Snowfall leads to closure of Jammu-Srinagar national highway
Srinagar: Kashmir was cut off from rest of the country on Monday as the arterial Jammu-Srinagar national highway and Mughal road were closed due to snowfall across the valley, leaving nearly 4500 vehicles stranded. “The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is closed due to accumulation of snow at many places, especially around Jawahar Tunnel,” an official of […]
Poor visibility affects air traffic at Srinagar airport for second consecutive day
Srinagar: Air traffic to and from Srinagar airport was affected for the second consecutive day on Monday as poor visibility hampered the operations, officials said. “The runway has been cleared of snow but flight operations are suspended due to poor visibility,” an Airports Authority of India official told PTI. He said the flight operations would […]
Oxford’s, Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccines approved for restricted emergency use
PM says it’s ‘decisive turning point’ in India's fight against coronavirus
New Delhi: India’s drugs regulator on Sunday approved Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for restricted emergency use in the country, paving the way for a massive inoculation drive. The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) granted the approval on the basis of recommendations by […]
WHO welcomes India’s COVID-19 vaccine approval
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation on Sunday welcomed India’s decision giving emergency use authorisation to COVID-19 vaccines, saying it will help “intensify” and “strengthen” its fight against the ongoing pandemic. “WHO welcomes the first emergency use authorization given to COVID-19 vaccine in the WHO South-East Asia Region. This decision taken today by India will […]
Ready to roll out COVID-19 vaccine in India: SII
New Delhi: Serum Institute of India (SII) on Sunday said it is ready to roll out Covishield vaccine in the country in the coming weeks after receiving approval from the Indian drug regulator. The Pune-based vaccine major has entered into a collaboration with the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca to manufacture the vaccine. “Happy new […]
Centre to provide liberal funding to make J&K power-surplus region: Union minister
Jammu: Stating that Jammu and Kashmir is a challenge as far as providing round-the-clock electricity to consumers is concerned, Union minister R K Singh on Sunday said the Centre would spend “liberally” to tap the immense potential of the Union Territory in the sector to make it a power-surplus region. However, he said a conducive […]
Pak-based militant groups resort to cyber recruitment in J&K: Officials
Srinagar: Pakistan’s intelligence agency and militant groups are now carrying out recruitment in Jammu and Kashmir using applications in cyber and mobile space as direct physical interactions have become difficult due to the security forces’ vigil, officials said on Sunday. “Fake videos of alleged atrocities committed by the security forces and building a false narrative […]
65-year-old from Bhadarwah bags ‘best house construction’ award under PMAY
Bhadarwah: Bed-ridden for the last 15 years, a 65-year-old man from Bhadarwah in Doda district was among three residents of the Union Territory who recently received the ‘best construction award’ under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). Abdul Latief Ganai expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said “the scheme came as a […]
COVID-19: 18,177 new cases take India’s virus tally to 1,03,23,965
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 1,03,23,965 with 18,177 new cases in a day, while 99,27,310 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 96.15 per cent on Sunday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. There are 2,47,220 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises […]
Approval for vaccines accelerates India’s journey to be COVID-free, says Modi
New Delhi: Hailing the approval given to two coronavirus vaccines as a “decisive turning point” in the spirited fight against the pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that this will accelerate the process for India to become a COVID-free nation. In a series of tweets after the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) […]
