Need to focus on developing dual-use technologies: Rajnath
New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) India needs to focus on developing dual-use technologies for both military and civilian agencies and special attention should be paid to research and development for manufacturing state-of-the-art defence platforms, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday. He said the demand for military equipment is increasing around the world in view […]
Blood thinners significantly reduce COVID-related mortality, hospitalisation: Study
New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) COVID-19 patients who use blood thinners may have a nearly 50 per cent reduced risk of death and a 43 per cent lower risk of hospitalisation, according to a study published in Lancet’s EClinical Medicine journal. The research was conducted on 6,195 patients over the age of 18 who were […]
Ladakh reports 10 new COVID-19 cases
Leh, Oct 4 (PTI) Ladakh recorded 10 fresh COVID-19 cases, raising its tally to 20,822, officials said on Monday. They said 22 patients were cured of the disease in the past 24 hours, taking the number of those recuperated 20,653. As of now, there are 52 active cases in the union territory — 47 in […]
One person dies, another injured as tractor falls into gorge
Jammu, Oct 4: One person was killed and another injured after a tractor they were travelling in skidded of the road and fell down into a gorge in Banihal area of Ramban district, officials said Monday. They said the driver lost control over tractor bearing registration number (JK03K-8337) and rolled down into 40-ft gorge near […]
Driver injured, cleaner missing after JCB plunges into River Sindh
Ganderbal, Oct 04: A driver of a JCB was injured while its cleaner went missing after the JCB plunged into river Sindh near Hung Sonamarg on Srinagar-Leh highway in central Kashmirs Ganderbal district on Monday morning. SDPO Kangan, Yasir Qadri said that the driver was injured while JCB cleaner has gone missing after the JCB […]
Active COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 200 days
New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) Daily cases of coronavirus in the country remained below 30,000 for the tenth straight day with 20,799 fresh infections recorded in a single day, while the active cases declined to 2,64,458, the lowest in 200 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. With the fresh cases, India’s […]
All first-year college students to be given tablets in JK: Union Minister
Srinagar, Oct 4 (PTI) About 75,000 first-year students of various undergraduate courses in Jammu and Kashmir, besides 2,000 school students belonging to various scheduled tribe communities, will be given tablets, Union Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar said Sunday. The Union Minister made this announcement while concluding his five-day visit to Kashmir on Sunday. […]
Will ask Centre to defer by a year J&K participation in all-India quota for NEET exam: LG
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said he would request the Centre to defer by a year the Union Territory’s participation in the all-India quota in this year’s NEET exam. A delegation of NEET Post-Graduate MD/MS aspirants called on the Lieutenant at Raj Bhavan here. The delegation led by Dr Junaid […]
