KULGAM: With the advent of COVID-19 throughout country and also in J&K Dr. Bilal Ahmad who was posted at Health & Wellness Center Kadder Block Yaripora district Kulgam decided to voluntarily serve the COVID-19 Patients in addition to his legitimate duties. But his will to serve COVID-19 patients get wings when he was designated as […]
Srinagar: Director Health Services Kashmir, Dr Mushtaq Ahmed Rather on Wednesday kick started a special vaccination drive at Amar Singh College in Srinagar. A spokesperson of Directorate of Health Services Kashmir said earlier they had conveyed to all the educational institutions to get vaccinated teaching, non-teaching staff and students. The director himself visited the vaccination […]
NEW DELHI: India added 43,733 new cases of coronavirus taking the total infection tally to 3,06,63,665, while the active cases further declined to 4,59,920, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 4,04,211 with 930 daily fatalities. The active cases have further declined to 4,59,920 and comprise 1.50 […]
New Delhi: Variants of Concern of SARS-CoV2 have been found in 174 districts in 35 states and union territories in the country with the highest numbers in Maharashtra, Delhi, Punjab, Telangana, West Bengal and Gujarat, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The Variants of Concern (VOC) detected by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) […]
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday said that more than 1.67 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with states, union territories, and private hospitals to be administered. “More than 1.67 Crore (1,67,26,613) balance and unutilized COVID vaccine doses are still available with the States and UTs and private hospitals […]
KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “making a mess of the country’s economy” and urged him to hold ‘petrol and vaccine ki baat’ instead of ‘Mann ki baat’. Referring to the proposed Union Cabinet reshuffle, the chief minister, during a press meet here, said the removal […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday directed the Centre and states to file status reports on compliance with its 2019 verdict for time-bound filling up of posts of Information Commissioners at CIC and state panels SICs under the Right to Information Act. A bench headed by Justice S Abdul Nazeer said that the Centre and […]
TEHRAN: Iran on Wednesday hosted the first significant talks in months between Taliban and Afghan government representatives, a surprise meeting that comes as the U.S. completes its withdrawal from Afghanistan and districts fall to the Taliban across the country. The high-level peace talks between the warring sides follow months-old discussions in Qatar that have been […]
People who receive COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna are up to 91 per cent less likely to develop the disease, according to a US study which also suggests that the preventives reduce the severity of symptoms and duration in those who still get an infection. The research, published in the New England Journal of […]
SRINAGAR: Except the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Awami National Conference (ANC), all major political parties of J&K including those part of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), met the members of the Delimitation Commission on Tuesday in Srinagar. The PDP and ANC said that it was “meaningless” to meet them, while the National […]