SRINAGAR: Special screening arrangements are being made at Srinagar airport to quarantine suspected coronavirus cases and arrivals are being screened before leaving the airport to ensure that those suspected to be affected with the virus are quarantined to prevent spread. The medical staff deployed at the airport has been equipped with necessary logistics to enable […]
Jammu: A pair of Asiatic lions, a male and female adult individuals aged 3.7 and 2.7 year, is slated to reach Jambu Zoo on Wednesday, November 8. The Department of Wildlife Protection informed that the lion pair is being brought to the UT on the direction of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha. The Asiatic Lion pair, […]
Colombo: The threat of the Nipah virus spreading to Sri Lanka from India remains minimal, the island nation’s health ministry said on Saturday amidst the rising fear about the contagious disease among the citizens. In a statement issued by the health ministry’s epidemiology unit, which is the nodal wing for such diseases, the department said […]
Srinagar: Director Horticulture Kashmir G. R. Mir on Saturday visited district Anantnag to take stock of the ongoing work at two departmental nurseries at Katertang in zone Bijbehara and Panzmula in zone khowerpora. In katertaing nursery, Horticulture Department is going to establish a root stock bank and fruit plant nursery to cater the demand of […]
SRINAGAR: The Director Horticulture Kashmir, G.R. MIR today visited the Fruit Plant Nursery Panzmulla, Anantnag to review the progress of the Post Entry Quarantine (PeQ) facility being developed there. The said PeQ facility is being developed under the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) to create a rootstock bank and nursery block for high-quality planting material […]
Beijing: As he enters his new term as China’s president and most powerful leader in decades, Xi Jinping is signalling that he is steeling for an era of superpower contestation, even as he seeks to revive a battered economy. There was never serious doubt that Xi, as dominant as any Chinese leader since Mao Zedong, […]
Jammu & Kashmir is having chequered terrain and a cold climate which is ideal for various pastoral engagements. A large chunk of rural people is mostly sheep rearing as it has been passed to them as a cultural gift from ancestors. Livestock rearing and development is considered very a valuable source of income as the […]
Beijing: China is seeking to minimize the possibility of a major new COVID-19 outbreak during this month’s Lunar New Year travel rush following the end of most pandemic containment measures. The Transportation Ministry on Friday called on travelers to reduce trips and gatherings, particularly if they involve elderly people, pregnant women, small children and those […]
United Nations/Geneva: The World Health Organization has again urged China to regularly share specific and real-time data on the COVID-19 situation in the country, amid a surge in coronavirus cases after Beijing relaxed its strict “zero-COVID” policy. The global health agency has asked Chinese health officials to share data on genetic sequencing, hospitalisations, deaths and […]
Beijing: Chinese authorities are going door to door and paying people older than 60 to get vaccinated against COVID-19. But even as cases surge, 64-year-old Li Liansheng said his friends are alarmed by stories of fevers, blood clots and other side effects. “When people hear about such incidents, they may not be willing to take […]