NEW DELHI – The Indian Premier League (IPL) game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders in Ahmedabad has been rescheduled from May 3 night with at least two KKR players — Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier — having returned COVID-19 positive test results ahead of the game. Confirming that Monday night’s match has […]
BENGALURU – As many as 24 patients including 23 suffering from COVID-19 died in Karnataka’s Chamarajanagar due to alleged oxygen shortage in the district hospital in the last 24 hours, officials said. A pall of gloom descended on the Chamarajanagar district hospital as the grieving kin of the deceased gathered after hearing the news. Family […]
NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to revisit its COVID-19 vaccine pricing policy, saying it would prima facie result in a detriment to the right to public health. A bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud said as of date, the manufacturers have suggested two different prices, a lower price which […]
PULWAMA – A 30-year-old man, working as labourer with IRCON, was crushed to death by a running train in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday Quoting an official news agency GNS reported that the accident took place near ’44 point’ in Kakapora Pulwama and the man identified as Mohammad Iqbal Dar son of Abdul Majid […]
MELBOURNE – Australian Cricket will be throwing its support behind the India COVID-19 Crisis Appeal, with Cricket Australia, the Australian Cricketers’ Association and UNICEF Australia partnering to raise much-needed funds. Australian Cricket has been deeply saddened by the devastation caused by this second coronavirus wave to hit India, a country with which Australians share a […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) – The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory on Monday has greeted the journalists on the occasion of ‘World Press Freedom Day’. He said that the media plays a catalytic role in a country’s development. He also appreciated journalists for role being played by them in the challenging time of COVID19. […]
GANDERBAL – The Jammu and Kashmir police, SDRF and wildlife officials have resumed the rescue operation to trace the youth who went missing after bear attack in Dumail Naranag forest area in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. An official told that a team of Kangan Police, SDRF unit Ganderbal, locals and wildlife officials intensified the rescue […]
JAMMU – In a first in over two months, Pakistan on Monday violated ceasefire in the Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir at 6 am, said the Border Security Force. This comes after the announcement of a ceasefire from midnight of February 24 to 25 between India and Pakistan. After discussions between the Director Generals […]
NEW DELHI – The daily COVID-19 cases in India showed a slight dip with 3,68,147 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, taking the total tally of cases to 1,99,25,604, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll increased to 2,18,959 with 3,417 daily new fatalities, the data updated […]
SRINAGAR – Dr Bilqees Shah, wife of jailed Hurriyat leader Shabir Shah on Saturday appealed Central and UT government to release her husband, on the payroll in wake of the growing number of Covid-19 caseloads in Tihar jail. Expressing grave concern over the growing covid cases, in Tihar, Dr Bilquees said that she came to […]