UK funds for vaccine trials on Humans from tomorrow
London: The UK’s health secretary, Matt Hancock, said a team from the University of Oxford would begin trials for a vaccine on people from Thursday. He said the government had made £20m available to the team to accelerate their efforts, which were first announced last week, as well as making £22m available to researchers at […]
15 FIRs registered for lockdown violations in Leh
Leh, Apr 22 (PTI) Fifteen cases of COVID-19 lockdown violations were registered here in the last two days, an official said on Wednesday. These FIRs, under Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 51 of the Disaster Management Act, were lodged at Leh police station, […]
Coronavirus: 27 fresh cases reported in Kashmir
Srinagar, Apr 22: Twenty seven more people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Kashmir as J&K’s COVID-19 surpassed 400. Official sources said that among the fresh cases, 25 were found positive at Viral Diagnostic Lab of SKIMS and two others at CD Hospital. “489 samples reports were received at SKIMS Srinagar, out of […]
Attack on medicos: Govt brings in tough law
New Delhi: To check the attacks on health workers and doctors amid coronavirus outbreak, the Centre on Wednesday brought an ordinance with a provision of imprisonment from 6 months to 7 years to those found guilty. This comes after Home Minister Amit Shah interacted with doctors from the Indian Medical Association (IMA) via video-conference, and […]
Second batch of 225 Iran returnees reaches Ladakh after undergoing quarantine in Rajasthan
Leh, Apr 22 (PTI) The second batch of 225 pilgrims who had returned from Iran reached here on Wednesday in a special Indian Air Force plane after undergoing quarantine in Rajasthan, officials said. The returnees, 208 hailing from Kargil and 17 from Leh, were airlifted from Jodhpur to Leh and were subjected to screening by […]
Youth released from UP jail reaches home after spending 2 weeks in quarantine centre
Bandipora, Apr 22: A youth from North Kashmir’s Bandipora district who had been languishing in Uttar Pradesh Jail under Public Safety Act reached home after his release. Police sources said that Lateef Ahmed Malla son of Ghulam Mohiuddin, a resident of Ashtango Bandipora was arrested after the abrogation of special status in Jammu and Kashmir […]
Facebook buys 9.99% stake in Jio Platforms for Rs 43,574 cr
New Delhi, Apr 22 (PTI) Facebook on Wednesday announced an investment of USD 5.7 billion (Rs 43,574 crore) to buy a 9.99 per cent stake in Jio Platforms — a deal that will help RIL cut debt and use WhatsApp to create an Indian e-commerce giant that could rival Amazon and Walmart. The largest foreign […]
Army setting up two COVID-19 hospitals in JK
Jammu, Apr 22 (PTI) The Army is setting up two COVID-19 hospitals, one each in Srinagar and Jammu, as it assured full cooperation to the civil administration in combating the pandemic, an official spokesman said. While efforts are on to set up a 250-bed hospital at Rangreth in Srinagar, another 100-bed COVID-19 care centre will […]
Burglars decamp with valuables from army man’s house
Anantnag, Apr 22: Burglars broke into the house of an army soldier and decamped with valuables in absence of family members. Sources said that burglars entered into the deserted house of a local in Seer Hamdan area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district and stole valuable goods. Sources added that during the dead of the night, […]
Lightning strike kills man in Poonch
Jammu, Apr 22 (PTI) A 62-year-old man was killed after being struck by lightning in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. Hussain Mohammad was grazing his sheep and goats in the periphery of his village in Balnoi area near the Line of Control (LoC) when he was hit by lightning on […]