Ladakh students to get 5 % quota in NIT-Srinagar reserved seats
Leh: Five per cent of all reserved seats in under-graduate programmes of Srinagar National Institute of Technology will be earmarked for students of Ladakh Union Territory, an official statement said on Saturday. The Ladakh students would be accorded quota from within all reserved seats of the NIT-Srinagar from academic sessions 2020-21, it added. As per […]
Truck driver, helper held with 60 grams heroin
Jammu: A truck driver and his helper were arrested on Saturday after 60 grams of heroin was recovered from their vehicle in Kathua district, police said. The truck, heading for Punjab, was stopped for checking at Chadwal on Jammu-Pathankot highway, leading to the seizure of the narcotic substance, a police spokesman said. He said the […]
Lockdown: Police helps critically ill boy reach hospital
Jammu: A minor boy, who is suffering from brain tumour, was shifted to Super Specialty Hospital here on Saturday from his residence in Udhampur district after police stepped in to facilitate his movement amid the ongoing lockdown. Rohit Kumar, a resident of Bachhal village in Sudhmahadev, was operated recently for the tumour and his health […]
Four migrant labourers at Jammu quarantine centre eager to return home
Jammu: Hard hit by the double whammy of lockdowns due to abrogation of Article 370 and the COVID-19 pandemic, four migrant labourers at a quarantine centre here are eagerly waiting to return home. The group of labourers from Punjab, which had left Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 in August last year, […]
Covid-19: ‘Rhetoric, harassment’ against Muslims in India is unfortunate: US official
Washington: The US has seen unfortunate reports of COVID-19 related “rhetoric and harassment” against the Muslim community in India, a top American diplomat has said, asserting that it has been exacerbated by fake news and misinformation shared on social media. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback, however, also said that the US was encouraged […]
Corona threats: Mobile phones potential carrier of coronavirus, say Docs
New Delhi: A group of doctors from the AIIMS, Raipur has recommended restrictions on use of mobile phones in healthcare institutions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, warning that such devices can be a potential carrier of the virus and lead to infection among healthcare workers. In a commentary published in the BMJ Global Health journal, the […]
States, UTs asked to ban sale of smokeless tobacco products, spitting in public
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has appealed to all states and Union Territories to ban sale of smokeless tobacco products and spitting in public places in line with the orders of the Rajasthan and Jharkhand governments to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection. In a letter to all state health ministers, Vardhan said […]
