COVID-19: CBSE extends deadline till June 30 for schools to tabulate marks for class 10
New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday extended the deadline up to June 30 for schools to tabulate class 10 marks and submit it to the board, according to officials. The board had earlier announced that the entire exercise of tabulation of marks will be completed by June 11 and the […]
Dearth of anti-COVID vaccines a cause for concern: Congress
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress on Tuesday said the dearth of anti-COVID vaccines in the Union Territory is a cause of concern. It also said the failure to ensure sufficient vaccines is giving rise to many questions and adding to the woes of people due to the already complex situation both […]
COVID-19: Ladakh reports 130 fresh cases; 134 patients cured
Leh: With a single-day rise of 130 cases, Ladakh’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 16,582 on Tuesday, while 134 patients were discharged from hospitals after they recuperated, pushing the total number of recoveries to 14,875, officials said. Of the 130 fresh cases in the Union Territory, 104 were reported from Leh and 26 from Kargil, they […]
Noted virologist on Govt panel quits
New Delhi: Scientists associated with INSACOG, the government panel that conducts research on different variants of the coronavirus, said they were surprised at noted virologist Shahid Jameel’s decision to quit the group and wondered whether he was disillusioned with the government’s handling of the pandemic. He quit days after he had said that scientists were […]
Stress in relations: Pak issues demarche to Kabul’s envoy
Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday served a demarche to Afghanistan’s ambassador Najibullah Alikhel, protesting against the accusations by the Afghan leadership. Pakistan’s Foreign Office (FO), however, did not specify the statement which angered it. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, in a recent interview, alleged that Pakistan “operates an organised system of support” for the Afghan Taliban. The […]