Highway closure: Stranded drivers decry lack of facilities
Srinagar, Jan 12: The drivers stranded along Srinagar—Jammu highway for the past four days on Tuesday rued lack of facilities alleging that the administration seems to have forgotten them. The drivers said that they are stuck along the highway following the damage to the bridge along the highway at Kela Morh in Ramban district for […]
Should I get a COVID-19 vaccine if I’ve had the virus?
Washington, Jan 12 (AP) Should I get a COVID-19 vaccine if I’ve had the virus? Yes. Regardless of previous infection, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says people should plan on getting vaccinated when it’s their turn. It’s a pretty straightforward question, said Johns Hopkins infectious disease specialist Dr Amesh Adalja. Yes, you […]
SC stays implementation of farm laws, sets up panel to resolve impasse
New Delhi, Jan 12 (PTI) The Supreme Court Tuesday stayed the implementation of controversial new farm laws till further orders and decided to set up a committee to resolve the impasse over them between the Centre and farmers’ unions protesting at Delhi borders. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde said that it […]
Chill increases across Kashmir, Gulmarg shivers at minus 11.2°C
Srinagar, Jan 12: The night temperatures decreased across Kashmir with Gulmarg recording the highest plunge to remain the coldest place in the Valley, the weatherman said on Tuesday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.9°C against minus 0.2°C on the previous night. However, the temperature is above normal by […]
Youth stabbed to death, another injured in scuffle at Khanyar
Srinagar, Jan 12: A man was killed while another was injured in a scuffle near Dastgeer Sahib Shrine in Khanyar area of Srinagar on Monday late evening. Reports said that some unknown persons attacked the duo at Dastgeer Sahib shrine Khanyar in Srinagar. “One among the duo identified as Ziyaan Chisti son of Mohammed Ashraf […]
China expands lockdowns, local political conference delayed
Beijing, Jan 12 (AP) Lockdowns have been expanded and a major political conference postponed in a province next to Beijing that is the scene of China’s most serious recent COVID-19 outbreak. Residents of the city of Gu’an just south of Beijing have been ordered to stay home for seven days starting from Tuesday. Similar measures […]
US House to vote on Trump impeachment on Wednesday
Washington, Jan 12 (PTI) The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives would vote on the impeachment of outgoing President Donald Trump on Wednesday on charges of inciting his supporters to carry out a violent attack on the Capitol Hill last week. Co-authored by Congressmen Jamie Raskin, David Cicilline and Ted Lieu, the article of impeachment — co-sponsored […]
Treating corona waste
One of the concerns that have cropped up during the aftermath of covid-19 is the huge amount of medical waste that has been generated and the ways the waste has been treated. Reports have suggested that India generated more than 18,600 tonnes of COVID-19 biomedical waste in the last four months, with Maharashtra contributing the […]
The looming threat
Simrandeep Kour Coronavirus illness 2019 (COVID-19) is causing unlimited challenges to health care and wider social structures. Among the endangered populations are persons who smoke, use opioids or have a Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Because of direct challenges to respiratory health, those with SUD may be susceptible to infection by the virus that causes COVID-19. […]
A strong message to opposition
A former Pakistani diplomat has asserted that India killed 300 militants in the Balakot airstrikes that took place on February 26, 2019. The pre-dawn airstrike was carried out by the Indian Air Force at a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror training camp at Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Pakistani diplomat Agha Hilaly mentioned that India crossed the […]