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Oxford Covid vaccine early stage trial shows promise: Report

LONDON: A Covid-19 vaccine developed by researchers at Oxford University generated an immune response against the disease in Phase-1 trial, The Telegraph reported even...

Containment zones to be sealed, 700 more ventilators being procured, says CS

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam on Thursday said that perimeter control and complete lockdown in red zones and containment zones should be...

File affidavits within a week about panel for restoration of 4G internet, SC tells GoI, J&K govt

New Delhi: The Government of India and Jammu and Kashmir administration told the Supreme Court on Thursday that a special committee has been set...

Govt shuts down, puts on sale J&K’s major industries

SICOP, JK Minerals, JK Industries closed down, JK Cements to be privatised Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir administration’s decision to shut down many decades-old government-run...

AG Mir appointed ADGP law and order

Srinagar: Top police officer Abdul Ghani Mir was appointed as Additional director general of police (ADGP) Law and Order in Jammu and Kashmir. An order...

Riverside parks poorly maintained due to lack of funds, manpower

Srinagar: The two parks in Srinagar which are under the irrigation and flood control (I&FC) department -- Jhelum View Parks on the river embankment...

Govt recovers from senior IAS officer Rs 39.69 lakh he acquired illegally

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has recovered Rs 39.69 lakh from a senior IAS officer he allegedly took from an organisation and recommended...

Disengagement process in Ladakh intricate, requires constant verification: Army

New Delhi: China and India are committed to “complete disengagement” of troops, and the process is “intricate” that requires “constant verification”, the Indian Army...

Ongoing disengagement aimed at addressing face-off situations: MEA

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday said the ongoing disengagement process in eastern Ladakh is specifically aimed at addressing the face-off situations with China along...

15 Covid deaths take J&K toll to 222 490 new cases take total count above 12 thousand

Srinagar: Kashmir reported fifteen deaths due to Covid-19 on Thursday, taking the death toll due to novel coronavirus to 222 in J&K. According to officials, seven...

Srinagar family seen crying at SKIMS for help in taking body for burial

  Srinagar: In a video that went viral on social media since ‪Wednesday evening‬, the son of a Covid-19 patient who died at SKIMS is...

Covid spreads: 12 deaths, 493 new cases

Srinagar: Kashmir reported 12 deaths due to Covid-19 on Wednesday, taking the death toll due to novel coronavirus to 207 in J&K. According to officials,...

Covid infection rate in Kulgam more than thrice the national average

Kulgam: Behind only Srinagar and Baramulla districts, both in number of cases and deaths, Kulgam district is the first in south Kashmir region to...

HC disapproves of Amarnath Yatra amid pandemic

Srinagar: “Right to health of every person has to be placed at the highest pedestal,” the J&K High Court said on Wednesday while directing...

SKIMS urges people to donate plasma

Srinagar: Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura has urged recovered COVID-19 patients to donate their blood plasma to the ones severely infected by...

SKIMS cancels summer vacation, leaves

Srinagar: Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura on Wednesday cancelled summer vacation and leaves sanctioned to staff members in view of ongoing COVID-19...

Talks between Chinese and Indian militaries reached ‘progress’ on further disengagement: China

Beijing: China on Wednesday said the fourth Commander-level talks between Indian and Chinese militaries to ease tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC)...

SC refuses to entertain plea against 100 percent J&K domicile quota

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to entertain a plea challenging legal provisions which provide 100 per cent reservation to domicile of Jammu...

Explain why Mian Qayoom is detained after expiry of PSA detention order, SC asks J&K govt

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to explain the basis for detaining high court's bar leader Mian Abdul...

Municipal Committee vice-president from BJP abducted, ‘rescued’

Baramulla: Vice-president of the Municipal Committee (MC) Watergam in Rafiabad area of Baramulla district, Mehraj ud din Malla, was kidnapped by unknown men on...

BJP’s Kashmir workers fear for their lives, Ram Madhav told

Srinagar: The killing of BJP’s Bandipora leader along with his father and brother, who also worked for the BJP, right outside their home and...

Mayor election postponed ‘up to three months’

Srinagar: The election for Srinagar’s new Mayor has been postponed indefinitely, ostensibly due to the Covid-19 situation, says a government order issued here on...

Govt springs last-minute surprise, postpones Mayor election for three months

Srinagar: The election for Srinagar’s new Mayor has been postponed for three months, ostensibly due to the Covid-19 situation, says a government order issued here on Wednesday. The...

Covid infection rate in Kulgam more than thrice the national average

Kulgam: Behind only Srinagar and Baramulla districts, both in number of cases and deaths, Kulgam district is the first in south Kashmir region to have...

Eight more Covid deaths in J&K, toll 195

Doctors, health workers among 346 test positive Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported eight more deaths due to Covid-19 on Tuesday taking the death toll due...

Close to 50 percent total Covid deaths reported in July alone

With experts clueless about surge, hospitals flooded with positive patients Srinagar: A sudden rise in COVID-19-deaths in Jammu and Kashmir has left doctors and administration...

HRD recommends cap on screen time in online classes

NEW DELHI: The HRD ministry on Tuesday announced guidelines for online classes by schools and recommended a cap on duration and the number of...

Kashmiri doctors in Britain urge Valley residents to follow advice of medical professionals

Srinagar: Doctors from Kashmir working in Britain have appealed to the people of the Valley to cooperate with the medical professionals by following their...

Situation better in Shopian but doctors warn against complacency

Shopian: Despite the least population (about 3 lakh) among south Kashmir districts, Shopian has had the second-highest number of Covid-19 cases detected in the...

J&K BJP chief tests positive; Singh, Madhav in self-quarantine

Srinagar: J&K chief of Bharatiya Janata Party Ravinder Raina on Tuesday reported Covid-19 positive after his return from Kashmir to Jammu. Raina announced this on...

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