COVID-19 vaccine protects people of all body weights: Lancet study
London, Jul 1 (PTI) COVID-19 vaccines greatly reduced the number of cases of severe COVID-19 for everyone regardless of their body size, according to a study of 90 lakh adults in England published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology on Friday. Vaccine effectiveness was similar for those with a higher body mass index (BMI) and […]
J&K board declares Class-12 results for Jammu region
Jammu, July 1 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Board of Secondary Education declared the results of the Class-12 examination for the Jammu division on Thursday. Seventy per cent of the students passed the exam, officials said, adding that girls outshone the boys. Seventy-five per cent of the students got distinction and 60 per cent secured […]
Increasing footfall
Jammu and Kashmir is presently on everyone’s visit list. Thousands of tourists are making a beeline to this place with most of the visitors preferring to visit Kashmir valley to beat the summer heat. Since the past few months now Kashmir Valley is witnessing an exponential increase in the tourism flow. According to statistics provided […]
Preparing for a knowledge economy
Dharmendra Pradhan When the Pradhan Mantri UjjwalaYojana (PMUY) was launched in 2016 under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, our greatest challenge then was reaching the last woman standing in the queue in remotest recesses of the country with LPG cylinders. With a dedicated workforce and tremendous political will, the success of PMUY and […]
Amarnath Yatra: Arduous journey towards peace
V K Magotra Kashmir, known famously as paradise on the earth is limping back to normalcy with all time high turnout of over 8 lakh tourists at present. Proper arrangements have been made by the Union territory of J&K for the smooth conduct of the pilgrimage of Shri Amarnath Shrine by placing men and sophisticated […]
JK reports 83 new covid-19 cases
Srinagar, June 30: Jammu and Kashmir reported 83 new covid-19 infections during the past 24 hours while as no death due to the virus took place, officials said on Thursday. They said that 59 cases were reported from Jammu division and 24 from Kashmir division, taking overall tally to 455089. Giving district wise details, Jammu […]
Monsoon rain brings respite in Jammu, Kashmir witnessed heat wave
Srinagar, June 30: Kashmir Valley continued to swelter under heat wave with Srinagar recording season’s hottest day at 34.2°C even as monsoon rainfall brought about some respite to Jammu on Thursday. As mercury hit a new high this season in Srinagar, it was over 0.2°C higher than yesterday and 5.1°C above the normal for this […]
Three arrested as fake sim card racket busted in Budgam: Police
Srinagar, June 30: Police on Thursday claimed to have busted a fake SIM card racket by arresting three persons involved in the commission of crime. In a statement issued here police said that police received specific information that, a group of PoS agents is operating in District Budgam and involved in cheating innocent people by […]
WHO: COVID-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world
Geneva, Jun 30 (AP) The number of new coronavirus cases rose by 18 per cent in the last week, with more than 4.1 million cases reported globally, according to the World Health Organisation. The UN health agency said in its latest weekly report on the pandemic that the worldwide number of deaths remained relatively similar […]
Child’s Aadhaar not mandatory for availing benefits of Poshan scheme: Govt
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) The Women and Child Development Ministry has clarified that a child’s Aadhaar card is not mandatory for availing the benefits of nutrition scheme scheme, and that these can be accessed using the mother’s biometric card to register on the Poshan tracker app. The clarification came in response to a media […]