NEW DELHI — India logged 1,68,063 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of Covid cases to 3,58,75,790 which includes 4,461 cases of the omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The active cases rose to 8,21,446, the highest in 208 days, while the death toll climbed to 4,84,213 with […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir Valley and Ladakh continued to reel under sub-zero temperatures with famous resorts of Gulmarg and Pahalgam recording a low of minus 10.6°C and minus 10.4°C respectively on Tuesday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that except Srinagar, mercury dropped in entire Valley with the summer capital of J&K recording a low […]
KUPWARA — A 33-year-old accused from Seadpora area of Sopore, who was lodged along with his brother, at district jail Kupwara died around midnight, officials said on Tuesday. They said the accused Khurshid Ahmad Wani son of Ghulam Mohammad Wani of Seadpora Sopore, who was lodged in the jail since 5-October-2021 in a case (FIR […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday alleged that minorities in India were being targeted by extremist groups and warned that such an agenda “is a real and present threat” to regional peace. Khan took to Twitter to make the allegations in the wake of alleged inflammatory and provocative speeches against Muslims at […]
NEW YORK — Pfizer expects a Covid-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron variant to be ready in March, the company’s head said Monday. Pfizer Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla told CNBC that Pfizer is already manufacturing doses due to keen interest from governments, as authorities contend with huge Covid-19 infection counts, including large numbers of “breakthrough” […]
SRINAGAR — The Kashmir Press Club on Monday called for the immediate release of journalist Sajad Gul and urged authorities to allow him to pursue his media education and career in journalism. The Club, in a statement, said it was deeply disturbed by the arrest of Gul who, apart from contributing news reports for an […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar besides others received the booster dose as government kick-started booster-dose vaccination drive for people above 60-years with comorbidities, officials said Monday. Officials said that LG Manoj Sinha kick-started the launch of precautionary doses in District hospital Gandhi Nagar Jammu where he was later given […]
SRINAGAR — An undated video of a little girl from Kashmir who turned reporter to show the bad condition of lanes and bylanes has created a storm on the internet, with netizens complimenting her for her coverage. Dressed in a pink jacket, the girl, whose name as well as the place where she was shooting […]
SRINAGAR — Coaching Centres Association of Kashmir (CCAK) has expressed its disappointment over the government decision to close the coaching centres in the wake of increase in Covid cases. The Association said that whenever there is even a slight increase in covid cases, education sector becomes the first casualty. “We fail to understand why government […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party president, Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said that the government is afraid of the struggle carried out by her party for the people of J&K and that is why Covid SOPs are meant for her party only. Talking to reporters at the party office in Srinagar, Mufti said that Coovid-19 protocols […]