SRINAGAR — The Jammu & Kashmir government has withdrawn all the posts referred to the Public Service Commission (PSC) and Services Selection Board (SSB) before October 31, 2019, for which selections have not been finalized till date. In a communique, the General Administration Department has informed the PSC and SSB that the administrative council has […]
NEW DELHI — As many as 65 per cent of COVID-19 vaccination beneficiaries in the 15-18 age group in the country have been administered the first dose of the vaccine. Meanwhile, India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeded the 168.47 crore mark on Friday, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Friday. Union Health […]
NEW DELHI — India’s total COVID-19 death toll breached the five-lakh mark as the country logged 1,072 fresh fatalities along with 1,49,394 fresh COVID cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Friday. The death toll in the country stands at 5,00,055. With 1,42,859 deaths, Maharashtra has reported […]
BUDGAM — A central reserve police force (CRPF) trooper died of cardiac arrest at Srinagar airport on Friday morning. Sources said that a trooper identified as Deepak Dass who was posted at E/35 Batallion CRPF, Budgam died on Friday morning after he collapsed all of a sudden while performing his duty at Drop gate of […]
LUCKNOW — A notice has been issued to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) by a district court in Uttar Pradesh after Prime Minister Narendra Modi wore the Indian Army uniform during his visit to Kashmir last year while interacting with Army personnel. The notice was issued to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) after a plea […]
BENGALURU — The Karnataka High Court will on Tuesday hear pleas on barring of Muslim students from attending classes for wearing headscarf (hijab) in Udupi. Justice Krishna S Dixit said the matter will be heard on February 8, after Advocate-General Prabhuling K Navadagi sought time to respond to two separate petitions filed by the students […]
LUCKNOW — Bullets were fired at the car of the AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi in Uttar Pradesh while he was going for campaigning. While none was injured in the incident, the police have arrested one person in connection with the shooting. Owaisi’s party has fielded several candidates in the election and he was touring the […]
SRINAGAR — In Kashmir valley, COVID-19 has left a huge learning gap among the school students at different levels, officials said on Thursday. The Directorate of School Education at Kashmir division has said, “Pandemic and lockdowns have reduced the offline interactions of students and teachers to a greater extent resulting in learning gaps among children.” […]
SRINAGAR — Cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide while the cases of disease are exponentially increasing in J&K. Officials said that in the last three years (2019 to 2021) the UT has reported 39,041 cancer cases and around 22,000 persons have died in UT in three years from 2018-20. […]
SRINAGAR — The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad along with Senior Superintendent of Police, Rakesh Balwal Thursday visited SMHS Hospital to oversee the medical treatment levels to the 24-year old acid attack survivor. During the visit, the DC and SSP interacted with the parents of the acid attack victim. Expressing anguish at the […]