Subsidized sugar to be provided to AAY families
The Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu, accorded sanction to the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs for procurement of 3000 MT of sugar from National Agriculture Co-operative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED). As per sanction, the Department will procure 2800 MT per […]
Government issues clarification: Misinformation being spread on regulating construction in ‘Strategic Areas’ for Armed Forces for their operational requirements
The Government has recently approved a special dispensation for regulating construction in “Strategic Areas”, required by the Armed Forces for their direct operational and training requirements. Some misgivings have been expressed in the media regarding the decision. A few political parties are deliberately misleading people as if land is being transferred to Armed Forces and […]
COVID claims 6 more lives in J&K, toll 242
Six more patients who were tested positive for deadly COVID-19 have died in Jammu and Kashmir, thus taking the total number of deaths due to the virus to 242 in the Union Territory. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that patients who died include an 80-year-old woman from Rainawari Srinagar, a 59-year-old man […]
In Pulwama, duo arrested in a night raid
Two persons were arrested during a nocturnal raid in South Kashmir’s Pulwama hamlet, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Trust (KNT). In the raid that was conducted during the intervening night of 18 and 19 July in Drabgam village of the district, KNT reported quoting local sources, armored vehicles entered into the village, picked up two […]
In Kupwara, private school teacher detained under PSA
A private school teacher and a former activist of banned outfit Jamaat-e-Islami J-K from north Kashmir’s Kupwara district was booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) and has been shifted to sub-jail Kupwara, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Service (KNS). Zahoor Abbass Khan, a 39-year-old son of Mohammad Abbas Khan of Devar Lolab, KNS reported quoting […]
What are human challenge trials — the experiment Oxford is considering for its Covid vaccine
Bengaluru: The Jenner Institute, which is working collaboratively on developing the promising vaccine candidate from University of Oxford, is considering human challenge trials to expedite results, according to a report in The Guardian Thursday. Human challenge trials (HCTs) are those where participants are exposed to the virus on purpose, which is normally not allowed for ethical reasons. Exposure occurs in […]
Wrist is history: Azhar recalls his 3 hundreds, and his Eden
Third Test in Kolkata, from December 31, 1984 to January 5, 1985; Azhar 110, DNB Fourth Test in Madras, from January 13 to 18, 1985; Azhar 48, 105 Fifth Test in Kanpur, from January 31 to February 5, 1985; Azhar 122, 54* Calcutta was boiling with anger. ‘No Kapil, no Test’ was the call. India […]
Another death takes J&K Covid-19 toll to 238
Jammu and Kashmir reported two more deaths due to covid-19 on Sunday, taking the fatality count due to the virus to 238 in J&K. Official sources told GNS that one of the victims was an 84-year-old man from Baramulla. They said the patient was admitted to SKIMS Soura on July 16 as a case of […]
Like Gambhir’s batting but as a person, he has some problems: Shahid Afridi refers to Paddy Upton’s comments on Ex-India opener
Ever since that India vs Pakistan ODI in Kanpur in 2007, former India opener Gautam Gambhir and former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi have been at loggerheads. The duo had a heated argument in that match which it seems has stayed with them. After taking numerous pot-shots at each other, Afridi once again fuelled the rivalry by saying that Gambhir, […]
736 new cases push Odisha’s Covid-19 tally to nearly 18,000
US continues to see massive spikes in the number of coronavirus cases rose by 1.4%. Texas reported more than 10,000 cases for the fifth consecutive day and Arizona reported a record number of Covid-19 deaths. The European Union is yet to finalise a economic recovery plan as the southern European nations expressed their displeasure accusing […]