First set of COVID-19 vaccines likely to be ‘imperfect’: UK Experts
London: The first set of COVID-19 vaccines that clear clinical trials for rollout to combat the deadly virus are likely to be imperfect and might not work equally for everyone, the chief of the UK government’s Vaccine Taskforce has warned. Kate Bingham, Chair of the UK’s Vaccine Taskforce set up earlier this year to coordinate […]
Jammu Industrialist body welcomes new land laws
Say move will boost industrial growth in JK
Jammu: Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for bringing a ray of hope for Industrialisation in Jammu and Kashmir, an apex body of Jammu-based industrialists on Wednesday welcomed the new land laws in J&K and said they will boost industrial growth in the Union Territory. The Bari Brahmana Industries Association […]
Charge sheet filed against two persons involved in fraud
Jammu: Police crime branch has filed a charge sheet in a court here against two persons for duping a man on the pretext of providing visa and job in New Zealand, a spokesperson of the agency said on Wednesday. The charge sheet was filed against Rajwinder Singh of Pathankot in Punjab and Ajay Kumar of […]
Centre allows people from outside to buy land in JK
Srinagar: The Centre has paved the way for people from outside Jammu and Kashmir to buy land in the union territory by amending several laws, more than a year after the nullification of Articles 370 and 35A of the Constitution. In a gazette notification in Hindi and English, the Ministry of Home Affairs has made […]
Blast kills 8 at religious seminary in northwest Pakistan
Peshawar: A powerful blast ripped through a religious seminary in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar city on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, mostly students, and wounding over 120 others, senior police officials said. The blast occurred around 8:30 am at a local mosque, which also serves as a religious school in Dir Colony in interior Peshawar, […]
Air pollution to hinder India’s fight against COVID-19: Scientists
New Delhi: The causal link between air pollution and COVID-19 cases is yet to be established conclusively but long-term exposure will certainly make people more vulnerable to lung infections, warn scientists as the skies over large parts of north India, including Delhi, turn smoky and the air quality deteriorates rapidly. Their concerns come amid several […]
