Which COVID vaccine is best? Here’s why that’s really hard to answer
Melbourne, Jun 17 (The Conversation) With the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines accelerating, people are increasingly asking which vaccine is best? Even if we tried to answer this question, defining which vaccine is best is not simple. Does that mean the vaccine better at protecting you from serious disease? The one that protects you from whichever […]
CBSE will adopt 30:30:40 formula for evaluation of marks of class 12 students: Centre to SC
New Delhi, June 17 (PTI) The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the CBSE will be adopting a 30:30:40 formula for evaluation of marks of class 12 students based on results of class 10, 11 and 12 respectively. A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari was told by Attorney General K […]
Anti-inflammation drug may effectively treat COVID-19 complications in children: Study
London, Jun 17 (PTI) Corticosteroids, a class of drugs that lowers inflammation, may be an effective treatment for children who develop a rare but serious condition after COVID-19 infection, according to a study. All the 614 children in the study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday, developed a serious disorder following […]
Job aspirants protest after SKIMS withdraws 66 posts advertised last year
Srinagar, Jun 17: Scores of youth, who had applied for various posts advertised by SK Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) last year, on Thursday staged a protest against the management for withdrawing 66 posts a few days ago. Reports said that the aggrieved aspirants assembled at Srinagar’s press enclave and chanted slogans in favour of […]
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar visits Bandipora’s Tulail
Bandipora, Jun 17: Famed Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar on Thursday visited remote Tulail along the Line of Control in Gurez valley of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Reports said that the actor reached Neeru village of Tulail via helicopter at around 12 noon today. They said that he is scheduled to interact with Army and BSF […]
Punjab police takes custody of Budgam man for skipping court hearings
Budgam, June 17: Personnel from the Punjab Police reportedly took a Sarapnch from Central Kashmir’s Budgam into custody on the directions of Court after the said Sarapnch allegedly failed to appear in the court from past some years in a case involving him in Punjab. Sources said that a team from Punjab Police led by […]
Two killed in Rafiabad road mishap
Rafiabad, Jun 17: Two persons were killed while another was injured after head-on collision between a motorcycle and a tipper in Tragpora locality of Rafiabad in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday morning. An official said that two persons including a motorcyclist were killed while another one was injured after the bike they were riding […]
CRPF ASI dies of cardiac arrest in Sopore
Bilal Ahmad Sopore, Jun 17: An Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) ASI died of cardiac arrest on Wednesday evening here in Panzla area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports said that the health condition of Sheer Singh of 92 BN Panzla Sopore deteriorated after he complained of serve […]
India reports 67,208 new cases, 2,330 deaths
New Delhi, June 17: India reported 67,208 new coronavirus cases and 2,330 deaths in the last 24 hours, officials said With this, the country’s overall caseload rose to 2.97 crore, while the death toll surged to 3.81 lakh. The number of active cases dropped to 8.26 lakh, the lowest in 71 days. With a state-appointed […]
Two youth commit in Srinagar
Srinagar, Jun 17: Two youth on Thursday allegedly committed suicide in Batamaloo and Nowgam areas of Srinagar respectively, by hanging themselves at their respective homes. Official sources said that a 27-year old youth and 24-year-old youth hanged themselves at their homes in the wee hours today. They identified them as Taha Mohi-ud-din (27) of Batamaloo […]
