Govt extends 5-kg free foodgrains scheme till March 2022
New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided to extend till March the free foodgrains supply under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) to provide relief to ration cardholders. The 5 kg foodgrain per person per month is being provided free of cost to more than 80 crore beneficiaries under […]
Three militants killed in Rambagh shootout: Police
Srinagar, Nov 24: Police on Wednesday claimed to have killed three militants in a gunfight at Rambagh area of Srinagar city. IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that the militants were killed in the encounter with police this evening. Identity of the militants is being ascertained, he said.(GNS)
Committee for disposal of enemy properties reconstituted
New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) The government has reconstituted a high level committee for the disposal of enemy properties that have been left behind by those who migrated and took up citizenship of Pakistan and China. The committee, which is headed by a senior officer of the Union Home Ministry, will look after the disposal […]
India pitches for inclusive political settlement to Afghan crisis
New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) India on Wednesday reaffirmed the need for an inclusive negotiated political settlement to the Afghan crisis and said the territory of Afghanistan should not be used to the detriment of any other country. In a virtual interactive session at an industry chamber, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said New Delhi […]
Cabinet approves Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021: Sources
New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill to repeal the three farm laws, which triggered protests at Delhi borders by thousands of farmers, according to official sources. The Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021 has been approved days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement to repeal the three central farm […]
Cloud cover brings relief as temperature rises in Valley
Srinagar, Nov 24: A day after Srinagar recorded season’s coldest night so far, the minimum temperature rose in the summer capital and elsewhere in Kashmir Valley on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here said that mercury settled at 0.3°C against previous night’s minus 1.7°C which happened to be the coldest low temperature recorded so far […]
Active COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 537 days
New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) India added 9,283 new coronavirus infections taking the country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,45,35,763 while the active cases declined to 1,11,481, the lowest in 537 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 4,66,584 with 437 fresh fatalities, according to […]
Driver dies in road accident at Shatani Nallah
Srinagar, Nov 24: A driver died in a road accident at Shatani Nallah near Jawahar tunnel, officials said on Wednesday. Officials said that a tanker bearing registration number JK14A/9786 was on way to Srinagar from Jammu in the intervening night of Tuesday-Wednesday when it fell down into a deep gorge at Shatani Nallah. The driver […]
Covaxin shows 50% effectiveness against symptomatic COVID-19 in real-world assessment: Lancet study
New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) Two doses of Covaxin are 50 per cent effective against symptomatic COVID-19, according to the first real-world assessment of India’s indigenous coronavirus vaccine published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. The results of an interim study recently published in The Lancet showed that two doses of Covaxin, also known as […]
Being cautious
As the administration is planning a major boost to the developmental needs in Jammu and Kashmir, its prime aim should be on improving the infrastructure across various sectors. This means that various new projects need to be undertaken so that the infrastructural gaps that have crept in can be filled at an earliest. The region […]