Day: January 14, 2022

Hundreds of thousands of Indians gather for holy dip, defying COVID-19 surge

PRAYAGRAJ, India, Jan 14 – Hundreds of thousands of Hindu worshippers gathered on the banks of India’s Ganges river on Friday for a holy bathe despite a 30-fold rise in coronavirus cases in the past month. Hindus believe a bathe in the holy river on the Jan. 14 […]

South African study suggests Omicron less severe even for unvaccinated

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 14 – Unvaccinated people infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus may be less prone to severe illness and requiring hospital care or dying than was the case with previous variants, a South African study showed on Friday. The study, by the National Institute of Communicable […]

Study nixes Mars life in meteorite found in Antarctica

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A 4 billion-year-old meteorite from Mars that caused a splash here on Earth decades ago contains no evidence of ancient, primitive Martian life after all, scientists reported Thursday. In 1996, a NASA-led team announced that organic compounds in the rock appeared to have been […]

Cyberattack in Ukraine targets government websites

KYIV, Ukraine — A cyberattack left a number of Ukrainian government websites temporarily unavailable on Friday, officials said. While it wasn’t immediately clear who was behind the cyberattack, the disruption came amid heightened tensions with Russia and after talks between Moscow and the West failed to yield any […]

Advisor Farooq Khan inaugurates FCS&CA Deptts Blood Donation Camp

30 employees of department donated blood SRINAGAR, JANUARY 14: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan today inaugurated the Blood Donation Camp at JLNM Hospital, Rainawari here. The camp was organised by Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) department in association with Directorate of Health Services, Kashmir. Speaking […]

Govt asks Notaries to submit annual return of notarial acts within 15 days

Govt asks Notaries to submit annual return of notarial acts within 15 days JAMMU, JANUARY 14: The government has asked all the enrolled notaries to submit their annual return of notarial acts for the year 2021 within a period of 15 days. The circular, issued here today by […]

Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)

JK reports 2456 new positive cases, 338063 recovered, 1,97,41,706Covid doses administered so far SRINAGAR, JANUARY 14: The Government today informed that 2456 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 934 from Jammu division and 1522 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number […]

PM greets people across the nation on Makar Sankranti, Uttarayan, Bhogi, Magh Bihu and Pongal

DELHI, JANUARY 14: In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister said; “Across India we are marking different festivals which signify India’s vibrant cultural diversity. My greetings on these festivals. Greetings on Makar Sankranti. https://t.co/4ittq5QTsr Have a wonderful Uttarayan. https://t.co/hHcMBzBJZP  Bhogi greetings to everyone. May this special festival enrich the […]

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh: India has taken a lead in Asian Continent

The Minister addresses a galaxy of Leaders, Administrators, Scientists and Scholars on the occasion of 147th Foundation Day of India Meteorological Department in New Delhi Ministry of Earth Sciences will deploy and use Drone based Observation Technology in a big way for strengthening the localised forecasting: Dr Jitendra […]

Djokovic faces deportation as Australia revokes visa again

MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic faces deportation again after the Australian government revoked his visa for a second time, the latest twist in the ongoing saga over whether the No. 1-ranked tennis player will be allowed to compete in the Australian Open despite being unvaccinated for COVID-19. Immigration […]

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