Ladakh reports nine fresh Covid cases
Leh, Oct 27 (PTI) Ladakh recorded nine fresh Covid cases, taking the infection tally to 20,917, while no new fatality was recorded in the last 24 hours, officials said. Currently, there are 41 active cases in the Union Territory, they said. Ladakh has registered 208 Covid-related deaths — 150 in Leh and 58 in Kargil […]
77-yr-old tourist dies of cardiac arrest in Pahalgam
Pahalgam, Oct 27: An elderly tourist died due to cardiac arrest at famous tourist resort Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday, an official said. They said that the tourist identified as Rajni Arres Patwa (77) wife of Ramesh Patwa fell unconscious at Pahalgam and was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was […]
Minimum temperature improves in Sgr, cold conditions prevail
Srinagar, Oct 27: With overnight fresh rainfall, cold conditions continued across Kashmir Valley with famous resorts of Pahalgam and Gulmarg recording sub-zero temperatures last night, officials said Wednesday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded minimum temperature of 4.2°C against 7.4°C on previous night. The summer capital had “traces” of rainfall last night, […]
Active COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 242 days
New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI) India logged 13,451 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,42,15,653, while the active cases declined to 1,62,661, the lowest in 242 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 4,55,653 with 585 fresh fatalities, according to the data […]
FDA panel backs Pfizer’s low-dose COVID-19 vaccine for kids
Washington, Oct 27 (AP) The US moved a step closer to expanding COVID-19 vaccinations for millions more children as a panel of government advisers on Tuesday endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer’s shots for 5 to 11-year-olds. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted unanimously, with one abstention, that the vaccine’s benefits in preventing COVID-19 […]
One held with heroin in Jammu
Jammu, Oct 27 (PTI) A drug smuggler was arrested and heroin recovered from him in this city on Tuesday night, officials said. A police team intercepted a vehicle at Milan Sahib in the city and recovered from it some quantity of heroin, they said. The smuggler, identified as Manpreet Singh alias Sartaj of Simbhal camp, […]
Two notorious criminals arrested in Jammu district, say police
Jammu, Oct 27 (PTI) The police arrested two notorious criminals from the border belt of Jammu district on Tuesday night and seized sharp weapons from them, officials said. A patrol party intercepted the two persons at Satriyan belt of R S Pura tehsil, but the duo tried to flee, police said. They were apprehended following […]
Address the concern
The World Meteorological Organization has cautioned that greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record high last year and increased at a faster rate than the annual average for the last decade despite a temporary reduction during pandemic-related lockdowns. In its annual report on heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere, the UN weather agency also pointed to […]
Glasgow Climate Change Summit
Asad Mirza A UN-sponsored marathon conference to tackle the global climate crisis is due to being the British city of Glasgow, the coming Sunday (31 October) and will continue till 12 November. The world leaders will meet in the so-called last-ditch effort to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius this century, besides considering plans […]
Stroke: Minutes can save lives
Dr Vipul Gupta Doctors at Artemis Agrim Institute of Neurosciences perform advanced treatment of mechanical thrombectomy to save the life of a 71-year-old female suffering from a severe stroke. The timely intervention not only saved her life but the patient had recovered completely and joined back to her work within a week. The patient who […]