Biden embraces a Trump policy in backing Arab-Israeli deals
Washington, Jun 10 (AP) The Biden administration is laying the groundwork for a renewed push to encourage more Arab countries to sign accords with Israel and working to strengthen existing deals after last month’s devastating war in the Gaza Strip interrupted those diplomatic efforts. The embrace of the so-called Abraham Accords is a rare carryover […]
94,052 fresh covid cases, 6148 deaths reported across India
New Delhi, June 10: India, in the last 24 hours, has reported 94,052 Covid-19 cases, and 6,148 deaths. This is the highest number of deaths that the country has seen in a day since the start of the pandemic, officials said. They said that the death toll showed an increase because Bihar added 3,951 previously […]
Two Palestinian officers reported killed in West Bank shootout
Ramallah (West Bank), Jun 10 (AP) The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli troops shot and killed two security officers during clashes in the town of Jenin in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Thursday. Online video appears to show Palestinian officers taking cover behind a vehicle as gunshots are heard in the background. One shouts that […]
US to buy 500M Pfizer vaccines to share globally
Washington, Jun 10 (AP) The US will buy 500 million more doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to share through the global COVAX alliance for donation to 92 lower income countries and the African Union over the next year, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday. President Joe Biden was set to make the […]
JK reports 1098 fresh covid-19 cases, 17 deaths
Srinagar, Jun 9: Jammu and Kashmir reported 1098 new covid-19 cases while 17 more people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said that 324 of the cases were reported from Jammu division and 774 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 303749. Also, they said, ten […]
Jammu, Srinagar record season’s hottest day
Srinagar, Jun 9: There was no let-up in the heat wave conditions in Jammu and Kashmir as maximum temperature shot up to a new high this season in both summer and winter capitals on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded maximum of 34.7 degrees Celsius, making it the season hottest day […]
Covid-19: Govt cancels pending 11th, 12th exams
Srinagar, June 09: The government on Wednesday cancelled all pending exams for class 10th and 12th in view of prevailing COVID-19 situation. The government also said that the procedure for marking scheme will be prepared soon by Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE). Notably, Lt Guv Manoj Sinha’s official twitter handle while making […]
Lt Guv inaugurates DRDO’s 500-bedded COVID Hospital at Khonmoh
SRINAGAR (KHONMOH), JUNE 09: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today inaugurated the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) 500-bedded COVID Hospital at Khonmoh, Srinagar. After constructing a 500-bedded COVID hospital in Jammu, DRDO has completed another 500-bedded hospital in Srinagar in just 17 days. Housing all the requisite modern facilities, the centrally Air-conditioned facility has the […]
Train services in Kashmir to remain suspended till Jun 16
Srinagar, Jun 09: Authorities on Wednesday ordered that the train services from Banihal to Baramulla would remain suspended till June 16, 2021. According to an order, the train services from Banihal-Baramulla were scheduled to resume from June 09, 2021. However, the order reads that the Inspector General of Kashmir (IGP) Kashmir through PCR Kashmir has […]
BJP calls for awareness campaign on Sakhi scheme in JK
Jammu, Jun 9 (PTI) Claiming that the centrally-sponsored Sakhi scheme is a non-starter in Jammu and Kashmir, the local unit of BJP on Wednesday asked the administration to carry out an awareness campaign about the scheme meant for the welfare of women. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also demanded setting up of a new women’s […]