WASHINGTON: Pakistan has allowed the US military to have overflight and access to be able to support its presence in Afghanistan, a top Pentagon official has told lawmakers. Assistant secretary of defence for Indo-Pacific Affairs David F Helvey also told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Friday that the US will continue its […]
MUMBAI: Necessity is the mother of invention, they say. For the student innovator Nihaal Singh Adarsh from Mumbai, his doctor mother’s necessity became the fount of inspiration for his invention. Named Cov-Tech, the compact and frugal innovation is a ventilation system for PPE kits, bringing much-needed relief for our healthcare workers on the frontlines of […]
Srinagar: Forty-eight Covid patients lost their lives in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours while 3,408 fresh cases of the viral infection were reported on Saturday. The official Covid bulletin said that 30 deaths were reported in Jammu Division and 18 in Kashmir Division in the last 24 hours. The two capital cities, […]
Srinagar: Normal life remained affected in Kashmir on Saturday with police arresting 214 persons and filing 102 cases against the people for violating guidelines and SoPs. Also, police said that they fined Rs 1,45,360 from 941 people for violating the guidelines/rules in Kashmir. Business establishments, shops were closed and transport was off the roads. Educational […]
Jammu: The government on Saturday extended till May 31 the curfew imposed across the union territory to curb the spread of coronavirus. The restrictions were scheduled to end on May 24. Corona Curfew imposed in all 20 distts (districts) of J&K till 7 am on Monday, 24/5/21 is extended further till 7 am on Monday, […]
Srinagar: Amid surge in Covid positive cases, Dr Ashiq Rashid Mir, Surveillance Medical Officer World Health Organization’s Kashmir Division expressed optimism over the recovery rate of positive cases along with less case fatality rate in Jammu and Kashmir compared to rest of the states. “This is the main indicator which shows the disease is under […]
NEW DELHI: With cases of mucormycosis or black fungus increasing, the government has allocated 23,680 additional vials of Amphotericin-B to various states and union territories (UTs), Union Minister Sadananda Gowda said on Saturday. The allocation has been made based on the total number of patients which is around 8,848 across the country, he noted. “After […]
Srinagar: The University of Kashmir has extended the last date for admission to 1st-2nd Semester Choice Based Credit System Scheme for BA/B.Sc/B.ScH/B.Com/BCA /BBA/B.M.M.M.C/OCMIL (General/Honors) programme at Under-Graduate level (in respective colleges) up to and including May 31, 2021. The eligibility and all other conditions for admission can be ascertained from the already-issued detailed notification available […]
New Delhi: The WHO is yet to reach a consensus on the vaccine passport issue for allowing international travel to those fully vaccinated against the coronavirus infection, the government said on Saturday and noted that discussions are still on. So far there’s no consensus at the level of WHO over this, Health Ministry Joint Secretary […]
New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday appealed to people to turn the COVID-19 vaccination drive into a mass movement in Kashmir and said everybody, rising above political and ideological differences, should come together to fight the pandemic. In an interaction with political leaders and public activists from Kashmir, he said a successful vaccination […]