Month: December 2021

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today inaugurated Kanpur Metro Rail Project

All the 9 stations of the priority corridor certified with Platinum rating of ‘Green Building Council’ Work of priority corridor completed in less than 2 years’ time Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today inaugurated the completed section of Kanpur Metro Rail Project. Improving urban mobility has been one […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, DECEMBER 28, 2021: 142.47 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive India’s Active caseload currently stands at 75,456 Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.22%; Lowest since March 2020 Recovery Rate currently at 98.40%; Highest since […]

India boosts arsenal against COVID-19 with Merck pill, two more vaccines

BENGALURU, Dec 28 – India has approved Merck’s (MRK.N) COVID-19 pill and two more vaccines for emergency use as the world’s second most populous country braces for a possible spike in coronavirus cases due to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant. Asia’s third-largest economy has already said it will allow COVID-19 […]

Tutu: a man of empathy, moral ardor, and some silly jokes

One Christmas Day in the 1980s, Desmond Tutu led a packed church service in Soweto, the Black Johannesburg township and fulcrum of protest against white racist rule in South Africa. An American family — mine — found standing room at the back. We were among the few white […]

Chief Justice e-inaugurates e-Filing app for High Court, “Employees Record Management System application” for Subordinate Judiciary

JAMMU, DECEMBER 27: High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh today launched “e-Filing application” for High Court and “Employees’ Record Management System application” for the Subordinate Judiciary with their formally e-inaugurated by Chief Justice of High Court of J&K and Ladakh, Justice Pankaj Mithal in presence of […]

Power shutdown

JAMMU, DECEMBER 27: Chief Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL, Jammu has informed that the power supply to Suhagpur, Kotli, Jabowal, Part of Arnia, Trewa, Badyal Brahmana and its adjoining areas shall remain affected on December 28 from 9 am to 3 pm. Similarly, the power supply to DingaAmb, Katli, Manwal, […]

Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)

JK reports 111 new positive cases, 334976 recovered, 1,81,47,151 Covid doses administered so far SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 27: The Government today informed that 111 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 32 from Jammu division and 79 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total […]

Titans of India’s Real Estate Sector come together for growth of J&K at first-ever ‘Real Estate Summit-2021’

39 MoUs worth Rs 18,300 Crore signed for investments in residential, commercial, infrastructure, and film sectors Next ‘Real Estate Summit’ in Srinagar to be organized on 21st and 22nd May 2022 Real Estate sector will create innumerable opportunities for economic growth in J&K: Union Housing & Urban Affairs […]

Chinese citizens slam Musk online after space station near-misses

BEIJING, Dec 27 – Chinese citizens lashed out online against billionaire Tesla (TSLA.O) founder Elon Musk’s space ambitions on Monday after China complained that its space station was forced to take evasive action to avoid collision with satellites launched by Musk’s Starlink programme. The satellites from Starlink Internet Services, a […]

Edward O. Wilson, biologist known as ‘ant man,’ dead at 92

BOSTON — Edward O. Wilson, the pioneering Harvard biologist who advanced the provocative theory that human behavior such as war and altruism has a genetic basis and warned against the decline of ecosystems, has died. He was 92. Wilson was “called ‘Darwin’s natural heir,’ and was known affectionately […]

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