Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday set up a special task force (STF) for identifying and scrutinising cases of government employees involved in “suspected activities” against the government. Additional director general of police (DGP) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) will be the chairman of the six-member STF, according to an order issued […]
New Delhi: India reported 314,835 fresh coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the cumulative caseload to 15,930,965, according to MoHFW. This is the first time any country country has recorded over 300,000 cases in just 24 hours. Amid oxygen shortage and faltering health system in the country, India saw 2,104 deaths in highest single-day spike. The […]
New Delhi: In a tragic loss, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan passed away on Wednesday. The renowned Islamic scholar and peace activist was admitted to Apollo Hospital last week after he tested positive for COVID-19. The 96-year-old scholar did not have any severe symptoms or fever and his blood and oxygen levels were reportedly stable. But Maulana […]
Srinagar: Kashmiri separatist leaders continue to be clamped down despite the engagement between India and Pakistan at multiple levels leading to a ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. The talks on Kashmir by the civil society groups and the think-tanks of India and Pakistan have assumed a new vigour after […]
Srinagar: The hospital authorities at Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Science Medical College Hospital Bemina shall be operational in online mode of all OPD services from 24th April amid surge in corona virus cases across Jammu and Kashmir. An order by Medical Superintendent SKIMS MC Hospital Bemina reads “It is hereby circulated for information of […]
Srinagar: National Institute of Technology Srinagar ordered starting online classes and closure of hostels within one week. NIT Srinagar in a statement said, “All the UG/PG/Research Scholars are hereby informed that all the academic activities will be held online henceforth till further orders. There will not be any offline interaction or activity with the faculty […]
Jammu: Private transporters in Jammu went on an indefinite strike on Wednesday to protest a government order capping the seating capacity to 50 per cent in public transport vehicles in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new guidelines, which also include restrictions on opening of shops at market places and malls as part of steps […]
Srinagar: The Government of Ladakh Union Territory on Wednesday ordered suspension of classwork / classroom activity in all the Higher Educational Institutions due to Covid-19 situation in the Union Territory. An order issued by Secretary Higher Education Padma Angmo, a copy of with lies with KIMS reads, “On the basis of the Covid-19 assessment, it […]
Nashik: At least 22 patients died after an oxygen tank leaked at Zakir Hussain Hospital in Nashik on Wednesday, an official said. As many as 171 patients were present in the hospital at the time of the incident India Today reported. “The oxygen supply was stopped for half an hour due to the leak, because […]
New Delhi: Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine maker, on Wednesday announced a price of Rs 600 per dose for COVID vaccine supplies to private hospitals and Rs 400 per dose to state governments. In a statement posted on its Twitter handle, SII said it will address the limited capacity by scaling […]