Covid-19 Vaccine: Second vaccine candidate shows early success in US tests
Cambridge: For the second time this month, there’s promising news from a COVID-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna said Monday its shots provide strong protection, a dash of hope against the grim backdrop of coronavirus surges in the US and around the world. Moderna said its vaccine appears to be 94.5% effective, according to preliminary data from […]
Roshini land scam: CBI registers three cases for land grab
Senior IAS officer among those under scanner
New Delhi: The CBI has registered three separate cases for alleged land grab in Jammu and Kashmir in collusion with government officials, in which a secretary-ranked officer at the Centre is also under scanner, officials said on Monday. The cases were earlier probed by the State Vigilance Organisation and the CBI has taken over the […]
Three men held in Jammu for duping people
Jammu: Three men, including two brothers, were arrested here on Monday for allegedly duping people on the pretext of arranging government jobs and driving licenses besides issuing fake orders with regard to transfers and postings, a spokesperson of Jammu and Kashmir’s Crime Branch said. Rakesh Singh, his brother Sudesh Singh and another co-accused Suresh Singh, […]
Ladakh UT records 40 coronavirus cases, 96 patients recovered
Leh: Forty people tested positive for COVID-19 in Ladakh, taking the infection count in the Union Territory to 7,396, while 96 patients recovered during the past 24 hours, bringing down the active cases to 922, an official bulletin said on Monday. Ladakh has recorded a total of 89 fatalities — 49 in Leh district and […]
Guns rattle along LoC in Tanghdar
Srinagar: Pakistani troops on Monday targeted Indian positions on the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Tangdhar sector by firing mortars and from other weapons, a defence spokesman said. “Pakistan initiated an unprovoked ceasefire violation along LoC in Tangdhar sector, Kupwara district, today by firing mortars and other weapons,” Defence Spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia […]
Pak used heavy artillery during Friday’s shelling in J&K: BSF officer
Srinagar: Pakistani troops used heavy artillery during Friday’s unprovoked ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) in several sectors of Jammu and Kashmir, causing loss of lives and a huge damage to property on the Indian side, a top BSF officer said here on Sunday. Five security forces personnel were among the 11 persons […]
