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Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan passes away at 71 due to cardiac arrest
Three-time national award winner r, veteran Bollywood choreographer,Saroj Khan passed away due to cardiac arrest on early Friday morning. She was 71. According to Times Now, Khan passed away due to cardiac arrest. She was admitted to Guru Nanak Hospital in Bandra last Saturday after she complained of breathing issues. The mandatory…
Read More »NC condemns civilian killing in Sopore, demands time-bound judicial probe
National Conference on Wednesday condemned the killing of a civilian hailing from HMT Srinagar and expressed grief over the civilian and police casualties in a gunfight in Sopore earlier today. The party sought a time-bound judicial probe into the circumstances which led to the barbaric incident. In a statement issued…
Read More »India’s first COVID-19 vaccine candidate approved for human trials
The Drug Controller General of India has approved Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine for human trials, making it India’s first domestic candidate to get the green light from the government’s drug regulator as cases surge in a country with more than 1.3 billion people, Reuters reported. The company in a statement…
Read More »Over 100 infected after attending wedding ceremony in Bihar
A wedding ceremony in Patna appears to have set off the biggest infection chain in Bihar so far, the state health department said, as per PTI. The officials said the groom was running a high fever and two days after his wedding, he died and his body was cremated without…
Read More »India-China border row: Corps Commanders meeting at Chushul tomorrow to end dead heat
Corps Commanders of the Indian and Chinese armies are scheduled to meet Tuesday morning at the Chushul border point as part of efforts to de-escalate the situation on the LAC in Ladakh. This will be the third meeting between XIV Corps Commander Lt General Harinder Singh and South Xinjiang Military…
Read More »Notice sent to Jaipur hospital for conducting trials of Patanjali drug on COVID-19 patients
Rajasthan’s Health Department has served a notice to NIMS hospital here seeking an explanation on conducting trials of Patanjali Ayurved’s drug Coronil on Coronavirus patients, an official said on Friday.“We served notice to the hospital on Wednesday evening seeking explanation in three days. The hospital did not inform the state…
Read More »Int’l Day observed against Drug Abuse in Handwara
District food control officer (DFCO) in Handwara on Friday organised a drug de-addiction rally in collaboration with drug department Baramulla, Handwara, and Kupwara The Chemists and druggists took out a rally holding banners and placards against the sale and use of illicit drugs from Hospital road to Main Chowk Handwara…
Read More »AYUSH Ministry asks Patanjali to stop advertising Covid-19 drugs, submit details
Hours after Yoga guru Ramdev launched what he claimed were the first ayurvedic medicines to cure Covid-19 the Ministry of Ayush asked Patanjali Ayurved to provide details of the name and composition of the medicines besides ordering it to stop advertising the drugs. The ministry said it was not aware…
Read More »India’s Covid cases per lakh population among lowest in world: Health Ministry
India’s Covid-19 cases per lakh people is one of the lowest in the world despite its high population density, and the recovery rate has now reached almost 56 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said Monday. For every one lakh population, there are 30.04 coronavirus cases in India, while the global…
Read More »Two J&K cadre IAS officers have been posted as secretaries in central government departments
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Trainings, Pradip Kumar Tripathi, special secretary, and establishment officer, department of Personnel and Training has been posted as secretary Ministry of Steel upon the superannuation of present incumbent Binoy Kumar on 31.05.2020. Sudhanshu Panday, additional secretary, Department of Commerce,…
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DC Srinagar finalizes arrangements for observance of upcoming Meraj-un-Nabi (SAW)
Srinagar, Jan 23: In connection with observance of upcoming Meraj-un-Nabi(SAW) 1446 Hijri, the Deputy Commissioner(DC) …
