Revised SOP issued for conducting exams amid COVID-19
New Delhi, Sep 11 (PTI) The government has issued a revised SOP for conducting examinations amid the COVID-19 pandemic, removing the provision that allowed symptomatic candidates who insist on taking an exam to do so in isolation. According to the revised document by the Health ministry, in regular course, a symptomatic candidate should be referred […]
Govt employee booked for migrant relief fraud
Jammu, Sep 11 (PTI) The Crime branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday booked a government employee from the valley for withdrawing relief meant for Kashmiri migrants by fraudulent means, an officer said on Thursday. Mukhtiyar Ahmed Sheikh of Achabal in Anantnag district, who is employed with the health department in Mattan, prepared documents […]
US will reduce its troop strength in Afghanistan to 4,000: Trump
Washington, Sep 11 (PTI) The United States will reduce the number of its troops in Afghanistan to 4,000 in a very short period of time, President Donald Trump said Thursday as he announced withdrawal of forces from other countries as well. “A lot of progress is being made in Afghanistan. But we’ll be down to […]
Pak continues to foment ‘culture of violence’ at home: India at UN
United Nations, Sep 11 (PTI) Hitting out at Pakistan, India has said the country foments a culture of violence at home and across its borders and its deplorable human rights records and discriminatory treatment of religious minorities is a cause of persistent concern for the global community. “Unfortunately, we have witnessed another attempt by the […]
Ladakh standoff: India, China agree on 5-point roadmap at Jaishankar-Wang talks
New Delhi, Sep 11 (PTI) Noting that the current situation at their border is not in the interest of either side, India and China have agreed on a five-point roadmap including quick disengagement of troops and avoiding any action that could escalate tensions for resolving the four-month-long face-off in eastern Ladakh. As the two countries […]
Militant’s body recovered after four days of searches in Budgam
Srinagar, September 11: A dead body of a militant was recovered late last night from Check Kawoosa after four days of searches following a brief gunfight in the Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. A senior police officer said that the body was recovered from a Nala (Water body) in which the militant had jumped after suffering […]
Covid-19 vaccine hits roadblock
Serum Institute halts India trials of AstraZeneca's vaccine
New Delhi: Serum Institute of India on Thursday said it is putting on hold clinical trials of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine for which it has been enlisted to manufacture a billion doses. “We are reviewing the situation and pausing India trials,” SII, the world’s biggest vaccine manufacturer by volume, said in a brief statement. The […]
