COVID-19 virus may hijack our cells’ cholesterol system to spread through body: Study

COVID-19 virus may hijack our cells’ cholesterol system to spread through body: Study

Beijing: The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, may hijack our cells’ internal cholesterol processing system to help it spread through the body, according to a study which hints at new targets for a potential therapy against the disease. The cell culture study, published in the journal Nature Metabolism, identifies a potential molecular connection between cholesterol […]

2 Soldiers killed in cross LoC firing in Rajouri

2 Soldiers killed in cross LoC firing in Rajouri

Poonch: Two army soldiers were killed along the Line of Control (LoC) in Suderbani area of Rajouri in Friday, officials said. Lt Col Devender Anand, army’s Jammu based spokesman said Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked cease fire violation on the Line of Control (LoC) in Sunderbani Sector of District Rajouri on 27 November. He said […]

Mehbooba Mufti put under house detention, says her daughter Iltija

Mehbooba Mufti put under house detention, says her daughter Iltija

  Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party chief and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti was on Friday put under house arrest, her daughter Iltija Mufti claimed. Iltija Mufti said that her mother was house arrested when she was going to visit party youth president, Waheed Para’s residence, who was arrested by the NIA […]

Pampore man arrested for assaulting on-duty PDD employee

Pampore man arrested for assaulting on-duty PDD employee

PAMPORE: Police on Friday arrested a resident of Ladhoo village in Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district for allegedly assaulting an on duty PDD employee. Officials of PDD told Kashmir Reader that they were repairing a transformer in Ladhoo village after retrieving crude heaters and boilers from the area. The department has cracked down […]

J&K govt declares holidays on DDC, local body election days

  Srinagar/Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday announced holidays for scheduled election days of DDC and panchayat and urban local bodies bye-elections across Jammu and Kashmir. An order in this regard reads that “Public holiday shall be observed in the respective Gram Panchayat(s)/Municipal Bodies on the day of Poll, on account of Elections […]

COVID-19 caseload in India climbs to 93,09,787

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 93.09 lakh with 43,082 new cases in a day, while 87,18,517 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 93.64 per cent on Friday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 93,09,787 and the death toll climbed to […]

MiG 29KUB trainer aircraft operating at sea meets with accident

MiG 29KUB trainer aircraft operating at sea meets with accident

New Delhi:  A MiG-29K trainer of the Indian Navy ditched on Thursday evening while operating at the high seas and one pilot has been rescued while another is still missing, Navy officials said on Friday. The incident took place at around 5 pm in the Arabian Sea, they said. The Navy has deployed surveillance aircraft […]

Will leave White House if Electoral College declares Biden winner: Trump

Will leave White House if Electoral College declares Biden winner: Trump

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he would leave the White House if the Electoral College declares Joe Biden the winner of the November 3 elections, even as he reiterated unsubstantiated claims about widespread voter fraud. In his Thanksgiving Day remarks, he, however, said it will be a mistake if the Electoral College were […]

Army officer killed, civilian injured in cross LoC firing in Poonch

Army officer killed, civilian injured in cross LoC firing in Poonch

  Poonch: A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the Army was killed while a civilian was injured in cross-border firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Thursday evening. Officials said that the Subedar ranked JCO of the army was injured after the Pakistan Army targeted Indian Army posts on LoC. He […]

LG releases special covers on Kangri and Kehwa by Department of Posts

LG releases special covers on Kangri and Kehwa by Department of Posts

  Jammu: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Thursday released two special covers on the themes- Kangri and Kehwa of the Postal Department here at the Raj Bhavan for promoting the cultural facets of Jammu and Kashmir. The Lt Governor congratulated all the officers of the Postal Department from J&K for coming out with these two […]