Traders protest opening of Reliance retail stores in Jammu
Jammu:Traders and Apni Party activists on Tuesday staged protests separately against the opening of Reliance retail stores here while a local industry body has given a strike call for September 22 on the issue, evoking widespread support from opposition parties, lawyers and various social groups. The Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industries (JCCI) alleged that […]
COVID-19 pandemic: Our response has been too slow, too unequal, says UN Chief
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday gave a rallying call for urgent action to end the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed over four million people across the world, saying the response of the international community to fight the pandemic “has been too slow and too unequal.” “Our world is challenged like never before. […]
COVID vax safe for children of 5-11 yrs: Pfizer, BioNTech
New Delhi: Global pharma major Pfizer and BioNTech SE on Monday said trial results of COVID-19 vaccine showed that it is safe and produced robust neutralizing antibody response in children aged five to 11 years, and they plan to seek regulatory approvals as soon as possible. Children aged five to 11 years were given a […]
Covid-19: Yuvraj Singh’s foundation sets up 50 CCU beds at Srinagar hospital
Srinagar: A foundation run by former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh has set up 50 critical care unit (CCU) beds at the Government Medical College & Hospital here to tackle a possible third wave of the coronavirus. In a press statement on Monday, a foundation spokesperson said the CCU beds have been set up under its […]
Army starts search ops in Uri
Srinagar: A search operation was launched along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir after the Army detected suspicious movement in the area, a defence spokesperson said on Sunday. “Suspicious movement was detected along the LoC in Uri sector last night,” PRO Defence Col Emron Musavi said. Searches in the […]