Govt in JK has failed to tackle COVID pandemic: Congress leader
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Congress vice president Raman Bhalla on Saturday termed the COVID-19 situation in the union territory as “worrisome” and claimed that the government has run out of options as it has failed to tackle the pandemic. The Congress leader demanded massive testing, tracing of contacts of COVID-19 cases and their isolation to […]
Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema urges people to get vaccinated
Srinagar: Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) Jammu and Kashmir – an amalgam of various religious bodies headed by Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq – on Saturday expressed serious concern over the second wave of COVID-19 infections and appealed people of the Union Territory to get vaccinated. The MMU also asked the people to hold special prayers […]
‘Notorious’ criminal held in Reasi
Jammu: A notorious criminal who was evading his arrest for the last three years was arrested in Reasi district on Saturday, police said. Mohammad Jameel, a resident of Kalyanpur-Marh, was wanted in two cases of kidnapping and attempt to murder registered at police station Reasi between 2018 and 2019, a police spokesman said. He said […]
COVID-19 predominantly spreads through air: Lancet Study
New Delhi: There is consistent, strong evidence to prove that the SARS-CoV-2 virus, behind the COVID-19 pandemic, is predominantly transmitted through the air, according to a new assessment published on Friday in The Lancet journal. The analysis by six experts from the UK, the US and Canada says public health measures that fail to treat […]
WHO chief worried over growth in virus cases
Geneva: The head of the World Health Organisation said coronavirus cases are continuing to rise globally at worrying rates and noted that the number of new cases confirmed per week has nearly doubled during the past two months. At a press briefing on Friday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the number of new cases […]
Violent protests: Pakistan suspends services of social media platforms
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday temporarily suspended the services of social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp to stop their use to organise demonstrations following violent protests by a radical religious group that has now been banned by the government. The government banned Tehreek-i-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) on Thursday following three days of violent protest by […]
Monsoon to be normal this year, says IMD
New Delhi: The Southwest monsoon, which brings more than 75 per cent of rainfall to the country, is expected to be normal this year, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. The Long Period Average (LPA) will be 98 per cent with an error margin of plus and minus 5 per cent, said M […]