SRINAGAR – With the fresh stock of Covid vaccines being made available by authorities, the halted vaccination drive resumed in Kashmir Valley on Wednesday albeit at a slow pace. Officials said the drive resumed after J&K received a fresh consignment of Covishield vaccine on Tuesday. According to a daily media bulletin, 556 persons above the […]
COLOMBO – The 2021 edition of the Asia Cup has been cancelled due to ongoing COVID-19 crisis across several participating nations, reported news agency AFP. Reportedly, Sri Lanka Cricket chief executive Ashley de Silva has confirmed that the tournament has been called off and said an official announcement will be made soon. “Due to the […]
BANDIPORA – The Bandipora-Gurez road, which remains closed during winters due to intense snowfall, was officially thrown open for two way traffic on Wednesday. An official told News Agency Kashmir Dot Com that the Bandipora-Gurez road was thrown open for two-way vehicular traffic on Wednesday by the Bandipora administration. He said that the road opening […]
SRINAGAR – Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory on Wednesday directed all the DC’s (Deputy Commissioners) and Health Department to ensure 5-bedded Covid Care Centre in every Panchayat of J&K. In a series of tweets, LG Manoj Sinha said, “Directed DCs & Health Department to ensure 5-bedded Covid Care Centre in every Panchayat […]
SRINAGAR – Dr Rizwan Rumi, executive member at South Asian Center for Peace Democracy and Development has paid rich tributes to Professor Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Bhat, who lost his life due to Covid-19 virus and said ‘it’s a great loss to our society’. Professor Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Bhat was Head of Department of Electronics Engineering, Institute of […]
SRINAGAR – A 34-year-old man from Hajan area of North district Bandipora, who had reportedly drowned in river Jhelum earlier today, turned out to be untrue, as he was spotted hiding in a local mosque. A police official confirmed to news agency Kashmir Dot Com the recovery of the man in question, from a mosque. […]
NEW DELHI – The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has directed WhatsApp to withdraw its new privacy policy, according to sources. The IT Ministry believes that the changes to WhatsApp privacy policy and the manner of introducing the said changes undermines the sacrosanct values of informational privacy, data security and user choice and harms […]
JERUSALEM – The Israeli government and army commanders are “war criminals,” a former Israeli Air Force pilot, who was discharged from the army in 2003, told Anadolu Agency in an exclusive interview. In Israel and the army, there are some people who are against the occupation and repression policies of the Tel Aviv administration against […]
JAMMU – Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a truck driver hailing from south Kashmir’s Anantnag district with Rs 30 lakh unaccounted cash in Gangyal area of Jammu division. A police statement said that Mohammed Iqbal, son of Abdul Aziz, a resident of Shadi Wala Verinag in Anantnag driving the truck bearing registration number […]
NEW DELHI – India recorded 267,334 cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Wednesday, and the number of new fatalities stood at 4,529, according to the Union health ministry dashboard. With this, the country’s cumulative infection tally went up to 25,496,330 while the death toll soared to 283,248. As the second wave of Covid-19 slows […]