SMC Corporator, Two minors among 15 test positive, J&K tally jumps to 726
Srinagar, May 05 : The number of Covid -19 positive cases continue to rise in Jammu and Kashmir as 15 more people tested positive for the deadly virus on Tuesday pushing the total tally up to 741 in J&K. Officials told that nine cases were confirmed at Viral Diagnostic Lab at SKIMS, 5 others at Covid-19 […]
Govt plans operating 60 flights to bring back stranded Indians
New Delhi, May 5: India is planning to operate over 60 special flights in a week to bring back thousands of its citizens stranded across the world. The operations will start from May 7, in phased manner. According to the flight plan of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), 64 flights will be sent to […]
‘Can fiscally deprived JK’ afford Rs 200 Cr Annually on Darbar Move, HC to govt
Srinagar, May 05: Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday asked government of India and J&K to take “considered decision” on the continuation of the 148-year-old practice of “Darbar Move” while questioning whether any Government can afford the annual expenditure of at least Rs.200 crores to sustain and perpetuate an arrangement of bi-annual shifting of […]
With entire family in quarantine, burglars loot valuable from house in Tangmarg
Tangmarg, May 5: Burglars struck and stole valuables from a locked house at a time when all the family members were put in quarantine. The theft incident occurred at Harduichloo village of Tangmarg area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Sources said that unidentified burglars barged into the locked and deserted house of Muhammad Akbar Ganai […]
Won’t rest, will intensify operations against militants: DGP
(Abid Bashir) Srinagar, May 05: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Tuesday said that anti-militancy operations will be intensified further across Kashmir and that the security forces have to bear losses in the form of killing of its men, at times. The DGP was speaking to media men at RTC Humhama […]
Hepatitis C drugs may help fight COVID-19, supercomputer simulations suggest
Berlin, May 5 (PTI) Several drugs approved for the treatment of hepatitis C viral infection have been identified as potential candidates against COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, according to a study based on extensive calculations using supercomputer simulations. Researchers from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in Germany simulated the way that about 42,000 different […]
Hizb OGW carrying pistol held in Doda: Police
Doda, May 5: Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of Hizbul Mujahideen at Tantna area of Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Doda Mumtaz Sheikh told that a joint team of police and army following inputs about the presence of the OGW raided at […]
Cop, CRPF trooper, 4 civilians injured in Pakherpora grenade attack
Srinagar, May 05: Two security men including a police officer and four civilian were injured in a grenade attack at Pakherpora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday noon. Reports said that militants hurled the grenade towards joint deployment of 181BN CRPF and police in Pakherpora. During the attack, Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI) Ghulam […]
COVID-19: None of us is safe until all: UN chief
United Nations, May 5 (PTI) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that overcoming the coronavirus pandemic will require the most massive public health effort in history since it is an interconnected world where “none of us is safe until all of us are safe”. His remarks came as the world leaders on Monday pledged 7.4 […]
