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  Vaccination efforts against COVID-19 are underway. As pointed by the experts, it is the only way to stop Covid-19 pandemic. The success of the vaccine is thus imperative and...

Earlier this week, road safety month was launched in India including Jammu and Kashmir. It aims to build awareness about road safety and reduce accidents. Various programmes are scheduled to...

  The cold conditions and snowfall is not unknown to Kashmir Valley. The old winters have been even harsher than the contemporary season. The response by the government to the...

Of late, there has been a sharp spike in fire incidents across Kashmir. Fortunately, there were no fatalities so far this year even as several persons including personnel from the...

  After remaining closed for almost a week, Jammu-Srinagar highway was opened for traffic on last weekend as Border Roads Organization launched Bailey bridge adjacent to the damaged portion of...

  Misinformation could prove disastrous and there is no dearth of examples of it especially during Covid-19 pandemic. Hundreds of people died in Iran after consuming toxic methanol, mistakenly believing...

  No case of avian influenza has been confirmed hitherto in Jammu and Kashmir. However, as per Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, there has been “unnatural mortality” of...

The first batch of Covid-19 vaccine (Covishield), 1,46,500 doses, from Serum Institute of India, Pune, has been received. As per the officials, 79,000 are for Kashmir Valley and 67,500 for...

  Last week, the first part of the findings of India’s maiden longitudinal ageing study, said to be the world’s largest-ever detailed survey conducted on the elderly, was made public....

  Snowfall has mounted problems for people in Kashmir Valley. Some lanes and by-lanes in Srinagar are still clogged up with snow while many areas in the hinterlands remain cut...