5 dead in Serum Institute fire; Covishield facility unaffected
Pune, Jan 21 (PTI) Five persons died and nine were evacuated from a building in the Serum Institute of India’s Manjari premises here after a fire broke out at the facility on Thursday, police said. Covishield vaccine production won’t be hit due to the fire, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla said. The Manjari facility […]
‘Mulaqat’ facility resumed in Jails
JAMMU, JANUARY 21: Prisons Department, J&K has decided to resume mulaqat facility in Jails which was stopped as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Jails. As per an order issued by the Directorate of Prisons, J&K, inmates shall be allowed to have one interview/mulaqat with their family members in a month […]
Administration orders arrest of contractor for carrying out substandard works
Jammu, Jan 21 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration has ordered arrest of a private contractor working on Machail road in Kishtwar district for his poor performance in executing development works. District Development Commissioner, Ashok Sharma, passed orders for the arrest of the contractor, an official spokesman said on Thursday. This is probably for the […]
Soldier hit by sniper fire at LoC in Poonch
Poonch, Jan 21: A soldier was critically injured in a sniper rifle fire by Pakistani troops at a forward post in Mankore area along the Line of Control in Poonch district, officials said on Thursday. They said the soldier, Hawaldar Nirmal Singh, from 10 JAK Rifle suffered serious Injury in right side chest and was […]
Tourism stakeholders call for ending highway woes
Srinagar: Various stakeholders of Kashmir’s tourism sector Thursday urged the visiting Parliamentary delegation to put a word in New Delhi to ensure highway uncertainty ends in the Valley once for all and that the air-travel is made more convenient with genuine fares so that tourism picks up in the region. The stakeholders also demanded better […]
LG chairs first Unified High Command meet in Jammu
Jammu, Jan 21: Lieutenant Governor of J&K Manoj Sinha today chaired a crucial Unified High Command meeting in Jammu to review the prevailing security scenario in the UT and to chalk out a summer strategy. Reliable sources said that LG Sinha chaired a meeting of UHC at Jammu where in all officers of police, army, […]
Punjab govt gives Rs 5 lakh each to families of 4 farmers who died during protest against farm laws
Ludhiana, Jan 21 (PTI) A compensation of Rs 5 lakh each has been given to the families of four farmers from Ludhiana who lost their lives while participating in the ongoing protest against the Centre’s agricultural reforms, a senior officer said on Thursday. Braving cold weather conditions and rain, thousands of farmers, mainly from Punjab, […]
China announces sanctions against Pompeo, key Trump officials
Beijing, Jan 21 (PTI) Minutes after Joe Biden was sworn in as the new President of the United States, China imposed sanctions against former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and 27 others associated with the previous Trump administration for promoting and executing “crazy moves”, which “gravely” undermined its interests. The sanctions were announced late […]
Biden signs 15 executive orders, reversing Trump’s key policies
Washington, Jan 21 (PTI) On day one in office, US President Joe Biden has signed 15 executive orders, reversing some of the key foreign policies and national security decisions of his predecessor Donald Trump. The executive orders ranged from rejoining the Paris agreement on climate change, halting America’s withdrawal from the World Health Organisation, revoking […]
Srinagar shivers as mercury dips to Minus 7 degree Centigrade
Srinagar, January 21: No respite in Srinagar as temperature tumbles again to Minus 7 Centigrade as cold conditions prevail. A MeT official said that again because of Northwesterly colder winds and clear sky, night temperature dipped to minus 7.0 degree centigrade today in Srinagar. Yesterday temperature in Srinagar was recorded minus 6.0 degree centigrade.(GNS)
