Lakhs of 60-plus, healthcare workers get third Covid jab

New Delhi: Lakhs of 60-plus citizens and frontline as well as health workers queued up for their third Covid jab on Monday as India began administering a precautionary dose against the infection, a critical step that comes as cases spike alarmingly in the country. Braving snow, plummeting winter temperatures, rain in some places or unrelenting […]

5-10% Covid cases requiring hospitalisation this time: Centre

Cautions situation may change rapidly

New Delhi: Five to 10 per cent of the active Covid cases this time so far needed hospitalisation but the situation is dynamic and may change rapidly, the Centre said on Monday and asked states to keep a watch on cases under home isolation and in hospitals. During the second surge of Covid infections in […]

Two Al-Badr militants killed in Kulgam

Srinagar: Two local militants associated with Al-Badr outfit, aged 21 and 22 years, were killed in an overnight encounter with a joint team of police and army at Hasanpora area in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police said Monday. A police spokesperson said that based on a specific input regarding the presence of militants in village […]

Kashmir valley in grip of freezing cold

Srinagar: Gulmarg tourist resort in north Kashmir continued to reel under extreme cold as the minimum temperature stayed below the freezing point at most places in the valley, officials said on Monday. The resort recorded a low of minus 10 degrees Celsius for the second consecutive night, MET officials said. They said Pahalgam in south […]

Jammu-Srinagar NH reopens for traffic

Banihal/Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was reopened for traffic on Monday after remaining closed for the past three days owing to heavy snowfall and multiple landslides in Ramban district, officials said. Senior Superintendent of Police, traffic-national highway, Shabir Ahmad Malik said the traffic from both the twin capital cities was allowed after the arterial road […]

State-specific problems: Jitendra Singh bats for Centre-state coordination

New Delhi: Union minister Jitendra Singh Monday called for coordination among Centre and states for delivering scientific and technological solutions to problems specific to states. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi an extensive exercise is being undertaken with each state and union territory separately to identify the areas where technological […]

LAC Row- India looking forward to constructive dialogue: Sources

New Delhi: India is looking forward to “constructive” dialogue with China to resolve issues in remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh, sources in the security establishment said on Monday ahead of the 14th round of military talks between the two sides on the 20-month row. The talks will take place on January 12 at the […]

COVID-19 surge: Admin orders online classes up to college level

Jammu: Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday issued fresh guidelines, including adoption of online classes up to college level, and optimal use of virtual mode for conducting official meetings. The decision to this effect was taken by the State Executive Committee (SEC) which met under the chairmanship of […]

Violation of Covid protocol: Several coaching centres sealed in Bandipora

Srinagar: Authorities on Monday sealed several coaching centres in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir for allegedly flouting COVID-19 norms, officials said. A joint team of officers led by tehsildar Bandipora Sheikh Tariq inspected several coaching centres in the town to review the implementation of Covid appropriate behaviour, an official spokesman said. He said the […]