Covid-19: Positivity rate at over 35 pc in Delhi
New Delhi, Apr 27 (PTI) Delhi recorded the highest single-day rise in its COVID-19 death toll with 380 more people succumbing to the infection on Monday, while the positivity rate stood at over 35 per cent, according to the latest bulletin issued by the city health department. This is the fifth day on the trot […]
US to share 60 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses with world as they become available
Washington, Apr 27 (PTI) The United States plans to share 60 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines with the world as they become available, US Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy said here. The AstraZeneca vaccine is widely in use around the world but has not yet been authorised by the US Food and Drug Administration. […]
Setback
The denial to release funds for the ambitious flood mitigation project for Jhelum river by the centre is a serious setback to the dream of making Srinagar city into a smart city. The city which always remains prone to floods has been craving for a flood management programme which has so far been ignored by […]
Corona telling on social relationships
Vijay Garg We all want to forget Corona’s wrath like a nightmare but despite the arrival of the vaccine, the Covid-19 epidemic is spreading like wildfire. Any epidemic is usually a health crisis, but the Covid-19 epidemic caused by the corona virus goes far beyond that and is severely affecting our democracy, society, culture and […]
Letter to the Editor
Ensure fire safety in hospitals It is mournful to note that 82 people died and 110 have injured in a catastrophic fire that broke out in the intensive care unit of a Baghdad hospital tending to severe COVID 19 patients. Negligence on the part of hospital authorities has been blamed for this tragedy. The initial […]
Ramadhan: Significance of the last ten nights
Mir Jamid Afzal Ramadan is a month of fasting, reflection, devotion, generosity and sacrifice observed by Muslims around the world. Over the centuries Ramadan has retained its passionate spiritual meaning. The word “Ramadan” comes from the Arabic word for “Parched Thirst” and “Sun-Baked Ground.” It is meaningful of the hunger and thirst felt by those […]
Malaria resembling Covid-19
Umiar Shafiq Khanday In 2019, 88% of all malaria cases in the WHO South East Asia Region were in India. Every year April 25th is observed as World Malaria Day. Here we tell you what you need to know to keep your loved ones and yourself safe from malaria. What is Malaria? Malaria is a […]
25 Covid-19 deaths, 2135 fresh cases reported in JK
Srinagar, Apr 26: Jammu and Kashmir reported 2135 fresh covid-19 cases while as 25 more people succumbed to the virus, the highest so far, during the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday. Among the fresh cases, 791 were from Jammu Division and 1344 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall toll 162890. Providing district wise […]
No need to panic, India has enough oxygen stock: MHA
New Delhi, Apr 26 (PTI) India has enough stock of medical oxygen, but the issue is its transportation from the producing states to high-demand areas which the government is trying to address, the Home Ministry said Monday. Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs Piyush Goyal also said the turnaround time of oxygen-carrying tankers […]
Two held carrying grenades in Uri Baramulla
Srinagar, Apr 26: Two persons were arrested along with two Chinese grenades in Boniyar area of Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday, officials said. They said that the duo was arrested at a naka (checkpoint) by a joint team of police and security forces. The arrested persons have been identified as Liyaqat Ahmad […]