COVID-19 genome studies: Virus genetically stable, no major mutation, says PMO
New Delhi: As the work continues to develop an effective vaccine for COVID-19, the government on Saturday said two pan-India studies on the genome of the virus in India suggest it is genetically stable and has shown no major mutation. There had been concerns in some quarters that any major mutation detected in the novel […]
LeT loses its IED expert in Anantnag encounter: Police
Srinagar: A foreign Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, who was an IED expert, was killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Saturday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Larnoo area of Anantnag district, in south Kashmir, this morning following inputs about the presence of militants there, a […]
Wanted or 12 years, man finally held in Jammu
Jammu: The Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday arrested a man who was on the run for the last 12 years in a case related to preparation of multiple migrant relief cases for getting undue benefits, a spokesman of the investigation agency said. Kanya Lal Mattas, originally hailing from central Kashmir’s Budgam […]
India’s COVID-19 infection tally crosses 74 lakh
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 74 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 65 lakh pushing the recovery rate to 87.78 per cent, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday. The coronavirus death toll climbed to 1,12,998 with the virus claiming 837 lives […]
Nawaz Sharif accuses Imran of using army, ISI to rig elections
Khan hits back, says allegations are baseless
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday lashed out at three-time former premier Nawaz Sharif for accusing the army chief of rigging elections and installing a “puppet government” in Islamabad. Sharif, the 70-year-old leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) who was ousted from power in 2017 by the apex court on graft charges, […]
Chidambaram has links with ISI, Naxalites: Ravinder Raina
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina lashed out at senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday for his support to restoration of Article 370 of the Constitution, saying “he is toeing the line of China and Pakistan and might have links with the ISI and Naxalites”. He also said Congress president Sonia Gandhi […]
People fed up with ‘bluffs and failures’ of BJP: Congress leader
Jammu: A senior Congress leader on Saturday claimed that the people of Jammu and Kashmir were fed up with the “bluffs and failures” of the BJP and would teach the saffron party a lesson in the next assembly elections in the Union Territory. Vice President of Pradesh Congress Committee Raman Bhalla also alleged that the […]
Mention Art 370 restoration in its Bihar poll manifesto, BJP dares Congress
New Delhi:A day after the Congress pitched for restoration of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP Saturday dared it to say so in its manifesto for the Bihar assembly polls and accused it of speaking the language of “separatists”. Senior BJP leader and Union minister Prakash Javadekar accused the Congress of practising the […]
PM cautions against complacency in COVID-19 fight
Directs full preparedness for vaccine distribution
New Delhi: Calling for full preparedness to ensure speedy access to COVID-19 vaccines for every citizen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday suggested developing a vaccine delivery system on the lines of conduct of polls and disaster management while involving all levels of government and citizen groups. Chairing a meeting to review the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Despair: India ranks 94 in Hunger Index, put under ‘serious’ category
New Delhi: India ranked 94 among 107 nations in the Global Hunger Index 2020 and was in the ‘serious’ hunger category with experts blaming poor implementation processes, lack of effective monitoring, siloed approach in tackling malnutrition and poor performance by large states behind the low ranking. Last year, India’s rank was 102 out of 117 […]