SRINAGAR — Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday said booster dose from a Covid-19 vaccine that is different from the one used for initial vaccination offers better protection. “Booster shots from a different vaccine are highly effective in preventing Covid-19 infection,” said DAK President and Influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Quoting Cov-Boost study from […]
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was traveling by road in Punjab on Wednesday, was stuck on a flyover for 15-20 minutes due to blockade by some protesters, an incident the Union Home Ministry described as a “major lapse” in his security. In a statement, the Home Ministry said that after the “major […]
JAMMU — Several Border Security Force (BSF) men were injured after a bus they were travelling in turned turtle on Rajouri highway. The bus of a BSF Battalion was part of convoy when near Bowli morh at Narian, it met with an accident and turned turtle in roadside area. “We have launched a rescue operation […]
SRINAGAR — A person was killed and another injured after a car they were traveling in was hit by a rolling boulder near Karol Jaswal Bridge in Ramban district this afternoon. An Official told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that an i20 car bearing registration number JK01AB 4050 was hit by a boulder resulting in […]
SRINAGAR — A fire has broken out inside a room of Hotel Oberai Grand Lalit along Gupkar road in Kashmir capital Srinagar, officials said. A Fire and Emergency Department official told Kashmir Dot Com that that a room has caught fire. “Men and machinery has been rushed to douse off the flames”, he said. The […]
JAMMU — The Government on Wednesday ordered premature retirement of two officers, officials said on Wednesday. The exercise was conducted as part of regular process under Article 226(2) of J&K CSRs and followed recommendations of a Review Committees constituted for the purpose. The officers retired before their actual superannuation include Ashiq Hussain, the then Deputy […]
NEW DELHI — The third wave of COVID-19 pandemic has hit Delhi and the city is expected to record 10,000 new cases on Wednesday with a positivity rate of 10 per cent, city Health Minister Satyendar Jain said. The minister also said that only 300-400 samples are being sent for genome sequencing now as sequencing […]
JAMMU — As many as 140 students of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University in Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra have tested positive for Covid-19, informed the university officials on Tuesday. “140 students of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Kakryal (Katra) have tested positive for Covid-19. The University has been closed from January 1 after 13 students […]
SRINAGAR — Rains and snow continued in Jammu and Kashmir, leading to cancellation of at least eight flights to and fro Srinagar ‘international’ airport while several far-flung areas remained cut off on Wednesday. The Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the rest of the world, remained through for traffic but the […]
JAMMU — Burglars made an attempt to loot Jammu & Kashmir Bank Branch Saaj (Bawli) at Thanamandi in Rajouri district last night. Official sources told GNS that the attempted theft came to light when staff members reported for duty this morning. Police besides expert and bank teams are on job, they said. SHO Thanamandi Showket […]