Ķiren Rijiju visits Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Srinagar
Inspects the Testing Labs, technical infrastructure, Interacted with patients SRINAGAR, APRIL 09: Union Minster of State, Youth Affairs and Sports (IC) and MoS Ministry of Minority Affairs and AYUSH, Kiren Rijiju today visited Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine here and took overall review of its functioning as well as physical infrastructure and Testing Labs. […]
JK reports 808 Covid cases
Srinagar: For the third day in running, Jammu and Kashmir reported 808 new COVID-19 cases while four more people died due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. Among the fresh cases, 283 were reported from Jammu Division and 525 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 136470. Providing […]
Burglars loot over a dozen shops in central Kashmir
Over a dozen shops were burgled in central Kashmir district of Ganderbal during the night intervening Thursday and Friday, official sources said this morning. They said burglars looted goods worth lakhs of rupees from over a dozen shops in main Kangan town in Ganderbal district. Shopkeepers were shocked this morning when they saw their shops […]
Government to increase the testing of people amid surge in covid-19
By: Javeed Bhat CK Srinagar In a high level meeting, the government has decided to increase the rate of RT-PCR tests to prevent the spread of COVId-19 in Jammu and Kashmir, even as on daily basis hundreds of people are testing positive to the infection. According to the official Commissioner Secretary Health Atal Dulloo while […]
After his father, Omar Abdullah tests positive to covid-19
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar Former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday tested positive to covid-19 infection. Omar Abdullah was along with his father when he tested positive and accompanied him to SKIMS where he was treated for several days. According to GNS news agency quoting official sources Omar’s test just came out to […]
Data should drive good contest in cricket, says Rahul Dravid
Data, which is used in statistics-driven cricket to help in strategy and player selection, should drive a good contest, legendary Indian batsman Rahul Dravid said. “Cricket has always been statistically-driven like baseball, but over the past 15 years we have moved beyond comparing averages and now use data to help in strategy and player selection,” […]
12 people, probably foreigners, beheaded in Mozambique
JOHANNESBURG: Twelve people, possibly foreigners, were found beheaded following an attack claimed by the militant Islamic State (IS) group on the northern Mozambique town of Palma on Wednesday. Commander Pedro da Silva told journalists visiting the town, near natural gas projects worth $60 billion, that he could not be sure of the nationalities of the […]
‘Vaccine For Those Who Need It, Halt Export’: Rahul Gandhi Writes To PM Modi
Rahul Gandhi on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking for vaccination for “everyone who needs it” and to immediately halt vaccine exports. The Congress leader also urged the government to fast-track other vaccines. “Open up Covid vaccination to everyone who needs it,” he said. In the letter, Gandhi also sought more […]
Submerged localities
The latest heavy rains in Srinagar city and other parts of Kashmir valley have resulted in a lot of disruption in life coupled with the disruption of highways due to landslides. Apart from dip in the temperatures, people of Srinagar city have to face submerged roads by lanes and even the water logging in their […]
Div Com Kashmir reviews Ramadan-ul- Mubarak arrangements
Stresses on intensive market checking during the holy month SRINAGAR, APRIL 08: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com), Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today convened a meeting of concerned officers of divisional administration to review arrangements for the ensuing holy month of Ramadan and Navratra festival starting from 13th of this month. The meeting was attended by […]