Over 100 world leaders to attend UN gathering in person

United Nations: More than 100 heads of state and government are planning to attend the UN General Assembly’s annual gathering of world leaders in person next week, including US President Joe Biden, King Abdullah II of Jordan and the presidents of Brazil and Venezuela, according to the latest speakers list. The prime ministers of Japan, […]

Washington should reassess its relationship with Islamabad: US Lawmakers

US will look at Pakistan's role in last 20 yrs: Blinken

Washington: The US will look at the role Pakistan played in the last 20 years, Secretary of State Tony Blinken told angry lawmakers who expressed outrage over Pakistan’s “duplicitous” part in Afghanistan post 9/11 and demanded that Washington reassess its relationship with Islamabad. The US lawmakers also urged the Biden administration to reassess Pakistan’s status […]

Cobra among three snakes rescued in Jammu

Jammu: Three different kinds of snakes, including a nearly five-feet-long Cobra, were rescued by the Jammu and Kashmir Department of Wildlife Protection from separate parts of the city on Tuesday, an official said. Wildlife warden, Jammu, Anil Kumar Atri said the snakes were rescued from Jewal chowk, Belicharana and the railway station. The cobra was […]

Rehab of militancy victims

CS approves Annual Action Plan

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Executive Council for rehabilitation of victims of militancy: widows, orphans, handicapped, and old aged people for the year 2021-22. Administrative Secretaries of departments of Finance, Home, Social Welfare, and Higher Education, besides representatives of Government of India and National Foundation for communal […]

Violation of Covid protocol: 13 persons detained in Srinagar for not wearing Mask

SRINAGAR: In wake of surge in daily cases of Covid-19 in few areas of Srinagar district, the District Administration on the Directions of Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad have heightened their efforts to make sure Covid-19 SoPs and guidelines are strictly followed throughout the district. Accordingly, Magisterial flying squads constituted by the District Administration […]

COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in country crosses 75.81 cr

New Delhi: The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 75.81 crore on Tuesday, the Union Health Ministry said. More than 54 lakh (54,72,356) vaccine doses have been administered till 7 pm, it said. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by […]

JK railway ‘dream of nation’: Railway Minister

Says work underway to complete project

Jammu: It is the dream of the nation to see the rail connectivity between Kashmir and the rest of the country, Union Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said, asserting that the work on the prestigious project was going on at a fast pace and would be completed soon. The minister was in Katra, the […]

WHO’s approval for Covaxin likely this month

India crosses 75 crore Covid vaccine doses

New Delhi: The World Health Organization’s approval for the indigenous COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, developed by the Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, is likely to come this month, official sources said Monday. The WHO has so far approved Covid vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech, US pharma majors Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, China’s Sinopharm and Oxford-AstraZeneca for emergency use. Covaxin […]