Day: January 10, 2022

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 more years in prison

BANGKOK — A court in Myanmar sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four more years in prison on Monday after finding her guilty of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies and violating coronavirus restrictions, a legal official said. Suu Kyi was convicted last month on two other […]

Putin claims victory in defending Kazakhstan from revolt

Summary Putin says alliance blocked ‘terrorists, criminals, looters’ Almaty shops reopen, public transport restarts Street debris cleared, Internet resumes for a few hours Tokayev denounces ‘attempted coup d’etat’ NUR-SULTAN, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory on Monday in defending Kazakhstan from what he described as a […]

India starts booster shots for vulnerable amid omicron surge

NEW DELHI — Healthcare and front-line workers along with people above age 60 with health problems lined up Monday at vaccination centers across India to receive a third dose as infections linked to the omicron variant surge. The doses, which India is calling a “precautionary” shot instead of […]

Lt Governor launches Covid-19 vaccination drive for administering precaution dose to HCWs, FLWs & senior citizens with co-morbidities in J&K

Lt Governor launches Covid-19 vaccination drive for administering precaution dose to HCWs, FLWs & senior citizens with co-morbidities in J&K Flags-off 34 Advanced Life Support Ambulances of 108 services for Jammu Advanced life support ambulances will be a step in fight against Covid-19 pandemic: LG · Appeals to […]

Shabnam Shah Kamili reviews functioning of Mahila Shakti Kendras

Directs for effective implementation of the scheme SRINAGAR, JANUARY 10: The Mission Director (MD), Women Empowerment, Shabnam Shah Kamili today held a review meeting on the functioning of Mahila Shakti Kendras in the UT of J&K with focused emphasis on the aspirational districts viz Baramulla and Kupwara. This […]

Advisor Farooq Khan visits Govt hospitals to review Covid preparedness

SRINAGAR, JANUARY 10: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan today visited various government hospitals in the Srinagar city to take stock of the Covid preparedness. The hospitals he visited include Chest Disease Hospital Dalgate, SMHS hospital and SKIMS Medical College Hospital, Bemina. During his visit to the hospitals, […]

PM to inaugurate 11 new medical colleges in Tamil Nadu

New medical colleges to increase MBBS seats by 1450 – in line with the PM’s constant endeavour to promote affordable medical education and improve health infrastructure all across country New campus of Central Institute of Classical Tamil – fully funded by Union Government – to play important role […]

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh presides over a high – level joint meeting of all the Science Ministries and Science Departments

Calls for Centre-State Science Co-ordination to provide Scientific and Technological Solutions to State Specific problems and requirements A series of meetings with State Governments will start next week for Centre-State collaboration for ‘solution-based’ approach to identified S&T problems: Dr Jitendra Singh An extensive exercise being undertaken separately with […]

US, Russia meet for talks amid tensions linked to Ukraine

GENEVA — Senior U.S. and Russian officials launched special talks on strategic stability on Monday as part of a flurry of diplomatic activity in Europe this week aimed at defusing tensions over a Russian military buildup on the border with Ukraine, though no major breakthrough was immediately in sight. Russian […]

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