Iran votes in presidential poll tipped in hard-liner’s favour
Dubai, Jun 18 (AP) Iran began voting Friday in a presidential election tipped in the favour of a hard-line protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, fuelling public apathy and sparking calls for a boycott in the Islamic Republic. State-linked opinion polling and analysts put hard-line judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi as the dominant front-runner in […]
Cop shot dead at Saidapora Eidgah
Srinagar, Jun 17: Unknown gunmen on Thursday evening shot dead a policeman in Saidapora area of Eidgah in Srinagar. Official sources said that a policeman identified as Javeed Ahmad son of Ghulam Muhammad Kambey of Saidapora was shot at by unknown militants near his residence. They said that Khamdey after receiving fire injury in the […]
Low intensity earthquake jolts JK parts
Srinagar, Jun 17: A low intensity earthquake was felt across parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday evening. The tremors lasting for several seconds were reportedly felt around 7:50 PM. No loss to life or property has been reported from anywhere, official sources said. Citing an independent source GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences), Kashmir […]
656 fresh covid-19 cases, 9 deaths reported in JK
Srinagar, Jun 17: Jammu and Kashmir reported 656 new covid-19 cases while nine people succumbed to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. They said that among the fresh cases, 190 were reported from Jammu Division and 466 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total case tally to 310017. Regarding nine COVID-19 […]
Community classes commence across Kupwara district
KUPWARA, JUNE 17: The District Administration Kupwara with active participation of the Education Department has started Community classes in the border district Kupwara. The Community classes were started in view of Covid-19 and the resultant lockdown which has affected every sphere of life, children and their education being hit the hardest. To compensate for the […]
Unauthorised construction demolished in Jammu
Jammu, Jun 17 (PTI) An under-construction building was demolished by the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) here on Thursday, an official of the civic body said. The enforcement wing of the JMC demolished the unauthorised structure at Sainik Colony that was raised illegally in violation of the provisions of the Jammu Master Plan, the official said. […]
26 JKAS officers transferred, two promoted to Super Time Scale
Srinagar, June 17: Government on Thursday ordered transfer of 26 JKAS officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to an order issued here, Rukhsana Gani (JKAS) Inspector General of Registration, J&K, has been transferred and posted as Chairperson, J&K Special Tribunal, relieving Sarita Chauhan (IAS) of the additional charge of relieving the […]
Which COVID vaccine is best? Here’s why that’s really hard to answer
Melbourne, Jun 17 (The Conversation) With the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines accelerating, people are increasingly asking which vaccine is best? Even if we tried to answer this question, defining which vaccine is best is not simple. Does that mean the vaccine better at protecting you from serious disease? The one that protects you from whichever […]
CBSE will adopt 30:30:40 formula for evaluation of marks of class 12 students: Centre to SC
New Delhi, June 17 (PTI) The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the CBSE will be adopting a 30:30:40 formula for evaluation of marks of class 12 students based on results of class 10, 11 and 12 respectively. A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari was told by Attorney General K […]
Anti-inflammation drug may effectively treat COVID-19 complications in children: Study
London, Jun 17 (PTI) Corticosteroids, a class of drugs that lowers inflammation, may be an effective treatment for children who develop a rare but serious condition after COVID-19 infection, according to a study. All the 614 children in the study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday, developed a serious disorder following […]
