Persons with 1st Covaxin dose taken outside JK to register for 2nd jab
SRINAGAR, MAY 27: The government has asked the general public whosoever has taken the first dose of Covaxin outside the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and are due for 2nd dose, to register themselves for the same at their respective Deputy Chief Medical Officer’s office within next three days. According to a handout issued […]
States to receive 11 lakh COVID-19 doses soon: Centre
New Delhi, May 27 (PTI) More than 1.84 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and UTs and they will receive over 11 lakh doses within the next three days, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. The Centre has so far provided, both through the free of cost category and through direct […]
Newly married woman runs away with jewellery in Agra
Agra, May 27 (PTI) A newly-wed woman allegedly ran away with some gold and silver jewellery from her marital house after sedating her husband and in-laws here, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred on Monday night in Bah city of Agra Rural and a missing complaint was lodged in this regard at Khera Rathore […]
COVID pandemic has hampered anti-militancy Ops: DGP
Kulgam, May 27: Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Thursday said that Covid pandemic has affected the anti-militancy operations in the UT to some extent as many policemen and security forces have tested positive for the virus while there is a huge deployment of policemen on roads to enforce lock-down. The […]
BVR Subramanyam appointed as OSD in Commerce Ministry
Srinagar, May 27: Jammu and Kashmir’s Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam was on Thursday appointed as as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Commerce Ministry. The appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). “The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Shri B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, IAS […]
COVID-19 may cause long-term lung damage: Study
New Delhi, May 27 (PTI) Scientists have identified persistent damage in the lungs of COVID-19 patients at least three months after they were discharged from hospital, and for some patients even longer. This damage was not detected by routine CT scans and clinical tests, and the patients would consequently normally be told their lungs are […]
Two more Covid deaths, 235 new cases reported in Ladakh
Leh, May 27 (PTI) Ladakh has registered two more coronavirus fatalities and 235 new infections, taking the COVID-19 tally to 18,045 and death toll to 181, officials said on Thursday. Leh and Kargil districts reported one fatality each. Leh has accounted for 132 deaths and Kargil 49, officials said, quoting the bulletin released by the directorate […]
25 more Covid-19 deaths reported in JK
Srinagar, May 27: At least 25 more covid-19 deaths have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir since last evening, taking the fatality count to 3727, officials said on Thursday. Fourteen of these deaths were reported from Jammu division and eleven from Kashmir, the officials said. Among others, the officials said that a 65-year-old man […]
Body of Chattabal teenager fished out from Jhelum
Srinagar, May 27: The body of a 17-year-old boy, who drowned on May 21, was fished out on Thursday morning from river Jhelum in Guzarbal area of Noorbagh in Srinagar. Officials said that the boy identified as Moomin Ahmad Dar son of Abdul Rehman Dar of Chattabal slipped and drowned in river Jhelum at Weer […]
B.1.617 COVID19 variant, first detected in India, now found in 53 countries: WHO
United Nations/Geneva, May 27 (PTI) The B.1.617 COVID-19 variant, first detected in India, has now been found in 53 countries, according to the WHO, which noted that India recorded a 23 per cent decrease in the number of new cases in the last seven days but they were still the highest in the world. The […]
