Urging people […]
NIA files supplementary charge sheet against 2 Hizb OGWs
New Delhi: The NIA chargesheeted two Hizbul Mujahideen overground workers (OGWs) on Saturday in a case related to a criminal conspiracy to carry out attacks at different places in Uttar Pradesh and other parts of the country. The charge-sheet against Nisar Ahmad Sheikh (52) and Nishad Ahmad Butt (42), residents of Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, […]
