Opposition leaders continue to be deprived of requisite security cover: JKNPP

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) on Sunday claimed that the leaders of the opposition parties continue to be deprived of the requisite security cover even as the maiden District Development Council (DDC) elections are scheduled to start later this month. It also claimed that security categorisation of political and other vulnerable […]

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 8, 85,859 stranded JK residents; 7, 45,567 via Lakhanpur

JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 8,85,859 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, the Jammu […]

Senior photojournalist bereaved

Srinagar: Mother of senior photojournalist and Kashmir Press Club treasurer Farooq Javed Khan on Sunday passed away after a brief illness at SMHS Hospital. The Kashmir Press Club management committee expressed condolences to Khan and prayed for peace to the departed soul. Similarly, Kashmir Press Photographers Association expressed sympathies and solidarities with the bereaved family. […]

KHCBA condoles demise of mother of advocate Syed Musaib

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association, Srinagar, expresses its profound grief on the sad demise of mother of Syed Musaib, Advocate resident of Nawa Bazar, Srinagar, Kashmir, who has expired on Sunday, after a brief illness. The Bar Association while condoling the death prayed to Almighty Allah to grant solace and peace to […]

Police arrests two drug peddlers in Kulgam, contraband substance recovered

Srinagar: Acting tough against the drug dealings, Police in Kulgam have arrested two drug peddlers and recovered contraband substance from their possession. Officers while patrolling during intervening night of 14/15 November in the jurisdiction of Police Post Frisal intercepted two persons in suspicious condition at Main Market Frisal who after noticing police party tried to […]

Police Public interaction meeting held at Devsar

SRINAGAR: As a part of public outreach programme, Police public interaction meeting was facilitated by Kulgam Police at Police Station Devsar. Social distancing norms and other protocols were followed during the meeting. The interaction meeting was chaired by SHO PS Devsar and attended by respectables of various areas falling within jurisdiction of Police Station Devsar. […]

India reports under 50,000 new daily Covid-19 cases since 8 days; active caseload contracts further

India reports under 50,000 new daily Covid-19 cases since 8 days; active caseload contracts further

NEW DELHI: India has reported less than 50,000 new daily cases of Covid-19 for the eighth continuous day, a trend which assumes wider significance as many countries in Europe and America continue to see a surge in their daily numbers, the Union health ministry said on Sunday. A total of 41,100 persons were found to […]

Senior Cong leader Ahmed Patel in ICU weeks after contracting Covid-19

Senior Cong leader Ahmed Patel in ICU weeks after contracting Covid-19

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who tested positive for Covid-19 a few weeks ago, has now been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Medanta Hospital, Gurgaon for further treatment, his family said on Sunday. Patel, 71, had announced on Twitter on October 1 that he had contracted coronavirus. In a tweet on […]

Nitish unanimously elected as leader of NDA in Bihar, set to return as CM

PATNA: The NDA in Bihar unanimously elected Nitish Kumar as its leader in the state legislature on Sunday, paving the way for his return as the chief minister for the fourth consecutive term. Senior BJP leader and Union defence minister Rajnath Singh, who had flown down as an observer of the BJP, announced this after […]

Normalcy may return by winter 2021, says Covid-19 vaccine co-creator

Normalcy may return by winter 2021, says Covid-19 vaccine co-creator

LONDON: Normalcy from the Covid era can only be expected by next year’s winter as any Covid vaccine will take to show its effect and will not immediately reduce the number of infections, as per the co-developer of Pfizer’s vaccine, media reports said. A new Covid vaccine’s impact will work significantly over the summer and […]