Letter to the Editor
Vaccinating persons with disabilities The step by the Central Government to accept the Unique Disability Identification (UDID) Card as a photo ID when registering for vaccinations on the Co-WIN portal is laudable. The Union Health Ministry has directed States to ensure that the UDID card, which is issued by the Government of India to Persons […]
Bihar politics: The tale of two leaders
Er. Prabhat Kishore Since three decades, the political power in Bihar is revolving around two personalities Nitish Kumar, a technocrat and Laloo Prasad, a law graduate. Both ruled the State directly or indirectly for nearly 15-15 years each leading the regional parties with the support of national ally BJP and Congress respectively. Before pre-Mandal era, […]
JK reports 866 fresh Covid-19 cases, 14 deaths
Srinagar, June 12: Jammu and Kashmir reported 866 new covid-19 cases while fourteen people succumbed to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said 265 of the cases were from Jammu Division and 601 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total infection count so far in J&K to 306638. Regarding 14 […]
JK prepares capacity expansion plan to tackle a possible third wave of COVID
SRINAGAR, JUNE 12: The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting to oversee the preparation of action plan for tackling a possible third wave of COVID in Jammu and Kashmir based on the recommendations of an expert Advisory Committee headed by Prof. Mohammad Sultan Khuroo. Financial Commissioner, Health & Medical Education, Atal […]
DHSK orders resumption of elective surgeries in non-Covid-19 Hospitals
Srinagar, June 12: Amid drop in covid-19 cases, Directorate Of Health Services Kashmir on Saturday ordered resumption elective surgeries in hospitals in the interest of better patient care. “It is impressed upon all Chief Medical Officers, Medical Superintendents and Block Medical Officers under the Administrative control of this Directorate to resume conducting of elective routine […]
Father dies, daughter injured in road mishap
Budgam, Jun 12: A pedestrian was killed while his daughter was injured after they were hit by a vehicle in Khansahib area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Saturday afternoon. Witnesses said that a Maruti 800 bearing registration number JK04C-3956 hit two pedestrians at Khansahib, leaving them seriously injured. “Both the injured were rushed to […]
Claims of Co-WIN system hacking, data leak ‘baseless’: Govt
New Delhi, Jun 12 (PTI) The government on Saturday dismissed the claims of hacking of the Co-WIN system and data leak as “baseless”. In a statement, the Health Ministry said the matter of the alleged hacking of the Co-WIN system has been investigated by the Computer Emergency Response Team of the Ministry of Electronics and […]
Two civilians, two cops killed in Sopore militant attack
Sopore, June 12: Two policemen and two civilians were killed and three others were injured after suspected militants opened fire at a police party in main chowk Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday. Official sources said that at least 7 persons were injured including four cops and three civilians after suspected militants attacked […]
Biden to urge G-7 leaders to call out, compete with China
Carbis Bay (England), Jun 12 (AP) The United States plans to push democratic allies on Saturday to publicly call out China for forced labour practices as the Group of Seven leaders gather at a summit where they will also unveil an infrastructure plan meant to compete with Beijing’s efforts in the developing world. The provocative […]
Militants attack security forces in Sopore
Srinagar, Jun 12: Suspected militants fired upon on security forces in Aram pora area of North Kashmir’s Sopore on Saturday. Official sources said that militants attacked a joint team of Police and CRPF at Naka in Arampora. However, no loss of life or injury has been reported so far. Meanwhile, the whole area has been […]
