Covid death tally goes up to 190 in Ladakh, 88 fresh cases reported in Leh
Leh, June 2 (PTI) The COVID-19 death toll in Ladakh has climbed to 190 following a fatality in Kargil, while 88 fresh cases pushed the overall tally to 18,750 in the union territory, officials said on Wednesday. The number of active cases in Ladakh stand at 1,581 which includes 1,386 cases in Leh district and […]
JKNPP stages anti-BJP protest against price hike in Jammu
Jammu, Jun 2 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) staged a protest here on Wednesday against the BJP-led Centre over its alleged failure to control a raging inflation that has led to a steep rise in the prices of fuel and grocery items. JKNPP chairman and former minister Harsh Dev Singh led […]
COVID-19 variant 1st reported in India threatens to rapidly spread in sub-region: UNHCR
United Nations, Jun 2 (PTI) The highly-infectious COVID-19 variant first detected in India threatens to rapidly spread in the sub-region, including among refugees, the UN refugee agency has said as it warned of vaccine shortages in the Asia-Pacific region, including for asylum-seekers. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesperson Andrej Mahecic, at a press […]
India records 1.32 lakh new Covid cases, 3,207 deaths
New Delhi, Jun 2: India recorded 1,32,788 new coronavirus cases and 3,207 deaths in the last 24 hours. With over 26,500 cases, Tamil Nadu was the biggest contributor to the country’s daily caseload. Active cases reduced by more than a lakh. The total number of active cases stands at about 17.93 lakh right now. For […]
Only one strain found in India is now ‘of concern’: WHO
Geneva, Jun 2: The WHO said Tuesday that only one strain of the Covid-19 Delta variant first detected in India was now considered “of concern”, while two other strains had been downgraded. The B.1.617 variant of the virus, which has in part been blamed for explosive outbreak in the country, has been dubbed a triple […]
Regrettable that General Assembly President’s remarks taken out of context: PGA
United Nations, Jun 2 (PTI) Days after India termed comments by UN General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir in Pakistan on Jammu and Kashmir as “misleading and prejudiced , a spokesperson for the head of the 193-member UN body said it is regrettable that his remarks were taken out of context. Bozkir had visited Bangladesh and […]
US withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan is 30-44 per cent complete: US Central Command
Washington, Jun 2 (PTI) The US withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan is estimated to be completed between 30-44 per cent, US Central Command said on Tuesday. US Central Command estimates that we have completed between 30-44 per cent of the entire retrograde process, the US Central Command(CENTCOM) said in an update on withdrawal of […]
German report raises the spectre of Political Islamism
Asad Mirza Though the motivation for commissioning the report is political, yet the recommendations if acted upon sincerely, they can lead to better community relations in Germany. In the backdrop of the increasing Islamophobia across the world, Germany’s leading political party seems to have taken a right step towards analysing the problem and its offshoots. […]
Letters to the Editor
Switch to e-vehicles The Centre Government’s decision to exempt battery-powered vehicles from paying costs for the renewal of their registration certificates and the assignment of new registration marks is a step in the right direction. In this context, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways published a draught notification proposing to exempt the Central Motor […]
Say no to tobacco
31st May is celebrated as No Tobacco Day. This day is celebrated all over the world. The main motto of celebrating this day is to aware people about health hazard effects of using tobacco and other harmful drugs. WHO is an organization created globally for health care protection felt that using tobacco was on the […]
