Fear, Panic and Anxiety affects Mental Health during pandemic: Expert
SRINAGAR, MAY 14: Psychiatry Expert, Dr Yasir Rather, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, GMC Srinagar stressed on Psychological Appropriate Behavior to mitigate influence of Covid pandemic on mental health of a person. “The pandemic and the second wave spike of positive cases and deaths created fear, panic, distress and anxiety among the people which takes a […]
JK reports 60 more Covid-19 deaths, 3027 fresh cases
Srinagar, May 14: Jammu and Kashmir reported slight dip in number of fresh covid-19 cases as 3027 persons were confirmed to have contracted the infection while 60 more people succumbed to the pestilence in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said that Jammu district received 1511 fresh cases while 1516 were confirmed […]
Israeli tanks pound Gaza ahead of possible ground incursion
Gaza City, May 14 (AP) Israeli artillery pounded northern Gaza early Friday in an attempt to destroy a vast network of militant tunnels inside the territory, the military said, bringing the front lines closer to dense civilian areas and paving the way for a potential ground invasion. Israel has massed troops along the border and […]
Vaccine purchase should be centralised, distribution decentralised: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, May 14 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday hit out at the government’s vaccine policy, saying it is compounding problems and demanded that the vaccine purchase should be centralised and distribution decentralised. “GOI’s vaccine policy is compounding the problem. Vaccine purchase should be centralised and distribution decentralised.India cannot afford this,” he said […]
Three reasons for making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for children
Ontario/Oxford, May 14 (The Conversation) On May 5, Health Canada approved a COVID-19 vaccine for use in children aged 12-15 years. The United States Food and Drug Administration quickly followed suit, and other countries are likely to do the same. Similar approvals for younger children are on the horizon. This is very welcome news. It […]
Three more die of COVID-19 in Ladakh, toll rises to 161
Leh, May 14 (PTI) Three more patients died of coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the death toll in the union territory to 161, while the infection count reached 15,916 with 109 fresh cases, officials said on Friday. Of the 109 new cases, 86 were reported in Leh district and 23 in Kargil district, they said. There are […]
Petrol, diesel prices rise again, reach record highs
New Delhi, May 14 (PTI) Petrol and diesel prices on Friday touched record high levels across the country after rates were increased for the fourth time this week. Petrol price was hiked by 29 paise per litre and diesel by 34 paise a litre, according to a price notification by state-owned fuel retailers. The increase propelled […]
J&K reports 34 more Covid-19 deaths, toll crosses 3000 mark
Srinagar, May 14: At least 34 persons, including a 39-year-old woman, succumbed to covid-19 since last evening so far, taking the fatality count to 3001, officials said on Friday. 18 deaths were reported at GMC Jammu while sixteen persons died at various hospitals and make-shift facilities for covid-19 management in Kashmir Valley, officials said. Among […]
Israel threatens Gaza ground invasion despite truce efforts
Jerusalem, May 14 (AP) Israel on Thursday said it was massing troops along the Gaza frontier and calling up 9,000 reservists ahead of a possible ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory, as the two bitter enemies plunged closer to all-out war. Egyptian mediators rushed to Israel for cease-fire efforts but showed no signs of progress. […]
India adds 3.43 lakh new COVID-19 cases, 4000 fresh fatalities
New Delhi, May 14 (PTI) With 3,43,144 people testing positive for coronavirus in a day, India’s COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 2,40,46,809, while the death toll rose to 2,62,317 with 4,000 fresh fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The active cases have reduced to 37,04,893 comprising 15.41 per cent […]
