Two women among four Amarnath pilgrims injured in Ramban road mishap
Ramban, July 01: Four Amarnath pilgrims, who were on way to the holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, were injured in a road accident in Banihal area of Ramban district on Friday morning, officials said. An official said that a tempo vehicle carrying the pilgrims turned turtle on Srinagar-Jammu national highway near Sherbabi area […]
COVID-19 vaccine protects people of all body weights: Lancet study
London, Jul 1 (PTI) COVID-19 vaccines greatly reduced the number of cases of severe COVID-19 for everyone regardless of their body size, according to a study of 90 lakh adults in England published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology on Friday. Vaccine effectiveness was similar for those with a higher body mass index (BMI) and […]
J&K board declares Class-12 results for Jammu region
Jammu, July 1 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Board of Secondary Education declared the results of the Class-12 examination for the Jammu division on Thursday. Seventy per cent of the students passed the exam, officials said, adding that girls outshone the boys. Seventy-five per cent of the students got distinction and 60 per cent secured […]
JK reports 83 new covid-19 cases
Srinagar, June 30: Jammu and Kashmir reported 83 new covid-19 infections during the past 24 hours while as no death due to the virus took place, officials said on Thursday. They said that 59 cases were reported from Jammu division and 24 from Kashmir division, taking overall tally to 455089. Giving district wise details, Jammu […]
Monsoon rain brings respite in Jammu, Kashmir witnessed heat wave
Srinagar, June 30: Kashmir Valley continued to swelter under heat wave with Srinagar recording season’s hottest day at 34.2°C even as monsoon rainfall brought about some respite to Jammu on Thursday. As mercury hit a new high this season in Srinagar, it was over 0.2°C higher than yesterday and 5.1°C above the normal for this […]
Three arrested as fake sim card racket busted in Budgam: Police
Srinagar, June 30: Police on Thursday claimed to have busted a fake SIM card racket by arresting three persons involved in the commission of crime. In a statement issued here police said that police received specific information that, a group of PoS agents is operating in District Budgam and involved in cheating innocent people by […]
WHO: COVID-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world
Geneva, Jun 30 (AP) The number of new coronavirus cases rose by 18 per cent in the last week, with more than 4.1 million cases reported globally, according to the World Health Organisation. The UN health agency said in its latest weekly report on the pandemic that the worldwide number of deaths remained relatively similar […]
Child’s Aadhaar not mandatory for availing benefits of Poshan scheme: Govt
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) The Women and Child Development Ministry has clarified that a child’s Aadhaar card is not mandatory for availing the benefits of nutrition scheme scheme, and that these can be accessed using the mother’s biometric card to register on the Poshan tracker app. The clarification came in response to a media […]
ACB arrests range officer, forest guard Kokernag for accepting bribe
Srinagar, Jun 30: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday trapped and arrested Range officer and Forest Guard, Kokernag, Anantnag for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 10,000 for allotment of timber. Anti Corruption Bureau received a complaint alleging therein that Sohail Unis Shikari, Range officer, Kokernag, Anantnag is demanding bribe of Rs 22,000 through Forest […]
Maha: BJP claims support of 170 MLAs
Mumbai, Jun 30 (PTI) Maharashtra BJP leader Girish Mahajan on Thursday claimed that his party has the support of 170 MLAs, way above the 145 majority mark in the 288-member House that is necessary to form a government in the state. The BJP is set to return to power in the state with the support of […]