Month: December 2021

Pandemic mystery: Scientists focus on COVID’s animal origins

Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the origin of the virus tormenting the world remains shrouded in mystery. Most scientists believe it emerged in the wild and jumped from bats to humans, either directly or through another animal. Others theorize it escaped from a Chinese lab. Now, […]

UK court allows Assange’s extradition to US for spying case

LONDON — A British appellate court opened the door Friday for Julian Assange to be extradited to the United States by overturning a lower court’s decision that the WikiLeaks founder’s mental health was too fragile to withstand the American criminal justice system. The High Court in London ruled […]

National Statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Summit for Democracy

Excellencies, Namaskar DELHI, DECEMBER 10: I am proud to represent the world’s largest democracy at this Summit. The democratic spirit is integral to our civilization ethos. Elected republican city-states such as Lichhavi and Shakya flourished in India as far as 2500 years back. The same democratic spirit is […]

2 month SATC for Senior Assistants concludes at IMPARD Jammu; DG chairs valedictory function

JAMMU, DECEMBER 10: Director General, J&K Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development (J&K IMPARD) Saurabh Bhagat, today chaired the valedictory function of Secretariat Assistant Training Course (SATC) for Senior Assistants at Jammu. Pertinently, the General Administration Department had deputed 1250 Senior Assistants from respective heads of […]

Advisor Farooq Khan visits lethpora; inaugurates Pampore Saffron Farmers Producer Company Ltd

PULWAMA, DECEMBER 10: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, today visited Lethpora and inaugurated Pampore Saffron Farmer’s Producer Company Limited under Farmer’s Producer Organization scheme being implemented by NABARD. The objective of the scheme is to provide small and marginal farmers “better collective strength for better access to […]

Women Farmers in The Country

DELHI, DECEMBER 10: As per the information collected in Agriculture Census 2015-16, about 11.72% of the total operated area in the country was operated by female operational holders. As per the results of the Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Householdsand Land and Livestock Holdings of Households in […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, DECEMBER 10: 131.18 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive India’s Active caseload currently stands at 94,943 Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.27%; Lowest since March 2020 Recovery Rate currently at 98.36%; Highest since March […]

Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)

JK reports 173 new positive cases, 332455 recovered, 1,72,04,599 Covid doses administered so far SRINAGAR, DECEMBER10: The Government today informed that 173 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 44 from Jammu division and 129 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number […]

India’s Serum Institute let Africa down on vaccines, says Africa CDC

NAIROBI, Dec – The Serum Institute of India, the world’s biggest vaccine maker, let Africa down by pulling out of talks to supply COVID-19 vaccines, creating distrust that has affected demand, the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control said on Thursday. John Nkengasong denounced recent comments […]

With flowers and salutes, last respects paid to India’s defence chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 9 – The bodies of India’s defence chief and 12 others who died in a helicopter crash laid draped in the Indian flag at a defence cantonment on Thursday, before being flown to New Delhi, where the general will be laid to rest with full […]

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