DC, MDNHM inspect dialysis unit, SNCU, DEIC at DH Gbl

Review implementation of NHM schemes in the district GANDERBAL: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Krittika Jyotsna along with Mission Director (MD), National Health Mission (NHM) J&K, Choudhary M Yasin, today inspected the functioning of dialysis unit at District Hospital (DH) Ganderbal. While inspecting the facilities at the dialysis unit, the CMO informed the duo that […]

CAB, vaccination essential to keep Covid-19 at bay: DC Kupwara

Positivity rate declined down to 0.4%, recovery rate increased to 98% KUPWARA: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, Imam Din today once again reiterated his appeal to the people of Kupwara district to continue the use of mask and maintenance of Covid Appropriate Behaviour (CAB) and other SOPs to overcome the resurgence of the Covid. The […]

BJP to introduce private members’ bills on population control, uniform civil code in Monsoon session

BJP to introduce private members’ bills on population control, uniform civil code in Monsoon session

NEW DELHI: BJP MPs will introduce private members’ bills on population control and uniform civil code in the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament, according to information from the secretariats of both Houses. The proposed legislations on population control and uniform civil code, issues that usually trigger heated polemics in the country, are in line with […]

COVID-19: 724 deaths take toll to 4,08,764 as India records 37,154 new cases

COVID-19: 724 deaths take toll to 4,08,764 as India records 37,154 new cases

NEW DELHI: With 37,154 new coronavirus infections, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,08,74,376, while the total recoveries crossed three crore, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 4,08,764 with 724 fresh fatalities. The active cases have declined to 4,50,899 and comprise 1.46 per cent […]

PM Modi to interact with CMs of north-eastern states on Covid situation

PM Modi to interact with CMs of north-eastern states on Covid situation

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the chief ministers of eight north-eastern states on Tuesday to discuss the Covid-19 situation amid concerns over the coronavirus numbers in the region. Official sources said Modi will interact with the chief ministers of Assam, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram via video […]

Dilip Kumar wasn’t just an actor but an institution, says Senator nephew in Pak

Dilip Kumar wasn’t just an actor but an institution, says Senator nephew in Pak

Peshawar: Legendary Indian thespian Dilip Kumar was not just an actor but an institution and people like him are born once in a century, Pakistan’s Senator and the 98-year-old Bollywood icon’s nephew Mohsin Aziz said on Monday. At a condolence meet in the memory of Kumar, the Pakistani lawmaker threw light on his life, career, […]

Mayawati questions timing of arrests by UP ATS as politics over issue hots up

Lucknow: After Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, BSP supremo Mayawati also raised questions on Monday on the Uttar Pradesh police’s claim of arresting two Al Qaeda-linked terrorists in the state capital, saying such an action ahead of assembly polls leads to doubts in the minds of people. If the UP police’s claims of busting a […]

China rejects South China Sea tribunal verdict as “waste paper”; terms US backing as “political farce”

China rejects South China Sea tribunal verdict as “waste paper”; terms US backing as “political farce”

BEIJING: A defiant China on Monday dismissed the 2016 verdict of the international tribunal on the South China Sea, rejecting its claims over the area as a piece of “waste paper” and brushed aside US’ fresh backing for the judgement as a “political farce” to smear Beijing. The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian’s remarks […]

One dies of Covid in Anantnag, 224 new cases

One dies of Covid in Anantnag, 224 new cases

Srinagar: One person hailing from Anantnag district lost his life to Covid while 224 fresh Covid cases were detected in the last 24 hours in J&K, the official daily bulletin reported on Sunday. Of the new cases, 150 were reported in Kashmir Division and 74 in Jammu Division, the bulletin said. Srinagar reported the maximum […]

Anantnag to allow only vaccinated, Covid negative persons to visit health resorts, public parks

ANANTNAG: The district administration Anantnag on Saturday said that visitors to public parks and tourist spots will be permitted only on production of vaccination certificates and Covid-negative reports to prevent resurgence of Coronavirus. As per an order issued by Additional District Magistrate, Chief Executive Officer, DDMA Anantnag, joint enforcement teams of civil and police administration […]