In a bid to effectively tackle the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, concerted efforts are being made by the Haryana Government so as to ensure that every precious life in the State can be saved. From increasing the number of oxygen beds in hospitals, setting...

The second wave of corona pandemic has caught in its spate Punjab too along with the other States leading to thousands people facing huge difficulties in procuring ventilator beds, corona kits and medicines for their near and dear ones. The situation in...

The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal of Department of Heavy Industry for implementation of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme 'National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage’...

England all-rounder Ben Stokes on Wednesday said that he and other England players may not be able to join their Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises on resumption of the T20 tournament.The IPL 2021 was postponed due to Covid-19 cases inside the tournament...

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare today interacted with State Health Ministers and Principal Secretaries/ Additional Chief Secretaries of 8 states in  the presence of Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Union Minister of State for...

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for DoNER, MoS in Prime Minister’s Office; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and  Department of Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today called for audit of oxygen cylinders and ventilators...

Noted science writer Nicholas Wade, who has worked with some of the world's most distinguished science magazines and journals, penned an exhaustive article last week  explaining why Coronavirus has all the hallmarks of being engineered in a laboratory.Wade...

Eid is just around the corner and actress Anjum Fakih says this year will be all about low-key celebration owing to the pandemic, because just like last year, this year, too, she is  confined indoors with her family."Like last year, this year too, it...

Actress Parineeta Borthakur, who was last seen in "Gupta Brothers: Chaar Kunware From Ganga Kinaare", is keen on participating in reality TV shows next. The actress says that  she wants the audience to see how she truly is."After doing fiction shows on...

Punjabi star and "Bigg Boss 13" contestant Himanshi Khurana strikes a killer black pose in a new photo she posted on Wednesday.In the black and white picture she shared on  Instagram, Himanshi is dressed in embellished Indian wear. She completes her look...

Singer Nikhita Gandhi is making sure that she continues making music during the pandemic, and says the Indie genre excites her."I am excited to be part of this new wave of Indie  releases. I have another single dropping soon, where you get to hear the...

The Indian Air Force has flown 732 sorties with a flying time of over 1,419 hours within the country and across the globe transporting Covid relief materials in the last one month.In the past one week, IAF's flying time for Covid relief operations increased...

Amid the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic assuming dangerous proportions, an additional 500 Intensive Care Unit (ICU)-bed facility is being set up at Ramlila Maidan in the national Capital in front of the Lok Nayak Jaya Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital which...

Fear gripped the Laluganj area in Jahanabad police circle in Fatehpur district when snakes started coming out of a house.The house owner Gaya Prasada said that he first saw a few baby snakes in his house on Tuesday afternoon and he caught them and released...

Johns Hopkins Medicine Rehabilitation Network has prescribed a phased rehabilitation program for Covid patients to help them return to their way of life and enjoy full health.As Covid-19 attacks the body and mind -- Johns Hopkins Medicine said rehabilitation...

At least five people were killed and 16 wounded on Wednesday in a crash involved a minibus and a private car at Sohag desert road in southern Egypt, state-run Ahram newspaper reported on its website.Initial investigations said the high speed of the bus...

A Western Command Covid Hospital has been made operational for civilians on Wednesday inside the complex of Rajindra Hospital here, with an elaborate plan for division of responsibilities between the Indian Army and the civil and hospital administrations.The...

As part of its efforts to cater to more ambulance services to the Gurugram residents, the Haryana Roadways has converted five of its mini-buses into ambulances.According to the Roadways officials, they will soon handover these mini- buses to the health...

Roads wore a deserted look in Hyderabad and the rest of Telangana on Wednesday morning as the 10-day lockdown began across the state to check the spread of Covid-19.The busy markets in Hyderabad are under zero mobility as all the shops and business establishments...

The Indian coronavirus variant (B1617), which has now been declared a "variant of global concern" has spread to 44 countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.The B1617 variant, first identified in India in October, has been detected in over...

As the second wave of Covid-19 cripples the Indian healthcare system with hospitals running out of beds and oxygen supply, a report by Housing.com shows that when it comes to health infrastructure, Pune is the most equipped city in India, although, with...

Sikkim remains an enigma for most, with many misconceptions about its history and its merger with India in 1975. In "Sikkim - A History of Intrigue and Alliance" (HarperCollins), former diplomat Preet Mohan Singh Malik combines insights into the erstwhile kingdoms...

The Parwana village in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh has sealed itself to prevent the spread of Covid infection.Barricades have been put up at the entry points of the village, with a banner declaring that the "entry of outsiders in the village is...

It is now ILI that is creating a scare in Uttar Pradesh villages.Maqsood, 39, developed cold and mild fever. He did not take any medication, dismissing it to be a normal viral.On the third day, he developed breathing problem and by the time his family members...

The shades of dusk are falling -- it is time to exit this space. But people continue to come in with their dead. The quiet synonymous with a cremation ground is replaced by ambulance sirens, relatives in PPE suits and crackling of burning wood.The cremation...

India’s Chief of Army Staff Wednesday reviewed the security situation in Rajouri and Akhnoor area of Jammu Division. A spokesperson said that Chief of Army Staff, General M. M Naravane who was on a two days visit in Jammu and Kashmir visited White Knight Corps...

Punjab Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu and Ludhiana Member of Parliament (MP) Ravneet Singh Bittu on Wednesday visited the newly 50-bedded Covid care centre set up at Jawaddi Community Health Centre to take stock of...

Expressing serious concern over the alarming rate of deaths in Ludhiana due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma on Wednesday said that 168 people have lost their lives in the last seven days, 24 deaths per day in Ludhiana and blamed...

Government has added nearly 800 more oxygen supported beds, in Jammu province, in a week to augment the existing bed capacity, as a part of ongoing capacity building of hospitals in wake of rising cases of Covid-19 reported over last one month. Meanwhile, bed capacity...

The Government on Wednesday informed that4509 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19),1759 from Jammu division and 2750 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 229407.Also...

To discuss the modalities for formulation of District Development Component Plan 2021-22 and approval of BDC and PRIs plan, District Administration Jammu today organised a meeting under the chairmanship of Chairman District Development Council Bharat Bhushan...

Amid the prevailing difficult times, when the world as a whole is locked up inside the homes and life has come to a standstill, the Covid-19 warriors are determined to take the challenge with full might.Mumtaz Ahmad is one of those frontline workers. The...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that in wake of increase in number of covid-19 patients, the State Government has decided to provide free treatment to the beneficiaries of Himcare and Ayushman Bharat Scheme to the covid-19 patients in registered private...

Actress Tamannaah Bhatia plays an ethical hacker in the upcoming series "November Story", and she feels the project helped her explore creative nuances. She adds that her joy lies in fans resonating strongly with the characters she portrays.Tamannaah plays Anuradha,...

Actress Rakul Preet Singh has announced a fundraising campaign to help Covid patients in the country. She is urging people to contribute, so that they can aid the provision of oxygen supply through oxygen concentrators and cylinders and their refilling, besides...

Actress Urvashi Rautela, who has shot her debut international music album "Versace Baby" with Egyptian actor Mohamed Ramadan, says she has tried to add a lot of Bollywood elements to the song, and also tried to ensure an element of Indianness about it."I really...

Zareen Khan plays a homosexual woman in the recently released film "Hum Bhi Akele Tum Bhi Akele". While makers were sceptical to cast her in the role initially, the actress says it is not the first time that she has faced such a situation."It is not the first...

Hollywood superstar Scarlett Johansson will receive the Generation Award at MTV Movie & TV Awards this year.Recipients of the award in the past have included the likes of Robert Downey Jr., Tom Cruise, Will Smith, Dwayne Johnson, Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler,...

The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today paid visit to Baramulla where he took inspection of several Covid-19 wellness centres and reviewed the mitigation measures besides other related aspects.The Div Com during the visit was...

Deputy Commissioner, Ramban, Mussarat Islam, today toured Ramban town and adjoining villages to take stock of implementation of Corona curfew.A team of senior officers accompanied  the DC during the visit. He called upon people to stay indoors and obey...

Karnail Singh Peermohammad, Patron All India Sikh Students Federation has expressed his strong protest over the Rs 2 crore donation accepted by Manjinder Singh Sirsa for Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Covid care facility.Peermohammad has sharply criticized Manjinder Singh...

District Magistrate Kishtwar Ashok Sharma today took the first hand appraisal of steps taken to ensure the safety of people amid COVID19 pandemic and to review the enforcement of containment measures in the Palmar and Chatroo areas.He also inspected the designated...

To discuss the work wise plans formulated under District Capex Budget 2021-2022, Deputy Commissioner, Doda Vikas Sharma today held series of meeting of District officers of line departments here at Conference hall of DC Office Complex.Chief Planning Officer,...

To finalize the arrangements for Eid-ul-Fitr and implementation of restrictions related to Covid-19, the Deputy Commissioner Jammu Anshul Garg today convened a meeting of representatives of religious organisations and district officials of various departments,...

With the spirit of service to humanity in her heart, a teacher from the Jammu region has elevated the relationship between the health department and the education department to a higher level in the battle against deadly pendamic Covid-19.A woman namely Babli...

The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today convened a meeting here to review the overall stock, supply position of different agriculture inputs in the valley.The Director during the virtual meeting instructed all the concerned district...

On the International Nurses Day, the SMHS Nursing Staff has reiterated their commitment to healthcare in this deadly pandemic while celebrating the day with Covid-19 patients to instil hope among the victims at a time of desperate struggle against virus.As...

Punjab Chief Secretary, Ms Vini Mahajan, on Wednesday, held an introductory meeting with four 2020-batch Indian Administrative Services (IAS) probationary officers of Punjab cadre here.The probationary officers, including Ojasvi Alankar from Haryana, Harjinder...

Like doctors and other health care workers, nurses are at the forefront, fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. They are essential caretakers for a prosperous society. During this pandemic, their extraordinary contribution has been inspirational; their dedication...

Er. Gurmeet Singh, Managing Director, Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL), Jammu, accompanied by Er. Ashwani Kumar Sachdeva, Chief Engineer Distribution, JPDCL Jammu and other senior officers today inspected the Electric Central Workshop...

A 2250 LPM capacity Oxygen Generation Plant was commissioned today here at Government Medical College Kathua. Deputy Commissioner, Rahul Yadav inspected the functioning of the plant and supply line linked to different wards of the Associated Hospital.The...

The Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumers Affairs (FCS&CA), Ramban has started distribution of free ration among the ration cardholders in the categories of Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and Priority HouseHold (PHH) under Pradhan Mantri Garib...

Department of Indian System of Medicine (ISM), AYUSH today distributed immunity booster medicines among frontline workers, medical staff, patients and their attendants here in District Hospital Ramban As the District Nodal Officer, ISM, Ramban, Dr. Sanjay Chadha...

Government has called for active participation of Panchayati Raj Institutions and Youth in Covid-19 mitigation efforts with special focus on vaccination of vulnerable population, information dissemination and promoting Covid appropriate behaviour apart from building...

‘When the going gets tough, the tough get going’. In the prevailing times of pandemic, when the entire mankind is scared by the unseen enemy, there are a few who stand tall braving the enemy like an iron wall. Their indomitable spirit beat not only physical...

Dr Rakesh Bahl, Senior Consultant, Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College Jammu has batted for rigorous education about COVID19, strict implementation and adherence to Covid Appropriate Behaviour to save the people and stop the spread...

The Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Pulwama, Mohammad Altaf Khan today kick-started pneumococcal vaccine drive for babies at Mohammadiya Nursing Home Gangoo here.On the occasion, the ADC said the pneumococcal vaccine is used to treat pneumonia in children...

A Plan allocation of Rs 529.88 crore  including Rs 56 Crores under UT component, Rs 444.00 Crore under Centrally Sponsored Schemes and Rs 28 Crore as loan component for District Bandipora has been approved for the financial year 2021-22 at the District...

The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, Dr. Owais Ahmad today held an interactive meeting with prominent religious leaders, Imams and Khateebs of the district ahead of the Eid Festival.The interaction was held in view of the upcoming Eid Festival and the...

An online training workshop was today conducted under the Chairmanship of Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole in order to ascertain the efficient and optimal usage of oxygen across all dedicated Covid-19 hospitals.During the meeting...

The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today had a whirl wind tour of North Kashmir district of Kupwara to take stock of Covid containment measures and facilities available in health institutions there.The Div Com was accompanied...

The Member of Parliament (MP) from Anantnag Parliamentary constituency (Retd.) Justice Hassnain Masoodi visited district Shopian of South Kashmir and held a review meeting with the district administration on the efforts underway to combat the spread of virus.The...

General Manager (GM), Jammu and Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation (JKMSC), Dr Abdul Majid Mirab today informed that there is no dearth of any Covid-19 related drug in Kashmir and the same is distributed among the Covid care hospitals as per the demand and...

The Deputy Commissioner, Pulwama, Baseer ul Haq Chowdary today visited Pulwama town and several villages of the district to inspect the implementation of Covid related SOPs to combat the fresh wave of Covid-19 in the district.During the visit, the DC inspected...

The elected representatives of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) must come forward to help in transportation of Covid-19 patients under home isolation to hospital well in time in case their health condition deteriorates so that they could be ensured...

Acting on the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma on Wednesday got 11-year-old Vansh Singh, whose video of selling socks on Ludhiana roads to support his family had gone viral, admitted into Government...

Panic gripped Nud area of Jammu's Samba district after a grenade was hurled at a police party on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, police said.A police official told news agency-Kashmir News Observer (KNO), an explosion took place in the intervening...

All the religious leaders must motivate their respective communities to come forward in serving the humanity during the Corona pandemic.This was stated by the Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while virtually addressing the representatives of various Religious...

The area around Baba Banda Singh Bahadar War Memorial, Chapparchiri would be brought under the limits of the Municipal Corporation for the multi-faceted development, which would highlight this historic site at world level and connect the younger generation...

In a first, the Punjab Government has come up with a state export plan to give further boost to ease of doing business besides promoting the export of local products in the border state.The Chief Secretary, Ms Vini Mahajan, gave nod to the first-of-its-type...

Keeping in view the present alarming situation of Covid pandemic in Punjab, Health and family welfare department today appointed 192 Medical Officers.Disclosing more about this recruitment drive the Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said...

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA and state Kissan Wing president Kultar Singh Sandhwan said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Captain Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government were playing politics on the faulty ventilators purchased through PM Care Fund;...

The armies of India and Pakistan Thursday exchanged sweets on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr at Teethwal crossing in north Kashmir's Kupwara district.A senior official told news agency Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr,...

In view of the covid pandemic, the Deputy Commissioner Mr Tej Partap Singh Phoolka has set up control room and started covid helpline to extend all kinds of possible help pertaining to covid to the district residents. Giving further information, SDM Barnala...

Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, Bengaluru, in association with Greenwood High International School, Bengaluru has come up with a life saving initiative offering critical support to patients by launching five sophisticated buses which will provide free oxygen to people...

Narayan Seva Sansthan today announced the #Ghargharbhojan Campaign. The campaign has been launched with the aim of distributing free food to the migrants and those in need during the second wave of COVID-19. The campaign will be to distribute free food amongst...

Barnala administration has rolled out an army of corona volunteers that will create awareness about the pandemic from door-to-door- with special emphasis on the commercial areas.Interacting with the corona volunteers today, Deputy Commissioner Barnala Mr Tej...

‘Baba Hardev Singh Ji showed us the path to lead our lives enriched with Human values’; this was observed by Satguru Mata Sudiksha Ji Maharaj in Her tribute to Baba Hardev Singh Ji while deriving inspiration from His teachings and the life He led; in a virtual...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, while presiding over the virtual meeting with the Captains of the Pharma Industry of the State from Shimla today, urged them to provide their wholehearted support to collectively fight the pandemic.Chief Minister said that the...

All the sanitary workers working in the Urban Local Bodies including Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils, Nagar Parishads and Nagar Panchayats would be provided an incentive of Rs 2000 per month for the month of April, May and June, 2021, keeping...