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 […]

Highlight achievement, plans and policies: Govt dept’s told

Srinagar: The administration has directed departments to display banners /hoardings in major towns and cities of the Union Territory to highlight their plans, policies and achievements. These directions were passed to the departments during a meeting chaired by chief secretary Arun Kumar Mehta in July this year. “The Chief Secretary asked all the administrative secretaries […]

Security forces defuse six grenades placed along highway

Srinagar: Security forces on Monday averted a major tragedy by detecting and defusing six hand grenades placed by militants on the busy Parimpora-Panthachowk axis in Srinagar, officials said here. “During a routine road opening exercise along National Highway 44, alert troopers of the 73 Battalion of the CRPF recovered six Chinese grenades from a sandbag […]

JK reports 86 new covid-19 cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 86 new covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Monday. They said 8 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 78 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 326990. There was no death due […]

Four JKAS officers transferred

Srinagar: The J&K government on Monday ordered transfer of four JKAS officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to separate orders issued here, Vivek Sharma (JKAS), Director, Animal Husbandry, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Director, Social Welfare, Jammu, against available vacancy. Krishan Lal (JKAS), Director, Sheep Husbandry, Jammu, has been […]

Covid vaccination: 70 % population above 18 given first dose in Kashmir

Srinagar: As the Covid vaccination drive is going on in full drive in Jammu and Kashmir since 16 January this year, so far around 70 percent of the population above 18 have received the first dose of Covid vaccine while around 25 percent have received the second jab. As per the official figures in Srinagar, […]

Ensuring MSP support for framers: Govt to cross check farmers land records before paddy procurement

New Delhi: In a first, the Centre has decided to cross check land records before the procurement of paddy from next month in a bid to ensure the MSP reaches farmers and not traders, Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said on Monday. Most procuring states, barring Assam and Uttarakhand as well as Jammu and Kashmir, are […]