5436 samples collected; Rs 39240 fine recovered from SOP violators RAJOURI: Continuing aggressive testing drive to avert the third COVID wave in the district, the Health Department Rajouri today collected 5436 samples for testing here across the district. The District Administration Rajouri under the overall supervision of the District Development Commissioner Rajouri, Vikas Kundal has […]
Enforcement teams recover Rs 45,800 fine from violators RAMBAN: As per District Immunization Officer, Ramban, Dr, Suresh the Health Department on Wednesday administered vaccination doses to 970 people including 330 children in 15-17 years age group which includes 130 in Medical Block Banihal, 100 in Batote, 40 in Ukhral and 60 in Gool. Continuing the […]
SRINAGAR: Apni Party Additional General Secretary and Chairman Municipal Council Anantnag Hilal Ahmad Shah on Wednesday urged the government to accept the long pending demands of National Health Mission employees who have been rendering their selfless services for the last fifteen years across J&K. In a statement issued here, Shah said the adroit NHM employees […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host the first India-Central Asia Summit in a virtual format on January 27, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Wednesday. The summit will be held with the participation of the presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, the MEA said in a statement. This will […]
NEW DELHI: With 2,82,970 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,79,01,241, which includes 8,961 cases of the Omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The active cases have increased to 18,31,000, the highest in 232 days. The active cases stood […]
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that China was building a strategic bridge on the Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh, and took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he “may go to inaugurate even this bridge”. He also questioned the Prime Minister’s “silence” on the issue and said it is […]
NEW DELHI: With over half of youngsters in the 15-18 age group having received their first dose of COVID vaccine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that young and youthful India is showing the way. He also stressed that it was important to observe all COVID-19 related protocols. Modi tweeted, “Young and youthful India […]
GENEVA: The number of new coronavirus cases globally rose by 20% last week to more than 18 million, marking a slowdown in the surge caused by the omicron variant’s spread, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In its weekly report on the pandemic, the U.N. health agency said the number of new COVID-19 infections […]
Asymptomatic animal handlers at a private zoo in South Africa transmitted the Delta variant of COVID-19 to captive lions, who were placed in quarantine and developed symptoms like breathing problem, runny nose and dry cough, according to a recent study by a team of scientists from the University of Pretoria. The research report, published recently […]
Kashmir reports 3105 cases, 1546 in Jammu Srinagar: For the first time in the last six months, Jammu and Kashmir witnessed 4651 new positive cases of Covid-19 and three deaths due to the infection. An official bulletin said that 3105 cases of Covid were reported in Kashmir and 1546 in Jammu division, taking the total […]