Gunfight breaks out in Rajouri’s Thanamandi: Officials
Rajouri, Aug 19: An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Thanamandi area of Rajouri district on Thursday morning, officials said here. They said that the encounter broke out in Karyote Kalas area, where a cordon and search operation was launched on Wednesday after reports of suspicious movement. The officials said that today […]
Restrictions imposed in Srinagar locality to thwart Muharram processions
Srinagar, Aug 19 (PTI) Authorities on Thursday imposed restrictions in Abi Guzar area of the city to prevent members of the Shia community from taking out any procession to mark Ashoora, the last day of the 10-day Muhurram mourning period, officials said. Restrictions have been imposed in Abi Guzar area falling under police station Kothibagh […]
COVID-19: India logs 36,401 new cases
New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) India has added 36,401 new COVID-19 infections, taking the total tally of cases to 3,23,22,258, while the death toll has climbed to 4,33,049 with 530 more fatalities, according to Union health ministry data updated on Thursday. The national recovery rate has improved to 97.52 per cent, the highest since March last […]
US urges over 150 world leaders not to come to UN over COVID
United Nations, Aug 19 (AP) The US is urging the more than 150 countries planning to send their leader or a government minister to New York to speak in person at the UN General Assembly next month to consider giving a video address instead to prevent the annual high-level week from becoming “a super-spreader event”. […]
Troops will stay in Afghanistan to evacuate Americans: Biden
Washington, Aug 19 (AP) US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he is committed to keeping US troops in Afghanistan until every American is evacuated, even if that means maintaining a military presence there beyond his August 31 deadline for withdrawal. He also pushed back against criticism that the US should have done more […]
Govt creating gender-inclusive ecosystem: Lt Guv
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said his administration is creating a gender-inclusive ecosystem in the union territory so that women have a better access to education and economic growth. Sinha was interacting with beneficiaries from J&K under the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Pragati and Saksham scholarship […]
Vaccine nationalism could lead to increase in coronavirus variants: Study
Washington: Vaccine stockpiling by nations may strongly impact global trajectories of COVID-19 case numbers, and increase the potential emergence of novel variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a modelling study has warned. The research, published in the journal Science on Tuesday, explored the effects of different vaccine-sharing schemes on the global persistence of COVID-19 infections, as […]
