Over 80,000 new infections take India’s COVID-19 tally past 62 lakh
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload raced past 62 lakh on Wednesday with 80,472 infections being reported in a day, while the number of recoveries surged to 51,87,825 pushing the recovery rate to 83.33 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total number of coronavirus cases mounted to 62,25,763, while the death […]
‘No Moral Right To Continue As CM, Resign’: Priyanka Gandhi Tells Adityanath
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday demanded Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s resignation and said he has “no moral right” to continue in the post following allegations by the Hathras gang-rape victim’s kin that police forced them to conduct her last rites. The 19-year-old Dalit woman, who died in a Delhi hospital a […]
Pain of Sajad Lone
Sajad Gani Lone was the first politician from Kashmir to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and decided to have an alliance with BJP much before PDP. He was a critic of both National Conference and PDP and used to call them as political qabal of Kashmir out to deceive their own people and work for […]
“Be a Changemaker”, Lt Governor directs Officers days before launch of Back to Village-3 programme
Lt Governor reviews preparedness for Massive Programme taking Governance to people’s doorstep SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 29: Own the ambitious Back to Village Programme and every single officer on the ground must work as a changemaker to ensure benefits of governance reach the last man in the queue, Lt Governor, Manoj Sinha directed the senior officials during […]
Lt Governor reviews winter preparedness of various departments, Offers Raj Bhawan’s Chopper to Public for Medical Emergencies & Evacuation
Directs for strengthening of a robust response mechanism for power restoration, Food Security, Snow Cutting, Water supply and road connectivity during winters Directs Power Department for establishment of task force to ensure uninterrupted power supply SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 29: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today chaired a joint meeting of various departments on winter preparedness here at […]
Lt Governor stresses upon innovative and efficient measures for conservation & preservation of world-renowned Dal lake, Wular Lake & other water bodies
Effective Solid Waste Management shall be put in place for the whole Srinagar city for the holistic conservation of lake Calls for zero release of sewage waste of household and commercial establishments into the lake Long term & Short- term solutions should go parallel SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 29: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today stressed upon innovative […]
Why the coronavirus death rate still eludes scientists
Global deaths from Covid-19 have reached 1 million, but experts are still struggling to figure out a crucial metric in the pandemic: the fatality rate – the percentage of people infected with the pathogen who die. Here is a look at issues surrounding better understanding the Covid-19 death rate. How is a death rate calculated? […]
J&K reports 1081 new covid-19 cases, total 74095
50 Travelers Among Infected; 1250 More Patients Discharged Jammu and Kashmir reported 1081 new novel coronavirus cases, taking the total count to 74095. 640 of the cases were confirmed from Jammu Division and 441 from Kashmir Valley, they said. Except for yesterday, Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed cases in excess of one thousand daily since […]
13 held for charging money from labourers for ”smooth” entry into J-K
Thirteen people have been arrested for illegally charging labourers from outside Jammu and Kashmir on the pretext of facilitating their “smooth entry” into the Union Territory, police on Tuesday. Seven cases, including one in Punjab, have been registered in this connection, they said. A probe has also been instituted against some policemen, including an assistant […]
Gold rate rises to Rs 49,260, silver prices remain stable
Spot gold prices in India (Rs 49,260) have increased since yesterday (Rs 49,250). However, it is lower than this week’s average of Rs 49,410.0 by 0.3%. The Indian spot gold price as of today is Rs 49,260 which grew by 0.02%; the rate was lower than global gold spot growth rate of 0.14%. The global […]