New Delhi: India took only 6 days to administer one million COVID-19 vaccine doses, a count which is higher than that of countries like the US and the UK, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday as the number of beneficiaries who have received the anti-coronavirus shots inched close to 16 lakh. The UK took […]
NEW DELHI: India’s Covid-19 caseload has gone up to 1,06,54,533 with 14,849 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection in a day, while the number of recoveries has surged to 1,03,16,786, according to the health ministry. The death toll due to the viral disease has climbed to 1,53,339 with 155 more fatalities, the ministry’s data […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Indian scientists have done their duty by developing the Covid-19 vaccine and “now we have to fulfil ours” by defeating through the right information every network spreading lies and rumours. Addressing NCC cadets, NSS volunteers and artists who would be participating in the Republic Day parade, […]
LONDON: A nasal spray which can prevent a coronavirus infection for up to two days is being prepped for mass production by scientists at the University of Birmingham with the hope of having them available over-the-counter in pharmacies in a few months, a UK newspaper report said on Sunday. Dr Richard Moakes, the study’s lead […]
NEW YORK: Over a thousand large dams in India will be roughly 50 years old in 2025 and such aging structures across the world pose a growing threat, according to a UN report which notes that by 2050, most people on Earth will live downstream of tens of thousands of dams built in the 20th […]
TIRUPUR: Continuing to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his second day of campaign in Tamil Nadu, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged Chinese troops have occupied Indian territory and the man with “56 inch-chest” cannot even utter the name of the neighbouring country. Addressing meetings here and in neighbouring Erode as part of […]
Weather to clear by afternoon today, but no traffic on highway; respite from cold expected soon Srinagar: Kashmir valley received light to moderate snowfall on Saturday which disrupted both air and surface traffic. The disruption is not likely to be prolonged as the weather office has predicted the weather to clear by Sunday afternoon and […]
Anantnag: More than a fortnight after the season’s heaviest snowfall, the administration here in Bijbehara town of south Kashmir is yet to clear the roads and streets of snow, much to the inconvenience of the general public. People in the town lament that the administration has only managed to make a few roads motorable. “Rest […]
Shopian: Another spell of moderate to heavy snowfall in Shopian again paralysed normal life in this south Kashmir district. Traffic movement as well as water and electricity supply was affected in the district where last fortnight’s snow was yet to be cleared at many places. Though snow clearance machines were put on the job, by […]
Shopian: When his family members were in distress over the prolonged illness of Baskar Nath, 60, it was Muhammad Ayub Bhat who took out his SUV and took the ailing Nath to SKIMS Soura early Friday morning where Nath breathed his last on Saturday morning. He was suffering from chronic kidney diseases. Back in their […]