SII to supply 90 to 100 million Covishield doses in June: Report
May 31, 2021, at 03:28 am
Pune/IBNS: The Serum Institute of India (SII) has said it will be able to manufacture and supply 90 to 100 million doses of Covishield in June, media reports said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Food kits distributed among needy shikarawallas
May 31, 2021, at 02:33 am
Srinagar: Director, Tourism, Kashmir, Dr G N Itoo Saturday distributed food kits among the 200 needy Shikarawallas hailing from Dal Lake and nearby areas.
Lockdowns are not a strategy to combat Covid-19 : AIMIM Chief
May 31, 2021, at 02:24 am
Hyderabad/UNI: All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) and Hyderabad MP, Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday expressed that ‘lockdowns are not a strategy to combat Covid-19 ‘ and that the universal vaccination was the only long term solution.
Work on Z-morh escape tunnelnearing completion: Jammu and Kashmir Govt
May 31, 2021, at 01:35 am
Srinagar: The work on Z-morh escape tunnel is nearing completion, the government said Saturday.An official spokesman in a statement issued here said that Deputy Commissioner (DC)Ganderbal Krittika Jyotsna visited the construction site of Z-Morh and Zojila tunnel atSonamarg to have a first-hand appraisal of the work progress made on the tunnel.
Jammu and Kashmir Police arrest Hizb-ul- Mujahideen terrorist
May 31, 2021, at 01:28 am
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested Hizb-ul- Mujahideen (HM) terror group terrorist from Frisal area of Kulgam district on Friday.
UP govt eases Covid curbs in districts less than 600 cases
May 31, 2021, at 01:07 am
Lucknow/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh government Sunday announced to ease restrictions from June 1 in districts that have reported less than 600 active Covid cases in the past few days.
Shocking video shows Covid patient's body being thrown by relatives in river in UP
May 31, 2021, at 12:28 am
Balrampur/IBNS: A video of a body being thrown in a river in Uttar Pradesh has surfaced reminding the administration that the grim situation is still not over as the practice of dumping bodies of coronavirus patients in rivers or leaving them in shallow graves near river banks is still continuing even as the infections as well as deaths across the country have dropped to considerable levels.
Jammu and Kashmir: Ladakh gets Centre's nod fortransmission lines at cost of Rs 1,310cr
May 30, 2021, at 11:47 pm
Srinagar: The central government has approved intra-state transmission works at a revised cost ofRs 1,309.71 crore to link far-flung villages of Ladakh to the grid and phase out DG setstowards achieving carbon neutrality in the Union Territory, a top official said onSaturday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Mir Bazar Grid Station to be upgraded
May 30, 2021, at 11:33 pm
Srinagar: The Administrative Council today approved the proposal of Power DevelopmentDepartment to augment the capacity of 220/132 KV Mir Bazar grid station from 320MVA to 475 MVA at an estimated cost of Rs. 29.92 crores.
Jammu and Kashmir: Saksham to provide special assistance to COVID victims' families
May 30, 2021, at 10:41 pm
Srinagar: The Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, approved the grant of financial relief through the Special Assistance Scheme for COVID Mortalities (SASCM/Saksham) to the families of COVIDvictims.
Monsoon likely to hit Kerala coast tomorrow: Indian Met Department
May 30, 2021, at 06:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The southwest monsoon is likely to hit over the Kerala coast on Monday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its latest forecast on Sunday.
Three Manipur men fined for travelling with fake COVID-19 negative report
May 30, 2021, at 06:31 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Three men of Manipur’s Senapati district have been fined for travelling with fake COVID-19 negative reports.
India's production of liquid oxygen increased by ten times: PM Modi on Mann Ki Baat
May 30, 2021, at 06:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the production of liquid medical oxygen, which is a key component in the treatment of Covid-19 patients, has gone up by ten times.
India sent Mehul Choksi's deportation documents to Dominica: Antigua PM tells media
May 30, 2021, at 05:56 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has sent the deportation documents for fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi who has been captured in Dominica while trying to flee to the Cuban country, Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne has been quoted as saying in media said.
PM Modi to address nation through Mann Ki Baat today
May 30, 2021, at 02:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will share his thoughts with the nation through his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat on Sunday.
New pic shows Mehul Choksi in Dominica police custody
May 30, 2021, at 06:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi was seen in police custody in Dominica on Saturday by the local media who obtained his photograph soon after a court in the Caribbean island nation extended the order restraining his deportation till Wednesday.
Covid19: Delhi lockdown extended till June 7
May 30, 2021, at 05:51 am
Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi government has extended the lockdown imposed to control spiralling coronavirus infection till June 7 while allowing the construction and manufacturing sectors to resume work with restrictions.
Myanmar: The international community must do more to show it is not powerless
May 30, 2021, at 04:11 am
The tendency towards authoritarianism, the flagrant disregard for painstakingly agreed rules and conventions of international order, the denigration of human rights across wide and dispersed geographies, and the seeming inability of those tasked with preventing these to do so has meant that events such as the hijacking of international aircraft by the State and the killing of dissidents on foreign shores, to name just a few, have today begun to appear commonplace.
Assam CM launches Mukhyamantri Sishu Sewa Achoni for children orphaned by Covid-19
May 30, 2021, at 02:21 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam CM Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced Mukhyamantri Sishu Sewa Achoni for providing relief to children who have lost their parents in COVID19 pandemic.
Pulwama martyr's wife earns Indian Army uniform after successfully passing army training
May 30, 2021, at 02:10 am
Chennai/IBNS: Wife of Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal, who was martyred in Jammu Kashmir's Pulwama two years ago, passed out of the Officer's Training Academy, Chennai on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Training for health care workersbegins in Bandipora, Pulwama
May 30, 2021, at 12:38 am
Srinagar: Under the aegis of Directorate of Health Services Kashmir, ‘Training of Trainers’, atraining program for health care workers for Covid management started in Bandipora andPulwama on Friday which is aimed at containment of Covid.
Civil Aviation Ministry raises minimum airfare limit to 16 pc
May 30, 2021, at 12:26 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of Civil Aviation has raised the lower limit on domestic airfares from 13 per cent to 16 per cent effective from June 1.
255 CCCs established at panchayat level in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag: DC
May 30, 2021, at 12:21 am
Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag Piyush Singla Friday briefed about the CovidMitigation Measures taken and achievements made so far to combat the second wave ofCovid-19 pandemic in the district.
Delhi: Sisodia slams Centre for vaccine distribution system over shortage
May 30, 2021, at 12:03 am
Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia Friday accused the Centre for stubbornly sitting on vaccine distribution system while pointing out shortage of vaccine jabs that forced the state government to suspend inoculation for 18-44 years age group last week.
JAKEDA installs 2200 Solar StreetLights in Jammu and Kashmir
May 29, 2021, at 10:59 pm
Srinagar: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Gol has sanctioned 19000 SolarStreet Lights (SSLs) in favour of J&K with a central financial support of Rs.42.06 croresagainst the total project cost of Rs 47.84 crores with the remaining project cost of Rs5.78 crores to be provided by J&K UT.
May 29, 2021, at 10:37 pm
Srinagar: The Director Horticulture (P&M), Vishesh Paul Mahajan on Thursday took a meeting(virtual mode) with the fruit growers and traders of district Anantnag.
May 29, 2021, at 10:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid a huge row over her absence in Narendra Modi's cyclone Yaas review meeting, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said she is ready to touch the Prime Minister's feet for the sake of her state but can't bear humiliation.
Thunderstorm with lightning & gusty winds likely in Telangana: MeT
May 29, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and gusty winds, speed ranging between 30-40 km/ph is likely to occur at isolated places in Adilabad, Komaram Bheem, Mancherial, Nirmal among others in Telangana during the next 48 hours, Meteorological Centre said on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Around 6000 stakeholders covered during vaccination drive for tourism workers
May 29, 2021, at 10:17 pm
Srinagar: Secretary, Tourism & Culture, Sarmad Hafeez held detailed deliberations withrepresentatives of Hoteliers Club here today and discussed the overall obtaining situationin tourism sector.
Jammu and Kashmir: LG reviews Covid containment measures in a series of meetings
May 29, 2021, at 09:41 pm
Srinagar: No compromise on Covid appropriate behaviour, strict enforcement of test-track-treatprotocol and vaccination is the only long term solution to mitigate the spread ofCoronavirus.