Govt decides to keep educational institutes closed in JK
Srinagar, Aug 8: Authorities on Sunday decided to keep the schools and higher educational institutes including coaching centers closed in Jammu and Kashmir till further orders. However, the educational institutions have been “permitted to seek personal attendance of vaccinated staff/students for administrative purposes and Independence day celebrations subject to limit of 25 and strict adherence […]
Covishield, Covaxin combination brings better immunogenicity than 2 doses of same vaccine: Study
New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) A study by ICMR involving 98 people, 18 of whom had inadvertently received Covishield as first dose and Covaxin as the second in Uttar Pradesh, showed that combining these two COVID-19 vaccines elicited better immunogenicity than two doses of the same vaccine. The study also found that immunisation with combination […]
Pak’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly passes resolution condemning attack on Hindu temple
Peshawar, Aug 8 (PTI) The provincial assembly of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has unanimously passed a resolution condemning the attack on a Hindu temple in the country’s Punjab province. Hundreds of people, carrying sticks, stones and bricks attacked the temple at Bhong city of Rahim Yar Khan district, some 590 kms from Lahore, burning parts of […]
NIA carries out multiple raids in JK against Jamaat-e-Islami members
Srinagar, Aug 8 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency on Sunday carried out multiple raids against Jamaat-e-Islami-linked members across Jammu and Kashmir, over two years after the religious group was banned by the Centre under anti-terror laws, officials said. The early morning raids were conducted at over 45 places on the houses and offices of Jamaat-e-Islami […]
COVID-19: India records 39,070 new cases
New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) With 39,070 people testing positive for coronavirus infection, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,19,34,455, while the death toll climbed to 4,27,862 with 491 fresh fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The active cases have declined to 4,06,822 and comprise 1.27 per cent […]
Ladakh reports 7 fresh COVID-19 cases
Leh, Aug 8 (PTI) Seven people tested positive for COVID-19 in Ladakh, while an equal number of patients were cured, taking the overall infection tally in the Union territory to 20,385 and 65 active cases, officials said on Sunday. The UT has registered 207 Covid-related deaths — 149 in Leh and 58 in Kargil — […]
UNSC meeting on Afghan galvanised members to call for end to violence: India’s envoy Tirumurti
United Nations, Aug 8 (PTI) The crucial UN Security Council meeting on Afghanistan, held within the first week of India’s Presidency of the powerful global body, galvanised members to call for an end to the violence and hostilities, and helped reveal to the outside world the dire situation facing the war-torn country, India’s envoy here […]
UK eases travel restrictions for India
London, Aug 8 (PTI) The UK on Sunday eased travel restrictions for India by moving the country from its “red” to “amber” list, which means fully vaccinated Indian passengers will no longer be subjected to a compulsory 10-day hotel quarantine on their arrival in Britain. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed […]
Militant killed in encounter, another arrested
Cop shot dead in Kulgam
Srinagar: A militant was killed in an encounter at Mouchwa area of Kralpora in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district while another one who managed to escape from the gunfight site was caught alive at Khrew in south Kashmir, police said Saturday. MMeanwhile, a cop was killed while as two othere were injured in a militant attack […]
