By July or early Aug, will have enough COVID-19 vaccine to inoculate 1 cr people a day: Centre
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday said that by July or early August, there will be enough COVID-19 vaccine to inoculate one crore people a day. It also said that mixing vaccines is not a protocol till further update and there is no change in the schedule of the two-dose Covishield and Covaxin vaccines. Specifying […]
COVID-19: Antibody cocktail treatment begins at Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
New Delhi: The Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Tuesday started administering monoclonal antibody cocktail (MAC) to coronavirus patients, the medical facility said in a statement. The hospital is administering a combination of casirivimab and imdevimab to consenting patients with mild and moderate COVID-19 symptoms at high risk of developing serious illness, it added. The MRP of […]
J&K police files chargesheet against Waheed Parra in ‘politician-militant nexus case’
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against PDP leader Waheed Parra in a case related to the alleged nexus between politicians and militant groups in the union territory, officials said here. The chargesheet was filed under various sections of the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act before a designated court, they […]
Omar Abdullah hits out at admin
Srinagar:National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday wondered if there are two chief secretaries in Jammu and Kashmir. “Two chief secretaries in J&K, an administration split between loyalists of the outgoing CS & others who want to get on with their work but can’t figure out what’s going on. So much for good governance & […]
Climate change behind one in three heat-related deaths globally: Study
New Delhi: Human-induced global warming is responsible for over a third of all deaths in which heat played a role in the last three decades, according to a study. The research, published on Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change, used data from 732 locations in 43 countries, showing for the first time the actual […]
COVID-19: LG Manoj Sinha chairs crucial meeting at GMC Anantnag
COVID-19: LG Manoj Sinha chairs crucial meeting at GMC Anantnag
Daily COVID-19 count in India lowest in 54 days
New Delhi: India reported 1,27,510 fresh COVID-19 cases, the lowest in 54 days, while the daily positivity rate dropped to 6.62 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. With the fresh cases, India’s tally of coronavirus cases rose to 2,81,75,044. The COVID-19 death toll climbed to 3,31,895 with 2,795 fresh fatalities, […]
Covid-19 Claims 16 more lives In J&K
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 16 more covid-19 related deaths since last evening, taking the overall toll due to the virus to 3923, officials said on Tuesday. Seven of the fatalities were reported from Jammu division and nine from Kashmir Valley, the officials told GNS. Among those who succumbed to the virus in the Valley […]
Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed dies of post Covid complications in Jammu
Jammu: Renowned Islamic scholar and preacher Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed, who was the first to translate the Quran into Gojri language, died of post Covid complications at a private hospital here on Tuesday. The 56-year-old scholar, a resident of Dodhasanbala village in Rajouri, was admitted in ASCOMS hospital on May 23 for the treatment of Covid pneumonia […]
Markets reopen partially as unlock process begins in J&K
Notified containment zones to remain under lockdown, public transporters, shopkeepers to show COVID-19 vaccination certificate to operate
Srinagar: After a month-long lockdown imposed in the face of surge in COVID-19 cases, markets reopened in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday as the process of partial unlock started in the Union Territory. According to new guidelines imposed by authorities on Sunday, shops have been allowed to open on alternate days. The public transport was […]
