NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday appealed for more generous donations to the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund, which is used for rehabilitation and welfare of ex-servicemen and their dependents. The minister felicitated prominent contributors to the fund in 2020-21, including the State Bank of India and Sun TV, defence ministry said in […]
MUMBAI: India captain Virat Kohli on Thursday said he expects to get more clarity from the BCCI on the upcoming tour of South Africa in the next couple of days and does not want to be left “confused” following the emergence of the new COVID-19 variant — Omicron It is understood that head coach Rahul […]
Amsterdam: The omicron variant was already in the Netherlands when South Africa alerted the World Health Organization about it last week, Dutch health authorities said Tuesday, adding to fear and confusion over the new version of the coronavirus in a weary world hoping it had left the worst of the pandemic behind. The Netherlands’ RIVM […]
Johannesburg: South Africa’s top health federation on Sunday slammed the 18 nations which have imposed travel bans on the country on fears of the new potentially highly-transmissible variant of COVID-19, Omicron, saying the world must avoid such “knee-jerk reaction” if it wants “transparency” in the sharing of critical medical data. The new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529, […]
America’s top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has said that the new COVID-19 Omicron variant is in “fluid motion” in South Africa and the US scientists are in “very active” communication with their colleagues in that country to test the strain, get facts and find out whether or not it evades the antibodies. The […]
Johannesburg: Hundreds of foreigners on family or business trips in South Africa desperately tried to get back home on the last available flights as several nations imposed restrictions on travellers due to the discovery of the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 in this country. The UK announced on Thursday that all flights to and from […]
KANPUR: The new COVID-19 variant, which threatens to wreak havoc in South Africa, has led to considerable concerns about India’s tour of the Rainbow Nation next month and there could be changes in the quarantine rules for players in the coming days. India, during a nearly seven-week assignment starting December 17, are scheduled to play […]
Srinagar: Three Covid deaths were recorded while 108 new positive cases of COVID-19, were reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, an official bulletin said. It said that two Covid deaths were reported in Kashmir and one in Jammu. The cases include 89 from Kashmir division and 19 from Jammu division Also, 03 COVID deaths […]
SRINAGAR: Two Covid deaths were recorded in Kashmir while 174 new positive cases of COVID-19 were reported in Jammu and Kashmir, an official bulletin said. Majority of the cases including 150 were reported from Kashmir and only 24 were reported in Jammu division. Moreover, 107 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various […]
Srinagar: Director General Horticulture Kashmir Ajaz Ahmad Bhat today visited Fruit Plant Nursery Harwan to ascertain the situation due to encroachment of departmental land by the locals. Pertinent to mention that on the directions of DG Horticulture an F.I.R. has already been lodged against the culprits. DG Horticulture said that the encroachment in whatsoever form […]