SRINAGAR — Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Thursday said people who are fully vaccinated need booster shots of Covid-19 vaccine to prevent breakthrough infections. “Booster shots would extend the immune protection provided by Covid-19 vaccines,” said DAK President and Influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr Hassan said though Covid-19 vaccine provides high level of […]
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone of the Noida International airport at Jewar in Gautam Buddh Nagar. The much-awaited project was flagged off just weeks before the schedule of the UP Assembly elections is to be announced. The ambitious project has been showcased as one of the major […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said that legitimate doubts are looming over the Rambagh shootouts’ authenticity. The shootout took place in Rambagh area of Srinagar city on Wednesday evening in which according to police three militants were killed. While questioning the […]
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was conducting fresh raids in Kashmir on Thursday morning in connection with a terror-funding case that the federal agency is probing, people aware of the matter said. The people said the raids were being conducted with the help of Jammu and Kashmir Police and paramilitary Central Reserve Police […]
JAMMU — WiFi services will be installed at 20 more locations in the Jammu city under the Union government’s Smart City Mission for the benefit of students and the business community, officials said on Wednesday. Jammu Smart City Limited (JSCL) has signed an agreement with service provider LMES to install WiFi hotspots at 20 locations. […]
SRINAGAR — The night temperature at most places in Kashmir stayed above the freezing point on Thursday as the residents in the valley experienced slight relief from cold conditions which had set in earlier than usual this year, officials said. Pahalgam and Gulmarg were the only two places in the valley which experienced sub-zero night […]
SRINAGAR — Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said the Centre had only three ways to keep Kashmir — “return Article 370 along with interest, talk to Pakistan and address the Kashmir issue”. “Anger and guns are no way to address a problem. Americans tried it […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday said three militants, including a top commander of TRF, were killed in a brief encounter in Srinagar. However, the eyewitnesses said the trio was unarmed and killed by policemen when there was no retaliation from the former’s side, the New Indian Express reported. A police spokesman […]
SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar on Wednesday said that 144 militants were killed in gunfight while two civilians died in cross firing in the valley this year. He told news agency GNS that 207 militants were killed last year while one civilian died in cross firing. ”So far 144 militants were […]
NEW DELHI — The Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided to extend till March the free foodgrains supply under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) to provide relief to ration cardholders. The 5 kg foodgrain per person per month is being provided free of cost to more than 80 crore beneficiaries under the PMGKAY. […]