India a step closer to making key drug to treat Covid-19
The Hyderabad based Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT) has synthesised the key starting materials (KSMs) for Remdesivir, the first step to develop the active pharmaceutical ingredient in a drug. IICT has also begun so-called technology demonstrations for drug manufacturers such as Cipla so that manufacturing can begin in India, if needed. Remdesivir, manufactured by […]
Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: India reports 195 deaths, 3,900 infections in last 24 hours
Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: With 179 deaths since Monday evening, the death toll due to the coronavirus pandemic rose to 1,568 on Tuesday while the total number of infections jumped to 46, 433 including the 12,726 people who have been treated and discharged so far. This is the highest jump in the death toll and the number of cases […]
Sensex climbs over 450 points in opening deals, Nifty reclaims 9,400-mark on Asian cues
The benchmark equity indices on the BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE) opened nearly 1.5 per cent higher on Tuesday tracking gains in the broader Asian markets that rose tracking a late Wall Street rally as governments eased coronavirus lockdowns. At 9:15 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 468.39 points (1.48 per cent) at 32,183.74, […]
Ladakh councillors protest outside L-G’s residence over delay in bringing back stranded locals
In an embarrassment to the UT administration in Ladakh, the Chief Executive Councillor of Leh’s Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Gyal P Wangyal, along with his Deputy Tsering Sandup, executive councillors, and councillors held a dharna outside the residence of Lt Governor R K Mathur Monday. The dharna was to protest over the delay […]
In Pakistan’s new script for terrorism in Kashmir, Handwara is the key
A second face-off between security forces and terrorists, not far from the Handwara house in north Kashmir where a bloody firefight killed 5 soldiers, appears to be part of a Pakistan attempt to rewrite the script for terrorism in Kashmir, a top security official told Hindustan Times on Monday evening. Just minutes earlier, two young men had […]
“Couldn’t even walk properly”: 14-yr-old boy killed in Handwara attack
Srinagar: A 14-year-old physically-handicapped boy was killed, alongside three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers, in a shootout when the militants attacked the 92 battalion of a CRPF party in Wangam area of Qaziabad, Handwara, north Kashmir, on Monday. The body of Hazim Shafi Bhat, a class seventh student, of Khipora village was spotted after the […]
12 more patients discharged from SKIMS, Bemina after recovering from Covid-19
SRINAGAR, MAY 04: SKIMS Medical College Hospital Bemina informed that 12 more COVID-19 patients were discharged from the hospital after recovering from the contagious disease. Among the 153 COVID Positive patients admitted for treatment at SKIMS Medical College Hospital after being referred from various hospitals across the valley, 05 belong to Baramulla, 02 to Srinagar, […]
Lt Governor arrives at Civil Secretariat Srinagar, interacts with officers
Reiterates government’s resolve of working tirelessly for ensuring responsive and accountable Government SRINAGAR, MAY 04: With the opening of the offices at Srinagar, the Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu arrived at the Civil Secretariat where he was greeted by the Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam. On the occasion Advisors to the Lieutenant Governor, Kewal Kumar Sharma, […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
25 new positive cases reported today, 303 cases recovered till date in JK JAMMU, MAY 04: The Government Monday informed that 25 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 01 from Jammu division and 24 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to […]
‘As world fights Covid-19, some spreading other viruses’: PM Modi at NAM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday underlined how even as the world is fighting coronavirus, some people are busy spreading other viruses. He identified those viruses as terrorism and fake news. The PM did not name any country. “Even as the world fights Covid-19, some people are busy spreading some other deadly viruses such as […]