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Daily Archives: May 13, 2020

DDC Budgam reviews status of Languishing, B2V and PMDP projects in District

BUDGAM: District Development Commissioner Budgam, Tariq Hussain Ganai (KAS) today chaired a meeting of officers to take review of progress achieved in...

KU appointed Prof Bashir, Prof Shamim new deans of Social Sciences, E&E Sciences

SRINAGAR: University of Kashmir appointed Prof Bashir Ahmad Khan as new Dean Social Sciences KU, and Prof Shamim A Shah Dean Earth...

Death toll due to Covid-19 rises to 2,415; number of cases climb to 74,281

NEW DELHI: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 2,415 and the number of cases climbed to 74,281 on Wednesday, registering...

Retirement age of Army jawans to increase, says CDS

NEW DELHI: The retirement age of jawans in the Army, airmen in the IAF and sailors in the Navy is set to...

Delhi Police opposes to transfer Tablighi leader Maulana Saad’s case to NIA

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Wednesday opposed a plea in the Delhi High Court seeking direction that the NIA be handed over...

183 stranded Indians brought back from Muscat

CHENNAI: An Air India Express flight brought back 183 passengers stranded in Muscat, said an airline official. According to...

1984 anti-Sikh riots: SC refuses to grant interim bail to Sajjan Kumar

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to grant interim bail to former Delhi Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, who is serving...

Wuhan gears up to test its 11 million people

BEIJING: China has reported 15 new coronavirus cases, including eight asymptomatic ones, while the epicentre of the deadly virus Wuhan city, which...

A tale of two Japanese drugs in tests to fight Covid-19

TOKYO: In the global hunt for coronavirus treatments, a Japanese antiviral medicine known as Avigan has won plaudits from Prime Minister Shinzo...

113-year-old Spanish woman survives coronavirus

MADRID: A 113-year-old woman, believed to be the oldest person living in Spain, has beaten the coronavirus at a retirement home where...