New Delhi: The Covishield vaccine produces more antibodies than Covaxin though both generate a good immune response , says a pan-India study of healthcare workers who had received both doses of the preventives. The yet-to-be-published study, posted on the preprint repository MedRxiv on June 4, covered 515 healthcare workers (HCW) — 305 men and 210 […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced that the central government will provide free coronavirus vaccine to states for inoculation of all above the age of 18 from June 21, and asserted that vaccine supply would be increased significantly in the country in coming days. The Government of India has decided to buy […]
New Delhi: To further facilitate access to vaccination for persons with disability, the government has decided to include the UDID card in the list of prescribed photo ID documents for Covid vaccination and the necessary provisions for the same are being made and would be available in Co-WIN shortly, the health ministry said on Monday. […]
Agra: Doctors at Sarojini Naidu Medical College (SNMC) in Agra successfully operated on a newborn who had symptoms of black fungus (Mucormycosis) on Monday. The 14-day-old girl had a black spot and blister on her left cheek when she was admitted to the hospital on Saturday evening and after the operation the fungal infection was […]
Anantnag: A conspicuously large troop movement in Jammu and Kashmir has added impetus to already buzzing rumour mills in Kashmir valley about a new “big development” being planned by New Delhi, on the lines of the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019. A substantial number of troops have arrived in Jammu and Kashmir over […]
Shopian: Government forces on Monday carried out multiple cordon and search operations in south Kashmir’s Shopian. The villages where search operations were carried out include Turkwangam, Daramdora, Hanjipora and Dachno villages of the district. Dachoo is a remote village in Hirpora forests. According to police sources, cordon and search operations were carried out by a […]
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said the United Nations had to “step in” as India’s own institutions have stopped taking notice of human rights violations. Mehbooba said anyone who raised voice against the wrong measures of the Government of India (GOI) was labelled as “Pakistani agent”. “Anyone who raises his […]
Srinagar:The Congress on Monday demanded the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, stating that the move would infuse confidence among the people. A spokesman of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee said any delay in restoring the statehood was bound to cause more disconnect between the Centre and the people of Jammu and […]
SRINAGAR: BVR Subrahmanyam on Monday handed over the charge of Office of the Chief Secretary to Dr Arun Kumar Mehta. Mehta is an AGMUT (erstwhile J&K) cadre IAS officer of the 1988 batch and has vast administrative experience in both Jammu and Kashmir and the Government of India. Previously he has served as Financial Commissioner, […]
BUDGAM: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan today visited Magam, Budgam in order to have a detailed review of arrangements put in place amid the 2nd wave of Covid -19 pandemic. The program was attended by DDC Chairman Nazir Ahmad Khan, Deputy Commissioner Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza, SDM Beerwah, CMO, ACD, representatives of Trade, […]