US death toll from COVID-19 hits 900,000, sped by omicron
Washington, Feb 5 (AP) Propelled in part by the wildly contagious omicron variant, the US death toll from COVID-19 hit 900,000 on Friday, less than two months after eclipsing 800,000. The two-year total, as compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is greater than the population of Indianapolis, San Francisco, or Charlotte, North Carolina. The milestone comes […]
Man shot dead inside his house in Rajouri
Rajouri, Feb 05: A young man in his late twenties was shot dead inside his house in Targain village of Rajouri, sources said. They said that the victim was sleeping in his house in Targain village falling under Budhal police station area of Rajouri when he was shot at by unknown person resulting his on […]
Two militants killed in Zakoora encounter
Srinagar, Feb 5 (PTI) Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed in an encounter with security forces here in Zakoora area of Srinagar on Saturday, police said. Acting on specific inputs about the presence of militants in the Zakoora locality of the city, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there during the night, a […]
Govt approves J&K Sports Policy 2022 : Policy incorporates provisions for cash awards, employment
JAMMU: To promote sporting culture and harness the energy of youth in Jammu and Kashmir, the Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the rollout of the J&K Sports Policy 2022. The new Sports Policy is aimed at promoting sports in the Union territory by developing sports […]
Lt Guv reviews Covid-19 situation in JK : Directs for continued adherence to CAB
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Friday reviewed the Covid-19 situation in J&K UT in a series of meetings with members of Covid Task Force, DCs and SSsP. During the meeting, the to-date situation of the Covid-19 was discussed, where ACS Health presented Covid analysis based on various parameters. The chair also took district-wise assessment of […]
Vaccinating adolescents
Covid-19 has hit almost all the facets of life. Be it economy, travel, health or any other sector including education, all spheres of human activity have been touched deeply. However, in case of education the pandemic has meant loses that are hard to compensate or cover as the students community has lost almost two years […]