Jammu-Srinagar highway reopens after two days
Srinagar, Mar 25 (PTI) One-way traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, which remained suspended for the last two days due to landslides, was restored in the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. The highway opened in the early hours of the day after the clearance of slides, triggered by incessant rains, […]
Petrol price cut by 21 paise, diesel by 20 paise
New Delhi, Mar 25 (PTI) Petrol and diesel prices were on Thursday cut for the second straight day as international oil prices cooled fell on prospects of speedy recovery in consumption getting clouded by second wave of COVID-19 cases. Petrol price was cut by 21 paise per litre and diesel by 20 paise, according to […]
Govt to explore new tourist destinations in JK: Advisor Baseer Khan
Srinagar, Mar 25: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor’s Advisor Baseer Khan Thursday said that the UT administration is carrying out a comprehensive survey to explore the new tourist destinations so that tourist go beyond Gulmarg and Pahalgam while visiting the Valley. He also said that the government has started a new project to add to […]
Permanent commission in Army: SC allows pleas of women officers, says ACR evaluation process flawed
New Delhi, Mar 25 (PTI) The Supreme Court Thursday allowed the pleas of several women SSC officers seeking grant of permanent commission in the Army and held that the ACR evaluation process was flawed and discriminatory in nature. The apex court said the Annual Confidential Report (ACR) evaluation criteria for grant of permanent commission to […]
Spike in daily COVID-19 cases, India reports 53,476 new infections
New Delhi, Mar 25 (PTI) India saw 53,476 new coronavirus infections in a day, the highest single day rise so far this year, taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 1,17,87,534, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The active caseload registered an increase for the 15th day in row and was recorded […]
Man dies after hit by tipper in Anantnag
Anantnag, Mar 25: A 50-year-old man was killed allegedly by a speeding tipper in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday morning, officials said. They said vehicle brearing registration number (JKO3A-7648) hit a pedestrian near B-Ed College in Thajiwara Achabal in Anantnag, resulting in critical injuries to him. He was immediately shifted to GMC Anantnag for […]
Gangster on the run for 38 years arrested in Jammu
Jammu, Mar 25 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Police said a gangster was arrested here after a long hunt of 38 years. Sham Singh of R S Pura jumped bail in a murder case in 1983 and was evading his arrest since then, a police spokesperson said. He said Inspector General of Police, Jammu zone, Mukesh […]
AstraZeneca confirms strong vaccine protection after US rift
Washington, Mar 25 (AP) AstraZeneca insisted that its COVID-19 vaccine is strongly effective even after counting additional illnesses in its disputed US study, the latest in an extraordinary public rift with American officials. In a late-night press release, AstraZeneca said it had recalculated data from that study and concluded the vaccine is 76 per cent […]
Lowering the age
The lowering of age limit to get the mandatory Covid-19 vaccine to 45 years is a aelcome step. This move will surely help the government expand the inoculation drive amid a surge in new cases with the doubling time having sharply reduced since the start of this month. The decision to lower the age limit […]
Living with shortages
K S S Pillai We, like people all over the world, are not strangers to shortages. Luckily, we are in a far better position than our ancestors, thanks to the efforts of successive governments since independence. When I started my career in a government college in the 1960s, there was a shortage of even paper […]