Day: October 18, 2022

One child a minute being admitted for malnutrition treatment in Somalia: UNICEF

LONDON – One child is being admitted for medical treatment for malnutrition every minute in Somalia as severe drought threatens to cause the deaths of children on a scale not seen in half a century, a spokesperson for UNICEF said on Tuesday. The situation in Somalia already looks […]

Helicopter carrying pilgrims crashes in India, killing six

NEW DELHI – A helicopter carrying pilgrims to Kedarnath in India’s Himalayan region crashed on Tuesday, killing all six on board, a police official said. Two pilots and four pilgrims died in the crash in the northern state of Uttarakhand, its police chief, Ashok Kumar, told Reuters by […]

Iran agrees to ship missiles, more drones to Russia

Iran has promised to provide Russia with surface to surface missiles, in addition to more drones, two senior Iranian officials and two Iranian diplomats told Reuters, a move that is likely to infuriate the United States and other Western powers. A deal was agreed on Oct. 6 when […]

Power shutdown

JAMMU, OCTOBER 18: Chief Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL Jammu has informed that the power supply to Jagti, Nagrota, PHE, Katal, Batal, Sainik School, Migrant Colony, Bamyal Jagti and adjoining areas shall remain affected on October 19 from 9 am to 1 pm. Similarly, the power supply to Bakshi Nagar, […]

Chief Secretary launches online Human Resource Management System for JK employees

Chief Secretary launches online Human Resource Management System for JK employees Maintains that the system would ensure equitable treatment to all the employees SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 18: As a significant reform encompassing different dimensions of Human Resource Management of the employees working for J&K government, the Chief Secretary, Dr. […]

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi reviews the progress of National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal, Gujarat

“We decided to recreate Dholaveera and Lothal in the same way as they were during their peak in ancient time”: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi “NMHC will provide tremendous job opportunities to the local people and will transform the socio-economic condition of the entire region”:  Union Minister MoPSW […]

1,542 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours

OCT 18, 2022 219.37 cr Total Vaccine doses (94.96 cr Second Dose and 21.89 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive 4,23,087 doses administered in last 24 hours India’s Active caseload currently stands at 26,449 Active cases stand at 0.06% Recovery Rate currently […]

‘Bad situation’: Soaring US dollar spreads pain worldwide

The cost of living in Cairo has soared so much that security guard Mustafa Gamal had to send his wife and year-old daughter to live with his parents in a village 70 miles south of the Egyptian capital to save money. Gamal, 28, stayed behind, working two jobs, […]

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