GENEVA – A Covid-19 variant spreading in India, which is facing an explosive outbreak, appears to be more contagious and has been classified as being “of concern”, the World Health Organization said on Monday. The UN health agency said the B.1.617 variant of Covid-19 first found in India last October seemed to be transmitting more […]
SRINAGAR – The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday announced various mitigation measures in favour of the next of kin of COVID-19 victims. In a series of tweets on his official Twitter handle this afternoon, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said that senior citizens who have lost the only earning member of their family to COVID-19 […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) – Dr. Rizwan Rumi, Executive Member South Asian Center for Peace Democracy and Development (SACPDD) has expressed concern over the attacks on Muslim worshippers at Al-Aqsa mosque by Israeli forces in Jerusalem. Dr. Rizwan condemned the violation by Israeli forces during the holy month of Ramadan and said, “the violence that took place […]
ANANTNAG – Three local militants were slain in an anti-militancy operation in Vailoo village in Anantnag district in Southern Kashmir. Reports said that the anti-militancy operation was launched by joint team of government forces including Indian Army’s 19RR, CRPF and J&K Police on Tuesday morning following the inputs about presence of militants in the area. […]
DUBAI – Saudi Arabia has announced 118 humanitarian projects worth over USD 123 million for Pakistan in food security, health, education and water during Prime Minister Imran Khan’s two-day visit, according to a report. The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief)’s Supervisor General Dr Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah said that the assistance […]
NEW DELHI – India could see a staggering 10 lakh deaths from Covid-19 by August 1, according to an editorial in the British medical journal Lancet. If that outcome were to happen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government would be responsible for presiding over a self-inflicted national catastrophe, the top peer reviewed journal said on Friday. […]
BARAMULLA – A 34-year-old government teacher from north Kashmir’s Baramulla has completed handwritten Holy Quran in 20 months on 850 pages after getting inspiration from his great grandfather and family members. Syed Faisal Geelani, a government teacher by profession resident of Dazna Rafiabad a remote village in Baramulla started to write the Holy Quran of […]
NEW DELHI – India on Tuesday witnessed a slight decline in the number of daily coronavirus disease (Covid-19) spike, registering 329,942 such cases in the preceding 24 hours. With this, the country’s cumulative coronavirus infection tally has now reached 22,992,517. Official data from the Union ministry of health and family welfare’s dashboard at 10am also […]
JERUSALEM – Israel has killed 20 Palestinians, including nine children, and wounded 65 others in blockaded Gaza, Health Ministry officials said, following an Israeli raid on Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem that left over 300 Palestinians wounded. The evening air strikes by Israel on Monday drastically escalated what already are heightened tensions throughout […]
SRINAGAR – A man accidentally crushed his 6-year-old son to death in Summarbugh area of Lasjan in Srinagar outskirts on Monday evening. Official sources said that the man identified as Mohammad Yousuf Mir of Summarbugh Lasjan, was driving his vehicle when his son came under it at the main gate of his house. Mohammad Yousuf […]