Srinagar: Vice-Chancellor University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad on Monday inaugurated a week-long training programme in disaster management. The programme titled “Multi-Hazard Risk Management in Changing Climate: Sustaining Economic Development and Livelihood in Western Himalaya” has been organised by the varsity’s Department of Geography and Disaster Management (DGDM) in collaboration with National Institute of Disaster […]
Srinagar: With sudden surge in the number of Covid-19 cases in Kashmir valley for the last few days, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Monday said winter months could bring rise in the number of coronavirus cases. “We could see further spike in cases,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “However, the […]
NEW DELHI: India logged 11,451 new coronavirus infections taking the country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,43,66,987, while the active cases declined to 1,42,826, the lowest in 262 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 4,61,057 with 266 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated […]
New Delhi:The Supreme Court on Monday permitted all eligible Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) candidates to participate in general category NEET counselling for undergraduate and postgraduate medical courses. A bench comprising Justices S A Nazeer and Krishna Murari, however, clarified that the aforesaid interim relief is limited to the academic year 2021-2022. “The applicants and […]
NEW DELHI: No algorithm of any social media platform should violate fundamental rights of Indians, and the laws and jurisprudence would need to evolve continuously to keep pace with the changing nature of the internet, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said. The remarks by the Minister of State for IT come amid allegations of Facebook’s […]
NEW DELHI: Only indigenously developed technologies will be available to the Indian Army for full exploitation during conflicts and it is imperative to reduce dependence on foreign technologies, Army Chief General MM Naravane said on Monday. The Indian Army is undergoing rapid modernisation and it is increasingly looking for indigenous solutions for its operational needs, […]
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday demanded answers from the government over reports of the lifting of a ban on procurement from Finmeccanica company which had been dubbed as corrupt by ruling BJP leaders over the Agusta choppers deal. The opposition party claimed that a “fake bogey of corruption” was raised by the BJP over […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Monday suggested that a former high court judge monitor the ongoing probe by the Uttar Pradesh police into the October 3 Lakhimpur Kheri incident in which eight people, including four farmers, were killed in violence during a farmers’ protest, saying the investigation was not going the way it expected. A […]
Three more deaths due to dengue have been recorded in Delhi taking the total number of fatalities to nine, while the number of cases of the vector-borne disease has climbed to over 2,700, according to a report released on Monday. This is the highest number of fatalities due to dengue recorded in a year in […]
Amid rising pollution levels in the national capital and adjoining areas, a survey conducted by a community social media platform has found that four in five families in the region have someone facing one or more ailments due to contaminated air. The survey conducted by LocalCircles also said that 91 per cent of Delhi residents […]
