India records single-day spike of 1.65 lakh COVID-19 cases, lowest in 46 days
New Delhi, May 30 (PTI) India recorded a single-day rise of 1,65,553 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest in 46 days, taking the country’s infection tally to 2,78,94,800, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The daily positivity declined to 8.02 per cent, remaining below the 10 per cent-mark for five consecutive days, while […]
Can people vaccinated against COVID-19 still spread the coronavirus?
Nashville (US), May 30 (The Conversation) When the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its guidelines about mask-wearing on May 13, 2021, plenty of Americans were left a little confused. Now anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities, large or small, without wearing a mask or physical distancing. […]
Action needed
The covid-19 pandemic has meant that many sectors have witnessed a grave neglect because the will and effort needed to tackle some grave crisis like situations have escaped the administrations attention. One such is the use and sale of tobacco related products in Jammu and Kashmir. The region is witnessing increased use of tobacco products […]
Puffing off life
Umair Shafiq Khanday World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31. The Member States of the World Health Organization created this in 1987 to draw global attention of the tobacco epidemic and the preventable death and disease it causes. In 1987, the World Health Assembly passed Resolution calling 7 […]
Darkness, an Enigma
Shah Hudaif Darkness is a weird thing holding a sort of an unknown power and haunts only those individuals who, in life have never been able to embrace the darkness that resides inside them. For those people, who have embraced, it becomes their comfort zone, providing them with mental peace and pause as the chaos […]
Careers opportunity in Journalism
Vijay Garg These days a lot of youngsters want to make a career in the challenging field of journalism. Of course, a journalism degree offers lucrative job and career opportunities. When you talk of Careers in Journalism, terms such as job prospects after journalism, recruitment opportunities, journalism degree, definition of journalism, freelance writing, purpose of […]
The Growing trend of Suicides
Aubaid Ahmed Akhoon Be grateful for every second of every day that you get to spend with the people you love. Life is so precious, there is no need to be perfect to inspire others let people get inspired by how you deal with your imperfections remember don’t compare your life to others. There’s no […]
11 people killed in passenger vehicle accident in Pak: Report
Islamabad: At least 11 people, including three children, were killed and 13 others injured when a passenger van carrying them plunged into a ditch in Pakistan-administered Kashmir’s (PaK) Muzaffarabad, a media report said on Saturday. The accident happened on Saturday morning when the passenger van en route to Chakothi sector from Rawalpindi met with an […]
JK reports 46 Covid-19 deaths, 2252 fresh cases
Srinagar, May 29: Jammu and Kashmir reported 2252 fresh covid-19 cases while 46 more people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said 794 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu and 1459 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 286684. Regarding the fatalities, they said, […]