The World Health Organisation (WHO), in its quest to find efficacious therapies to treat COVID-19, plans to conduct a multi-arm, multi-country clinical trial. The trials have yet to begin, but ten countries have already signed up. Only one of them, South Africa, is on the African continent. Of course, the WHO isn’t the only organisation trying […]
Former Australian captain Michael Clarke has bit the bullet. Well, when you have been at the top of international cricket, having captained your team to a World Cup win and scored a plethora of international runs, it ain’t always easy to pick the names of the greatest you have played with. Clarke, who appeared on […]
Srinagar: Mohammad Arif, the 36-year-old who had, last week, set out on an arduous 2,100 km bicycle ride from his place of work in Mumbai to his home in Jammu’s Rajouri district to meet his ailing father, finally heaved a sigh of relief Tuesday. Arif managed to reach Chandigarh today with the help of the Central Reserve Police […]
The spiraling controversy over India’s decision to lift the ban to supply hydroxychloroquine — an anti-malaria drug that some believe could be a treatment for Coronavirus — to its neighbours and possibly also the United States, is nothing more than an attempt to brew a storm in a tea cup. The decision of Prime Minister […]
If you go looking for information on the internet around any buzzing or viral topic, chances are that misinformation will often surface to the top and spread quickly. With ongoing coronavirus pandemic, this appears to be evident more so than ever, despite a concerted campaign by governments and organisations across the world to put out authentic information. […]
37713 persons under surveillance in JK, 125 test positive JAMMU, APRIL 07: The Government Sunday informed that 37713 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been put under surveillance in Jammu and Kashmir and so far 125 cases have tested positive for novel coronavirus. According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel coronavirus […]
1756 persons discharged so far after successfully completing their quarantine SRINAGAR, APRIL 07: Thirty four more persons who were shifted into administrative quarantine upon their return to Srinagar two weeks ago were discharged Tuesday after successfully completing their 14-day quarantine period. All except one in this group belonged to Srinagar district. Upon being discharged all […]
Health institutions well equipped to tackle any exigency in the wake of this Virus’ JAMMU, APRIL 7: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, who is overall in-charge of Coronavirus Control efforts in Kashmir Division, today convened a meeting to review the measures being initiated by various departments regarding Prevention and Control of Covid-19. Secretary […]
1500 Qtls Rice, 1500 Qtls Atta kept with Red Cross Society for needy persons JAMMU, APRIL 07: Director, Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Jatinder Singh today said that officials of the department, fair price Shop dealers, labourers and others workers are working 24X7 to ensure 100 percent distribution of ration among all the […]
Srinagar, April 07 (GNS): A paramilitary CRPF trooper was killed in a militant attack in Bijbehara area of South Kashmiri’s Anantnag district on Tuesday. Reports reaching GNS said that the suspected militants fired upon CRPF party. In this incident one CRPF man namely Shiv Lal recieved critical injuries. The injured was rushed to SDH […]