Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate moves into late-stage trial
Moderna Inc said on Monday it had started a late-stage trial to test the effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, the first such study under the Trump administration’s program to speed development of measures against the novel coronavirus. News of the study, which will test the response to the vaccine in 30,000 adults who do not have the […]
Intel agencies alert forces along LoC, as 300 terrorists ‘waiting to cross over’ ahead of festivities
Intelligence agencies have alerted the security forces that nearly 300 trained terrorists are waiting along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Kashmir Valley and the Jammu region to cross over ahead of the coming festival seasons, including the Independence Day, and create trouble. Sources in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said the Intelligence […]
Five Rafale jets leave for India: What happens next
The first batch of the much-awaited Rafale fighter jets took off from France today (July 27) and are enroute to India. India had bought 36 twin-engine fighter planes from Dassault Rafale for an estimated Rs 58,000 crore, through an inter-governmental agreement signed in 2016. How many jets are coming right now? The first batch includes […]
NC stands on Gupkar Declaration: Dr Farooq
National Conference (NC) President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Monday resolved that NC has not backtracked from Gupkar Declaration and reiterated that a concrete strategy will be chalked out once leaders in prison will walk out. Talking to Shaherbeen Radio Program, senior Abdullah said that party’s stand over Article 370 & 35(A) has not changed. “Our […]
Advisor Khan reviews availability of sacrificial animals, essential commodities for Eid ul Azha
Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan today chaired a meeting to review market checking and availability of essential commodities and sacrificial animals in view of the Eid ul Azha festival. The meeting was attended by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole; Inspector General of Police Kashmir, Vijay Kumar; Director Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs […]
DDC Bandipora inaugurates Municipal Council
BANDIPORA, JULY 27: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Bandipora, Dr. Owais Ahmad today formally inaugurated the Municipal Council Bandipora after it was upgraded from the erstwhile Municipal Committee by government. On the occasion, the DDC congratulated the people of the town for the upgradation of municipal body and said that the new Council will pave […]
COVID-19: 132 fresh cases reported from Srinagar as tally in J-K crosses 18300
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday reported 470 new COVID-19 cases including 79 travelers, taking the overall tally to 18390. Among the fresh cases, 309 were reported from Kashmir and 161 from Jammu. Giving the district wise break up, quoting unnamed officials a local news gathering agency Global News Service (GNS) reported that Srinagar reported […]
Class IV posts: JKSSB’s Portal records 3,35,350 registrations; 1,74,632 candidates submit online application so far
‘Cancel Application Form Feature’ added to the Portal JAMMU, JULY 27: Till today morning, 3,35,350 Registrations have been done by the candidates on JKSSB’s Online Portal, since the commencement of online application submission from 10th July, 2020 and 1,74,632 candidates completed their online application submission process for Class IV posts. Also 29,520 applications have been […]
60-year-old killed ‘by brother’ over land dispute in Baramulla
Baramulla: A 60 year-old-man was allegedly killed by his younger brother over a land dispute in Nihalpora village of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The duo, as per sources, had been involved in the land dispute for long. However, on Saturday both the brothers reached the disputed land and exchange heated words, which later […]
Love, violence, betrayal — new book brings tales of ‘dreams and delusions’ from Naxal land
New Delhi: From 2011 to 2015, award-winning journalist-author Ashutosh Bhardwaj lived in the ‘Red Corridor’ — the region in the eastern, central and the southern parts of India that is significantly affected by the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency — covering, reporting and writing on the insurgency, the police, the alleged government atrocities and the lives that were caught […]
