NEW YORK – Coronavirus is likely a seasonal virus, but will not vanish during summers, reveals a study. A team of researchers from Harvard University in the US and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, conducted a visual inspection of world maps and found that coronavirus disease 2019 is less prevalent in countries closer to […]
NEW DELHI – India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases crossed the 2 crore mark with 3,57,229 infections being reported in a day, while the death toll increased to 2,22,408 with 3,449 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The total tally of COVID-19 cases in the country has climbed to […]
SRINAGAR – Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Jagmohan dies at the age of 94 after a brief illness in Delhi on Monday. Jagmohan Malhotra better known as Jagmohan was born on September 25, 1927 was former civil servant who held several key posts in his career, including the Governorship of Jammu and Kashmir. He served […]
NEW DELHI – At least 30 people on board Air India’s Amritsar-Rome flight last Wednesday were found positive for COVID-19 on arrival, aviation industry sources said on Monday. At least two of the 30 people are flight crew members, they added. All 242 people on board, including those found COVID-positive, have been put under quarantine […]
Despite repeated attempts, parents didn’t receive call, body in mortuary: Medical Superintendent SRINAGAR – In a shocking incident, a two-month-old baby, who tested positive for Covid-19 and died in Jammu hospital yesterday, was abandoned by none other than his own parents, who fled from the hospital without taking the body of their baby along. News […]
SHOPIAN – In a tragic incident, a youth lost his life after coming under his own vehicle in a village in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday. News Agency KNO reported that a youth had parked his vehicle on a road-side slope and was selling vegetables in Khasipora Shopian when it suddenly moved and crushed […]
SRINAGAR – J&K Students Association Monday said it has written to External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S. Jaishankar urging him to facilitate travel of over 100 Kashmiri medical students to Bangladesh. In a statement, spokesperson of J&K Students Association Nasir Khuehami said that over 100 Kashmiri medical students pursuing studies in Bangladesh, currently stuck in […]
SRINAGAR – Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Monday said pregnant women should get the Covid-19 vaccine. “Expecting mothers are now considered a high-risk group and we should extend the vaccine to them on a priority basis,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Quoting a new study published in the American Journal […]
NEET-PG Exam has been postponed for atleast 4 months NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday authorised keys decisions to boost the availability of medical personnel amid the pandemic. The NEET-PG Exam has been postponed for at least 4 months, said the Prime Minister’s Office. Further, the PMO said medical personnel completing 100 […]
NEW DELHI – Global pharma major Pfizer is sending its medicines worth USD 70 million (over Rs 510 crore), from its distribution centres in the US, Europe and Asia, that have been identified as part of India’s COVID-19 treatment protocol, the company’s Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla said on Monday. “We are deeply concerned by […]