113 fresh Covid cases In J&K

113 fresh Covid cases In J&K

Srinagar:  Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday recorded 113 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the infection tally to 1,22,764 while the death toll reached 1,912 with one more fatality, officials said. Out of the fresh cases, 65 were from Jammu division and 48 from Kashmir division, they said. The officials said Jammu district recorded the highest of […]

Members of SC panel on agri laws pro-govt, won’t appear before it: Farmer unions

Members of SC panel on agri laws pro-govt, won’t appear before it: Farmer unions

New Delhi:  Agitating farmer unions Tuesday disapproved of the committee appointed by the Supreme Court to break the deadlock over the acts and said they will continue their protest against the three legislations. Addressing a press conference at Singhu Border here, Union leaders claimed the members of the committee are “pro-government”, and asserted they will […]

Bus crushes motorcyclist to death in Bandipora

Bus crushes motorcyclist to death in Bandipora

    Bandipora: An 18-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a road accident in S.K Payeen  area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Tuesday . A police official told Kashmir Reader that the motorcyclist was hit by a speedy bus bearing registration number JK13-1815 near Churtung Mod area of S.K Payeen Bandipora, leaving him critically injured. […]

Army porters injured after slipping from hill in Uri

Uri: Two army porters were injured after they fell from a hill in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday. Official sources said that the porters slipped from the hill when they were taking some load uphill at a forward post of the army in village Nawarunda Uri. The injured have been identified […]

China says WHO experts to visit Wuhan in virus origins probe

China says WHO experts to visit Wuhan in virus origins probe

Beijing:  World Health Organisation experts will visit the city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected in late 2019, at the start of their investigation into the origins of the pandemic, China said on Tuesday. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the experts will arrive in Wuhan on Thursday. Other details of their schedule […]

EU warns Iran enrichment moves could imperil nuclear deal

EU warns Iran enrichment moves could imperil nuclear deal

Brussels:  The official supervising the agreement aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear ambitions is warning that Tehran’s decision to ramp up uranium enrichment could undermine efforts to keep the deal alive amid diplomatic efforts to bring the United States back on board. European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Iran’s intention to enrich uranium up […]

Hopeful of solution; ready to deal with any eventuality: Army Chief on eastern Ladakh standoff

Hopeful of solution; ready to deal with any eventuality: Army Chief on eastern Ladakh standoff

New Delhi:  Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane on Tuesday said he was hopeful that India and China will be able to reach an agreement to resolve the eastern Ladakh standoff but at the same time asserted that Indian troops will maintain a high state of combat readiness to deal with any eventuality. Addressing […]

Nepal will not compromise on sovereign equality in its engagement with either India or China: PM Oli

Kathmandu:  Ahead of the Nepalese foreign minister’s visit to New Delhi during which his talks are likely to be centered on the border row, Nepal’s Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has said that his country will not compromise on sovereign equality in its engagement with either India or China. “The area (of) Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh […]

Farmer leaders welcome SC verdict staying implementation of 3 agri laws, but say protest to continue

Farmer leaders welcome SC verdict staying implementation of 3 agri laws, but say protest to continue

New Delhi: Farmer leaders welcomed the Supreme Court’s order to stay the implementation of three farm laws on Tuesday, but said they would not call off their protest until the legislations are repealed. The Sankyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of around 40 protesting farmer unions, has called a meeting later in the day to decide […]

Should I get a COVID-19 vaccine if I’ve had the virus?

Washington:  Should I get a COVID-19 vaccine if I’ve had the virus? Yes. Regardless of previous infection, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says people should plan on getting vaccinated when it’s their turn. It’s a pretty straightforward question, said Johns Hopkins infectious disease specialist Dr Amesh Adalja. Yes, you need to get […]