Washington: A team of US scientists, led by an Indian-origin researcher, has identified a set of human genes that fight SARS-CoV-2 infection, the virus that causes Covid-19. According to Sumit K. Chanda, professor and director of the Immunity and Pathogenesis Programme at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, the scientists have gained new insights into […]
New Delhi: Accusing the Modi government of ‘gross unpreparedness’ and ‘adhocism’ in dealing with the COVID-19 crisis, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday made a slew of suggestions to the Centre to deal with the pandemic such as reducing the immunization age to 25 years and providing income support to people. In her opening remarks, […]
Anantnag: In an attempt to provide basic health facilities in remote areas, the Indian Army on Saturday organized a free medical camp at a Paadshah Maidaan in Sagam village of Anantnag district in South Kashmir. Amid rains and cold temperature, 19 Rashtriya Rifles Hiller TOB under Sadbhavna organized a free medical camp to provide basic […]
New Delhi: Life in the national capital has come to a halt as the city grappling with soaring COVID-19 cases observed weekend curfew, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday appealing to people to adhere to the restrictions. The weekend curfew aimed at breaking chain of spiralling coronavirus infections was clamped at 10 pm on […]
New Delhi: The Indian cricket board (BCCI) has got the approval for visas for the Pakistan cricket team as well as the media for the upcoming T20 World Cup that will be held in India in October-December, it was announced at BCCI’s Apex Council meeting on Friday. However, this wouldn’t yet break the deadlock between […]
New Delhi: India reported 234,692 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases on Saturday, the highest single-day spike so far since the pandemic broke out, according to MoHFW. With this, India’s Covid tally has shot up to 14,526,609 cases. India also reported the highest-ever single-day spike in Covid-related deaths with 1,341 fatalities. The death toll from the deadly […]
Srinagar: Police on Saturday said that it has started Investigation of a incident in which a woman sustained bullet injury during night hours in Darganie Gund area of Tral in South Kashmir’s Awantipora. In a statement, the police said that during night hours a lady namely Shakeela Banu 36 wife of Ghulam Nabi alone resident […]
“We were shocked to know that she has been arrested. We are very poor and have no one in the world except our daughter,” her mother said. Srinagar: A special police officer of Jammu and Kashmir police has been booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and disengaged from service after a video showing her […]
Srinagar, Apr 16: The Hurriyat Conference on Friday said it was “extremely unfortunate” that even in the month of Ramzan, its chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who is a prominent religious leader in Kashmir, has not been released from his “arbitrary” detention. The Hurriyat leader was detained at his house on August 4, 2019, a day […]
Srinagar: Private Schools Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) today appealed the parents whose wards are studying in various private educational institutes to pay the school fee as most of the schools are on the verge of closure due to the financial crunch. The Association said that the fee paid by a student is the […]