China’s leading COVID-19 vaccine maker applies for government license
Beijing: China’s leading vaccine producer Sinopharm announced on Wednesday that it has submitted an application to the Chinese authorities for marketisation of its COVID-19 vaccine based on data collected from countries carrying out its clinical trials. A representative of Sinopharm told state-run Global Times that the company had collected data from major countries such as […]
BJP youth wing members detained outside Abdullah’s residence
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir’s BJP youth wing chief and some members were detained by the police on Wednesday as they tried to stage a protest outside the residence of National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah over allegation that the house has been built over encroached government land, officials said. Ex-chief minister Farooq Abdullah and his son […]
Mayoral elections: Junaid Mattu makes a comeback
Srinagar: Junaid Azim Mattu returned as the mayor of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Wednesday, less than six months after he was ousted from the office through a no-confidence motion. Mattu, who does not have any known party affiliation currently, defeated Sheikh Imran, a former deputy mayor who was removed from office last year […]
Bengal has turned into second Kashmir: BJP state chief
Kolkata: West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday said the state has turned into “second Kashmir” as terrorists are being arrested every day and illegal bomb-making factories are being unearthed every next day. The ruling TMC slammed Ghosh for his comments and asked him to direct his attention to BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, where the […]
COVID-19 case tally goes past 8,000 in Ladakh
Four more fatalities push death toll to 105
Leh: Four more COVID-related fatalities pushed the death toll due to the disease to 105 in Ladakh, while the virus caseload crossed the 8,000-mark in the Union Territory after 83 new cases were detected in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, a civil society-sponsored weeklong lockdown in Leh entered the third day […]
Roshini scam: Farooqs’ house in Jammu built on encroached land, says JK admin
Says NC headquarters legalised under Roshni Act
Jammu: Former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah have been named by the Jammu and Kashmir administration in a list which alleges that their residential house in Jammu is built over illegally-possessed land, a charge denied by the father-son duo. The administration of the union territory as directed by the Jammu and Kashmir High […]
