BUDGAM — A carpenter’s family in Central Kashmir’s Budgam is on cloud 9 after a female member qualified NEET examination in her first attempt that too without joining any private coaching centre. Umza Zehra, a resident of Watmagam area of Budgam is a student of Government Girls Higher-Secondary School Magam. Uzma told news agency Kashmir […]
RAJOURI — At least four army men including one Havaldar were injured on Friday in an explosion that took place during a training session of an army Regiment in Kalsian area near Line of Control in Nowshera sub division of Rajouri district. Officials said that a routine training session of the Army was going on […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Hajj and Umrah Companies (J&KHUC) on Friday said that Umrah was going on smoothly in Saudi Arabia and no difficulties were being faced by the pilgrims as is being circulated by some vested interests. Senior executive member Jammu and Kashmir Hajj and Umrah companies, Aijaz Ahmad Mir said that pilgrims […]
SRINAGAR — Anti-corruption Bureau Friday said to have trapped and subsequently arrested a clerk posted in Tehsil office at Singhpora Pattan for accepting bribe amounting to rupees two-thousand in lieu for settlement of a grievance. “Anti Corruption Bureau received a complaint alleging therein that Hilal Ahmad, Clerk, Tehsil office Singhpora, Baramulla is demanding bribe of […]
SRINAGAR — Srinagar police on Friday asked the people to install High Security Number Plates (HSNP) on vehicles to avoid vehicle thefts and other crimes related to vehicles. Srinagar police on its official Twitter handle said that a drive against non-compliance will start shortly along with Traffic Police. Police said that legal action will be […]
GAYA (BIHAR) — An aircraft of the Indian Army’s Officers’ Training Academy here, with two trainee pilots on board, crashed on Friday shortly after take off, a senior official said. According to Bangajeet Saha, the Director of Gaya International Airport, both pilots were safe. He said the crash took place in fields adjoining a village […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities today, once again for the 26th consecutive Friday, did not allow Muslims to perform mandatory Friday prayers at Jama Masjid Srinagar, the largest place of worship in Kashmir and the great centre of da’wah and preaching, a statement by Anjunman Auqaf Jamia Masjid said. Adding that by doing so, the administration continues […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported decline in covid-19 cases for the third day in a row with 4354 fresh infections confirmed in the last 24 hours while as five persons succumbed to the virus during the time, officials said on Friday. They said, 1440 of the cases were confirmed from Jammu Division and 2914 […]
GENEVA — Chinese researchers have detected a new type of coronavirus among bats in South Africa. While research claims it has latent ability to mutate, the World Health Organisation has said its potential needs further clarity. According to scientists from the Wuhan University in China, NeoCov can penetrate human cells in the same way as […]
BEIJING — A type of coronavirus, NeoCov, that spreads among bats in South Africa may pose a threat to humans in future if it mutates further, according to a study by Chinese researchers. The yet-to-be peer-reviewed study recently posted on the preprint repository BioRxiv, shows that NeoCov is closely related to the Middle East respiratory […]