WHO authorises AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine for emergency use
Toronto: The World Health Organisation has granted an emergency authorization to AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine, a move that should allow the UN agency’s partners to ship millions of doses to countries as part of a UN-backed programme to tame the pandemic. In a statement Monday, the WHO said it was clearing the AstraZeneca vaccines made by […]
BJP adopts different standard on hate speech for its leaders: Omar
Srinagar: The BJP has a completely different standard when it comes to hate speech from its leaders, National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah alleged on Tuesday. Abdullah’s remark came after his party colleague Hilal Lone was arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for allegedly delivering a “hate speech” at a rally during last […]
Money laundering charges: ED attaches over Rs 17-cr assets of Amnesty International India
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said it has attached over Rs 17 crore bank deposits in connection with its money laundering case against two entities of Amnesty International (India), the global human rights watchdog. The agency said in a statement that a provisional order has been issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering […]
Man carrying toy pistol held in Pulwama: Police
Srinagar: Security forces arrested a man with a toy pistol and live cartridges for self-loading rifles (SLRs) in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday, police said. Rafeeq Ahmad Sheikh, a resident of the Dalwach Khag area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district, was apprehended by a patrolling party comprising police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) […]
JK has development deficit of 73 years: Lt Guv
Jammu: Asserting that the process of uprooting the fear of terror is going on at a rapid pace in Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha has said the Union Territory has a development deficit of 73 years and there would be challenges to fill the gaps, but his administration is fully prepared to […]
Three women among six dead in Doda road mishap
Bhaderwah/Jammu: Six people including three women were killed on Monday when their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Doda district, a senior police official said. Doda Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mumtaz Ahmed said the accident occurred around 7.10 pm near Raggi Nallah, 20 km from Doda town. “The […]