Militants attack Police party in Sopore, no loss of life or injury
Srinagar, August 05: Suspected militants on Thursday fired upon a Police party in main chowk Sopore area of North Kashmir. A senior Police officer said that militants fired on a Police party from a distance. However, in this incident no loss of life or injury has been reported. Meanwhile whole area has been cordoned off […]
COVID: why you still need to wash your hands
Dublin, Aug 5 (The Conversation) Hygiene was a significant part of the health measures to control the coronavirus at the start of the pandemic. But as evidence began to emerge of airborne spread, the focus switched to masks and, more recently, ventilation. Indeed, for some the focus has switched so sharply from surface transmission to […]
Delta variant challenges China’s costly lockdown strategy
Beijing, Aug 5 (AP) The delta variant is challenging China’s costly strategy of isolating cities, prompting warnings that Chinese leaders who were confident they could keep the coronavirus out of the country need a less disruptive approach. As the highly contagious variant pushes leaders in the United States, Australia and elsewhere to renew restrictions, President […]
COVID-19: India records 42,982 new cases
New Delhi, Aug 5 (PTI) India saw a single day rise of 42,982 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,18,12,114, while the active cases increased to 4,11,076, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 4,26,290 with 533 fresh fatalities. The active cases […]
Man electrocuted to death in Srinagar
Srinagar, Aug 05: A man hailing from Shangus area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district died due to electrocution in Srinagar, official said on Thursday. They said that the man identified as Mohammad Jawaad Bhat son of Ali Mohammad Bhat, a resident of Nowgam Shangus was electrocuted while he was repairing a motor in Srinagar. “He […]
Upcoming festivals: Govt asks states, UTs to consider imposing local restrictions
New Delhi, Aug 5 (PTI) The Centre has advised all states and UTs to actively consider imposing local restrictions for upcoming festivals like Muharram, Onam, Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi and Durga Puja and curbing mass gatherings. In a letter to chief secretaries and administrators of all states and UTs, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan stated that […]
Travel curbs: UK moves India from ‘red’ to ‘amber list’
London, Aug 5 (PTI) Fully vaccinated passengers from India will no longer be subjected to compulsory 10-day hotel quarantine as the UK moved the country from its “red” to “amber” list. Under Britain’s traffic light system for international travel, returning from amber list countries means a 10-day quarantining at home. The change, announced by the […]
Jamia Masjid to open for congregational Friday prayers
Srinagar: Friday prayers are likely to be held in Srinagar’s historic Jamia Masjid after a gap of 16 months since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Under the auspices of the Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid Srinagar, the cleaning of the central grand mosque was carried out in which the employees and staff of the Auqaf […]
Pegasus row: SC to hear batch of pleas seeking probe into alleged snooping
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Thursday a batch of petitions, including those filed by the Editors Guild of India and senior journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar, seeking independent probe into the alleged Pegasus snooping matter. As per the cause list uploaded on the apex court website, a bench comprising […]
Art 370 abrogation: Politicians can’t mourn for long, says Omar
Srinagar: Two years after the special status of Jammu And Kashmir was abrogated and he was detained for 234 days, NC leader Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday that after initially being “deeply jaded” he had realised that as a politician he didn’t have the right to “mourn” for long and could not let down the […]
