New Delhi: The Covishield vaccine “does not currently have a marketing authorisation” in Europe and the matter would be considered when an application is received for it, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Monday. People vaccinated with Covishield, manufactured by Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), are unlikely to be eligible to travel to […]
New Delhi: The AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine produces an improved immune response with a longer dose gap of up to 45 weeks, and a third shot is able to boost antibody levels even further, according to a study in the UK. The yet-to-be peer-reviewed study shows that antibody levels remain elevated for at least one year […]
3 soldiers sustain minor injuries, hospitalised SRINGAR: A fierce gunfight broke out in Srinagar outskirts on Monday in which three CRPF soldiers were injured. The encounter broke out in the afternoon at Maloora after government forces laid cordon and search operation on a specific input about presence of militants. According to an official, militants holed […]
Srinagar: A top commander of Lashker-e-Toiba was arrested from Parimpora area of Srinagar, officials said on Monday. They said that top LeT Commander Nadeem Abrar alias Abu Brar, allegedly “involved in several militancy related incidents,” was arrested from an alto car near Ansari Toyato crossing near Parimpora. Confirming the arrest, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir […]
Anantnag: Liyaqat Ahmad Bhat, an army man, was at his place of posting in Shar Shali area of Khrew, on the outskirts of Srinagar, when he was informed that militants had attacked his home and shot dead his father and mother. His sister, too, had suffered bullet wounds and was in critical condition. Liyaqat’s wife […]
Srinagar: Six Covid patients lost their lives in J&K while 259 fresh Covid cases were detected in the last 24 hours, the official daily bulletin reported on Monday. Of the new cases, 169 were reported in Kashmir Division and 90 in Jammu Division, the bulletin said. 6 deaths were reported in Kashmir Division. Srinagar district […]
New Delhi: Amid a stand-off with the Indian government over compliance with new IT rules, the Twitter website is displaying a wrong map of the country that shows Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh as separate country. The glaring distortion, which appears on the career section of Twitter website under the header Tweep Life’, has triggered […]
Srinagar: The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Tuesday postponed the meeting scheduled today to discuss the recently held all-party meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This was to be the first meeting of the alliance after the all-party meet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on June 24. “The […]
Jammu: Days after the all-party meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir BJP on Monday held its Working Committee meeting here and passed a political resolution, requesting for early completion of delimitation process and holding of assembly elections in the union territory. The meeting also requested Lt Governor Manoj Sinha […]
KDA leaders say committed to their agenda Kargil: Majority of team members of the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) have left to attend the politically significant meeting with the MoS Home GK Reddy in New Delhi on July 1 to deliberate on the demands raised by them. KDA, a combined group of mainstream, student, religious, social, […]