Indo-Pacific witnessing day-to-day competition for influence: Navy Chief
New Delhi: The Indian Navy is working on “tailor-made” solutions to help friendly countries confront pressing challenges in the maritime domain with a broader aim to emerge as a preferred security partner and make a real contribution for an open and inclusive Indo-Pacific, Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh said on Wednesday. Without naming China, he […]
Ladakh reports nine fresh Covid cases
Leh: Ladakh recorded nine fresh Covid cases, taking the infection tally to 20,917, while no new fatality was recorded in the last 24 hours, officials said. Currently, there are 41 active cases in the Union Territory, they said. Ladakh has registered 208 Covid-related deaths — 150 in Leh and 58 in Kargil — since the […]
Two notorious criminals arrested in Jammu
Jammu: The police arrested two notorious criminals from the border belt of Jammu district on Tuesday night and seized sharp weapons from them, officials said. A patrol party intercepted the two persons at Satriyan belt of R S Pura tehsil, but the duo tried to flee, police said. They were apprehended following a chase. Two […]
Lost in snow JK villagers traced in Shopian
Jammu: Two villagers, who were reported missing from the upper reaches of Rajouri during snowfall last week, were traced in a village in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police has said. Javed Shah of Targain and his relative Khadam Shah of Hasote-Chassana were reported missing on October 24 during a trip to […]
Two men held for kidnapping, raping woman 19 years ago
Jammu: Two rape accused, who had been absconding since 2002, were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. Based on specific information, a police team led by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shailender Singh arrested Abdul Rashid and Makhna from Miyan Khariyan area in Mahore tehsil for allegedly raping a woman in Reasi […]
FDA panel backs Pfizer’s low-dose COVID-19 vaccine for kids
Washington: The US moved a step closer to expanding COVID-19 vaccinations for millions more children as a panel of government advisers on Tuesday endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer’s shots for 5 to 11-year-olds. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted unanimously, with one abstention, that the vaccine’s benefits in preventing COVID-19 in that age […]