WHO welcomes India’s emergency use authorisation approval to COVID-19 vaccines

WHO welcomes India’s emergency use authorisation approval to COVID-19 vaccines

NEW DELHI: The World Health Organisation on Sunday welcomed India’s decision giving emergency use authorisation to COVID-19 vaccines, saying it will help “intensify” and “strengthen” its fight against the ongoing pandemic. India’s drugs regulator has approved Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for restricted emergency […]

Covid-19: 18,177 new cases take India’s virus tally to 1,03,23,965

Covid-19: 18,177 new cases take India’s virus tally to 1,03,23,965

NEW DELHI: India recorded 18,177 new Covid-19 cases cases in a day, while 99,27,310 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 96.15 per cent on Sunday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 1,03,23,965 and the death toll climbed to 1,49,435 with the novel coronavirus […]

First time such arrogant government in power, must withdraw farm laws unconditionally: Sonia Gandhi

First time such arrogant government in power, must withdraw farm laws unconditionally: Sonia Gandhi

NEW DELHI: In a scathing attack on the Centre over the farmers’ protests, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday said that for the first time since independence such an “arrogant” government has come to power that cannot see the sufferings of ‘annadatas’, and demanded that the new farm laws be immediately withdrawn unconditionally. In a […]

Youth accepted the political landscape of present Kashmir: Hilal Jan

SRINAGAR: The youth of Jammu and Kashmir should avail benefits from the different government sponsored schemes by actively participating in developmental projects in the union territory, said BJP Minority Morcha j&k chief spokesperson, Hilal Jan. Jan said people have embraced the present political landscape of newly created Union territory, by participating in the ongoing first […]

China’s new defence law expands power of its military headed by Xi

China’s new defence law expands power of its military headed by Xi

BEIJING: China has revised its National Defence Law, expanding the power of its armed forces headed by President Xi Jinping to mobilize military and civilian resources to defend its national interests both at home and abroad. The new law, effective from January 1, weakens the role of the State Council, China’s Cabinet headed by Premier […]

Heavy snow forecast in Kashmir starting Monday

Heavy snow forecast in Kashmir starting Monday

Srinagar: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said that there was possibility of heavy snowfall in parts of J&K, including south Kashmir, from Monday for two days. The IMD in a statement said that the department was expecting moderate snow as well as rainfall across Jammu and Kashmir while there was the possibility of […]

2 women among 8 civilians injured in Tral grenade attack

2 women among 8 civilians injured in Tral grenade attack

Anantnag: Eight civilians, two of them women, were injured in a grenade attack carried out on government forces here in Tral town of Pulwama district on Saturday. The injured have been identified as Javid Ahmad Ganai, Wali Mohd Rather, Muhammad Abdullhah, Muhammad Tabish, Shazada Akhtar, Taja Begum, Shaheena Akhtar and Bilal Ahmad Naik. The injured […]

Army creates new wing to handle human rights issues

Army creates new wing to handle human rights issues

New Delhi: The Army has created a new wing under a Major General to handle human rights issues with an aim to bring more transparency and probity in the functioning of the 1.3-million strong force, official sources said on Friday. Major General Gautam Chauhan has taken charge as Additional Director General (Human Rights) in the […]

Dry-run of Covid vaccination conducted in Jammu, Srinagar and Kulgam

Dry-run of Covid vaccination conducted in Jammu, Srinagar and Kulgam

JAMMU: The dry run for Covid-19 vaccination was conducted on Saturday at three identified districts of Srinagar, Jammu and Kulgam. Financial Commissioner Health & Medical Education, Atal Dulloo inaugurated and monitored the sessions of administration of Covid-19 vaccination to the beneficiaries at the selected sites. At Jammu, the vaccination was administered at the selected session […]

244 new Covid cases, one more death

244 new Covid cases, one more death

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported only one Covid related death on Saturday, the deceased a resident of Budgam district. A total of 1,885 Covid-19 patients have died in Jammu and Kashmir so far. Of these deaths, 1,187 have been in Kashmir division and 698 in Jammu division. The number of fresh cases reported from across […]