Ladakh gets Centre’s nod for transmission lines at revised cost
Leh: The central government has approved intra-state transmission works at a revised cost of Rs 1,309.71 crore to link far-flung villages of Ladakh to the grid and phase out DG sets towards achieving carbon neutrality in the Union Territory, a top official said on Saturday. The project on completion would also provide the army and […]
BGSB University announces major reduction in fee structure
Jammu: The Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday slashed its fee for most academic programmes by up to 50 per cent and also launched the online admission process for various courses for the 2021 session. The announcement of slashing of fees was made by vice chancellor of the Rajouri-based […]
Ladakh records two more Covid-related deaths, 124 new cases
Leh: Ladakh registered two more Covid-related fatalities and 124 fresh cases, taking the union territory’s infection tally to 18,310 and the death toll to 187, officials said on Saturday. The region, which is under partial lockdown till June 7, had recorded over 4,341 coronavirus cases and 44 deaths this month so far, with Leh district […]
Investigate origin of COVID-19, India to WHO
New Delhi: India on Friday supported renewed global calls for a comprehensive investigation by the WHO into the origins of COVID-19, days after US President Joe Biden asked American intelligence agencies to find out how coronavirus emerged in China. There were growing demands by a sizeable number of countries including the US and Australia to […]
Daily COVID-19 count in India lowest in 44 days
New Delhi: The single day rise in coronavirus cases in India fell below the 2-lakh mark for the second time this month taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,75,55,457, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. A total of 1,86,364 new coronavirus infections were reported in a day, the lowest […]