WASHINGTON – The UN Security Council will meet this weekend to discuss the situation in Israel and the Gaza Strip, the US announced Thursday. In announcing the Sunday meeting, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US’s UN envoy, said the Biden administration “will continue to actively engage in diplomacy at the highest levels to try to de-escalate tensions.” […]
WASHINGTON – White House chief medical adviser Dr Anthony Fauci said in an interview on Thursday that dramatically ramping up Covid-19 vaccination drive is key to ending the crisis in India and extending the gap between two doses of Covishield is a “reasonable approach”. “When you are in a very difficult situation, the way you […]
NEW DELHI – India on Friday registered 343,144 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s total coronavirus infection tally past the 24-million mark. 4,000 new fatalities were recorded, taking the death toll to 262,317. The country’s total case count has now reached 24,046,809, according to the Union health ministry’s dashboard. The […]
SRINAGAR – As the surge of covid positive cases in District Srinagar continues to infect more and more persons, the administration of tertiary hospitals are capitalizing all their resources to enhance capacity for catering to the demand of treatment of severe SAR COV2 patients through augmentation of bed capacity, oxygen supply and manpower. The administration […]
NEW DELHI – As India continues to battle the second wave of Covid-19, a story of a son singing ‘Tera mujhe hai pehle ka naata koi’ on the last call to his mother suffering from the coronavirus has left netizens in tears. The heartbreaking account was shared on Twitter by a doctor attending the patient, […]
NEW DELHI – Amid reports of the shortage of COVID-19 vaccine in various states, Sputnik vaccine has arrived in India, and “hopefully” it will be available in the market from next week, said Dr VK Paul, member (health) of the NITI Aayog, on Thursday. “Sputnik vaccine has arrived in India. I’m happy to say that […]
SRINAGAR – No congregational Eid prayers were offered at Hazratbal shrine, Jamia Masjid and other major shrines across Jammu and Kashmir in wake of the lockdown imposed by the administration to thwart the spread of Coronavirus. Witnesses said that police and paramilitary troopers have been deployed in strength on roads across Srinagar and roads have […]
KUPWARA – The armies of India and Pakistan Thursday exchanged sweets on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr at Teethwal crossing in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. A senior official told that on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, the tradition of exchanging sweets between India and Pakistan on major festivals like Eid, Holi, Diwali, and others was revived […]
SRINAGAR – Block Development Chairperson Mrs Parveena Akhter extended warm greetings to the people of the Breng Constituency on auspicious occasion of Eid- ul-Fitr. She prayed for happiness and well-being of the people. He appealed the public to strictly follow Covid Appropriate Behavior and avoid gatherings of all types besides adhering to the guidelines issued […]
NEW DELHI – The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) on Thursday recommended an increase in the gap between two doses of Serum Institute of India’s COVISHIELD to 12-16 weeks. However, no such changes were recommend in the intervals of Bharat Biotech’s COVAXIN. Sources said, “The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) recommends […]