Lt Governor condoles the demise of Lalji Tondon
Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu has expressed grief over the sad demise of Madhya Pradesh Governor, Lalji Tandon. Paying tribute to the Madhya Pradesh Governor, the Lt Governor described him as a widely respected public figure and an able administrator who worked tirelessly for the welfare of the people. Lalji Tondon will always be remembered […]
Bedar Family Pattan Bereaved, KNS expresses heartfelt sympathy
Former MLA Ghulam Qadir Bedar of Pattan Baramulla passed away on Tuesday. Family sources told that deceased was not keeping well from many years and was suffering from multiple ailments. The deceased was father of Reyaz Bedar, former IPS officer and Advocate Aijaz Bedar, Vice-President High Court Bar Association. News wire Kashmir News Service, at […]
Climate change on track to wipe out polar bears by 2100
PARIS: Climate change is starving polar bears into extinction, according to research published on Monday that predicts the apex carnivores could all but disappear within the span of a human lifetime. In some regions they are already caught in a vicious downward spiral, with shrinking sea ice cutting short the time bears have for hunting […]
Amir inducted in Pakistan squad, Malik in doubt
LAHORE: While paceman Mohammad Amir has been inducted into the Pakistan squad for the England tour after paceman Haris Rauf’s latest Covid-19 test came in positive on Sunday, the availability of all-rounder Shoaib Malik for the three Twenty20 Internationals is shrouded in doubt. Chief selector-cum-head coach Misbah-ul-Haq contacted Amir — from Derby where Pakistan are […]
Assault on doctors at SMHS Hospital: MFA demands adequate security at Covid hospitals
Srinagar: The Medical Faculty Association (MFA) at the Government Medical and Dental Colleges Srinagar has urged the college principals to ensure adequate security to medicos at hospitals housing COVID-19 patients. In a letter shot to Principal GMC Srinagar on Monday, President MFA, Prof Sajad Majid Qazi has requested the administration to ensure “adequate security in […]
ON WAR PATH
There is no synergy and cohesion among different wings of the UT administration even for the preservation of the environment in Kashmir. Such a path of confrontation is spoiling the environment and also endangering water bodies like Wular Lake. Recently media reported that officials of Wular Conservation and Management Authority (WUCMA) alleged they were assaulted […]
Two army personnel injured in landmine blast in J-K
On Tuesday, two army personnel were injured in a landmine blast in Noweshra area in Rajouri district, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). Unnamed officials told that at 8 am, a 55-year-old Sepoy SK Minjur Rehman of Engineering Regiment, and Sepoy Updhay Parshad Rajindera, of 24 MLI sustained blast injuries while on […]
Lightning kills three in Poonch
On Tuesday, a lightning strike killed three persons, including a young couple, in a remote village in Poonch district of Jammu, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). Unnamed officials told GNS that last night, at around 11:30 pm, lightning struck Gumsar Dhoke in Surankote area of the Poonch district, killing three persons […]
4 More Die of COVID, JK toll rose to 260
With the fresh four COVID-19 related deaths, the fatalities touched 260 in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Official sources informed Kashmir Despatch that, a 70-year-old woman from Lalbazar Srinagar, a 90-year-old man from Pattan Baramulla, a 43-year-old man from Parigam Pulwama and a 50-year-old from Mirbazar Kulgam died due to COVID-19 sofar in […]
Covaxin trial process has begun, can get results in 2-3 months if all goes well, says AIIMS
New Delhi: The human trial for the indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin has begun at AIIMS Delhi, institute director Randeep Guleria announced Monday. The All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was given the go-ahead by its Ethics Committee and has begun the recruitment process for the trial, Guleria said, which will include a total of 100 healthy volunteers between […]
