Registration on CoWIN must for those between 18 and 44 years to get vaccine shot
New Delhi: The government has made it mandatory for the 18-44 age group to register themselves on the CoWIN portal and get an appointment for vaccination against coronavirus, saying walk-ins will not be allowed initially to avoid a “chaos” at immunisation centres once the inoculation drive opens up substantially. However, those aged 45 years and […]
COVID Surge; Docs blame tourist inflow, laxity by people, vaccine hesitancy
By: Sheikh Suhail Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a rise in tourist arrivals in the first quarter of this year but that was cut short by a sudden spike in coronavirus cases in the union territory, which many blame on the laxity by travellers in following COVID-appropriate behaviour. According to doctors, the prevalence of a […]
Twitter, FB and others remove nearly 100 posts after govt order
New Delhi: Twitter and other social media platforms have removed about 100 posts and URLs after the government asked them to remove content that was critical of the handling of the current medical crisis or spreading fake news around the pandemic. Twitter said it has notified the impacted account holders of its action taken in […]
Green corridors for vehicles carrying oxygen cylinders to hospitals in Jammu
Jammu: District magistrates in Jammu region have been directed to ensure green corridors for vehicles carrying oxygen cylinders to hospitals, an official spokesman said on Sunday. The directions were passed by Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Raghav Langer at a meeting here to review the status of availability of medical oxygen supply to government hospitals, the spokesman […]
COVID-19: Saudi Arabia to ship 80 metric tonnes of oxygen to India to meet growing demand
Dubai: Saudi Arabia is shipping 80 metric tonnes of liquid oxygen to India as the country is running low on supplies due to an unprecedented spike in coronavirus cases. India logged a record of 3,49,691 new coronavirus infections in a day on Sunday, taking its total tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,69,60,172. The death toll […]
Rlys’ plan for April-May: 330 additional trains, 674 trips to clear rush in high demand regions
New Delhi: The railways plans to run 674 additional services between April and May to destinations having high demand like Gorakhpur, Patna, Muzaffarpur, Varanasi, Guwahati, Allahabad, Bokaro, the national transporter said Sunday. While the railways has maintained that it has not experienced any extra rush of passengers due to the heightening coronavirus pandemic in the […]
Jadeja’s all-round heroics powers CSK to 69-run win over RCB
Mumbai: The irrepressible Ravindra Jadeja blasted an IPL record-equalling 37 runs in one over and then grabbed three big wickets in an outstanding all-round display as Chennai Super Kings crushed Royal Challengers Bangalore by 69 runs here on Sunday. Jadeja pummelled 62 off 28 balls and lifted CSK to 191 for four after skipper Mahendra […]
Lockdown in Delhi extended by another week as COVID-19 cases surge
New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced extension of the ongoing lockdown in Delhi for another week, saying the severity of COVID-19 was unabated and positivity rate has been as high as 36 percent in the last few days. The lockdown imposed on April 19 night will now continue till 5 AM on […]
Single-day spike of over 3.49 lakh new COVID-19 cases in India, record 2,767 fatalities
New Delhi: India logged a record 3,49,691 new coronavirus infections in a day taking it total tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,69,60,172, while active cases crossed the 26-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll increased to 1,92,311 with a record 2,767 daily new fatalities, the data updated […]
Pak attempt to drop arms by drones along IB in Jammu foiled: BSF
Jammu: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday foiled Pakistan’s attempt to airdrop arms and ammunition by drones along the International Border (IB) when its troops opened fire on two such flying objects on entering Indian airspace in Arnia sector here, a spokesperson of the force said. Both the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) were spotted […]
