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India might be entering Endemic Covid-19 stage: WHO Chief Scientist

India might be entering Endemic Covid-19 stage: WHO Chief Scientist

INDIA
COVID-19 in India may be entering some kind of stage of endemicity where there is a low or moderate level of transmission going on, Chief Scientist of the World Health Organisation Dr Soumya Swaminathan said. The endemic stage is when a population learns to live with a virus. It's very different from the epidemic stage when the virus overwhelms a population. On approval to Covaxin, she said she is fairly confident that the WHO's technical group will be satisfied to give Covaxin clearance to be one of its authorised vaccines and that could happen by mid-September. In an interview for news website The Wire, Ms Swaminathan said given the size of India and heterogeneity of population and immunity status in different parts of the country, it is "very very feasible" that the situation m...

BSF Trooper, On Leave, Dies After Hit By Shooting Stone Along Mughal Road

REGIONAL
A Border Security Forces’ trooper has died after being hit by a shooting stone near Peer Ki Gali along Mughal Road, officials on Wednesday afternoon said. They said that the constable Nisar Hussein son of Habib Ullah, a resident of Dhanore Jarallan in Rajouri district was cutting wood when hit by a shooting stone at Dhoke in the Peer Panchal area. The trooper was evacuated to Government Sub-district Hospital Surankote in an unconscious condition where the doctors however declared him as brought dead on arrival. The trooper was posted with 92 Battalion Border Security Forces and was currently on leave, the officials told GNS. SDM Surankote Nahiem ul Nisa has in the meantime visited Government Sub-district Hospital Surankote to meet the bereaved family members of the trooper. (GNS)...

Truck driver allegedly beaten by some unknown person pretending to be cop in Batamaloo

REGIONAL
A truck driver from Anantnag on Tuesday alleged that he was beaten by some unknown person pretending to be a cop in the Batamaloo area of Srinagar last night. Tariq Ahmad, a truck driver told the news agency-Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that some unknown person pretending to be a cop beat him up and also looted a cash amount of Rs 7000 from him when he had parked his truck near the court in Batamaloo. He alleged that he had a truck that was parked near the court in Batamaloo and was sleeping inside the truck when suddenly a person came in a black color Santro bearing registration no. JKO1S-1413. Tariq said that that the person identified himself as a cop from Barzullah Police station and started frisking his vehicle. “During frisking, he took a cash amount of Rs 7000 from my da...

Government Orders Demarcation, Verification of Waqf Properties in JK

REGIONAL
The government of Jammu Kashmir has ordered demarcation and verification of Waqf properties across the Union Territory and has asked the divisional commissioners to ensure completion of the process within a month. In an order, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), government has said that in the process of digitization and geo-tagging of Waqf properties, it has come to notice that there are a large number of properties which require demarcation or where encroachments have taken place. “Accordingly, in order to conduct demarcation, verification and removal of encroachments. Tehsildar concerned shall organise verification and demarcation of each of the Waqf properties while associating a representative of the CEO Waqf Kashmir/Special Officer Auqaf,” the...

Head Constable Dies of Electrocution in Rajouri

REGIONAL
A head constable of Police died due to electric shock in Thanamandi area of Rajouri district in Jammu division on Wednesday. Station head officer Thanamandi Fareed Ahmad told GNS that a head constable recieved a severe electric shock while on duty. He was immediately rushed to nearby hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. He has been identified as Mohd Arif Khan son of Haji Abdul Rashid Thakkar resident of Thanamandi.buy clomid generic buynoprescriptionrxonline.com/clomid.html over the counter He was posted in police station Thanamandi, the officer added. Meanwhile a case has been registered in this regard and investigation takenup.(GNS)

Kashmiri Truck Driver, Cleaner Allegedly Assaulted in Pathankot

REGIONAL
A Kashmiri truck driver and a cleaner were allegedly beaten to pulp by some unknown persons in Pathankot on Tuesday evening. Mohammad Aabid Bhat, truck driver from Bijbehara area of Anantnag district told that last evening they were changing tyre of their truck as it has got punctured when some unknown persons came and demanded money from them.buy naprosyn generic buy naprosyn generic “After we refused to pay them money as we were having few bucks in our pockets, they started thrashing us and also damaged mirrors of our truck,” he alleged. He said somehow they managed to contact the police, who reached to the spot, but till then the “attackers” had left the spot. Meanwhile, they urged the concerned authorities to look into the matter and take strict action against the involved...

Kashmiri Pandits Celeberate Raksha Bandhan with fervour and Gaiety.

REGIONAL
Sheikh Nadeem Raksha Bandhan celebrated with traditional fervour across Jammu Kashmir on Sunday. A large number of people thronged several temples to pay their obeisance. Women were seen tying the sacred threads (Rakhis) on the wrists of their brothers. People who observed a fast on the occasion relished delicacies and sweets in the evening, specially prepared for the festival. "The festival carries a message of love and harmony, Raksha Badhan is also about family get-together and bonding," said Sanjay Raina, a Kashmiri Pandit of vessu Colony Qazigund. Raksha Bandhan was also celebrated at Veeran Pandit Colony Baramulla, sacred thread were tied on the wrists as a message of love and brotherhood. It was also celebrated with gaiety mattan Lukbawan etc of South kashmir's Anantn...

KU’s UG 6th Semester Students Decry ‘Delay in Exams’

EDUCATION
Say Losing Opportunities to Apply For Recently Advertised Posts; Date Sheet Likely in Next 15 Days: Controller Examination Students enrolled for various courses at Kashmir University are irked over alleged delay in the conduct of terminal semester exams, saying they are losing opportunities to apply for the recently advertised jobs by different recruitment agencies. A delegation of aggrieved students told GNS that they had taken admission in 2018 and were supposedly to complete their degrees within three years. However the stipulated period has elapsed while exams are not being conducted, they said. “We have brought the issue into the notice of University officials. However nothing has been done in this regard so far,” they said, adding, “With end semester exams pending, the recru...

1300 school buildings lying unused in J&K

EDUCATION, REGIONAL
Govt directs GAD, PD&MD to coordinate with DCs for allotment of these buildings to PRIs and govt departments With 1300 school buildings lying vacant in Jammu and Kashmir, J&K’s chief secretary Arun Kumar Mehta has directed the General Administration Department (GAD) and Planning Development & Monitoring department to coordinate with respective deputy commissioners for allotment of these buildings. Documents lying with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the directions were passed by the CS during a meeting chaired by him on July 26. “The Chief Secretary observed that the School Education Department (SED) has furnished a list of 1300 vacant school buildings which can be utilized for Panchayat Ghars, offices of district development councils and district deve...

Sports infra worth Rs 202 cr being developed across J&K

REGIONAL, SPORTS
Upcoming sports infra would revitalize activities in UT: Gazanfar Ali Director Department of Youth Services and Sports J&K Gazanfar Ali chairs an important meeting of officers and Engineers to review the progress of work on different playing courts and sports infrastructure being developed by the Department across Jammu & Kashmir. While expressing serious concern over delay in the completion of various playfields due to Covid 19 pandemic, Director sports as per a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) directed the Engineering wing of J&K Sports Council and the officers, as well as officials of the Department of Youth Services & Sports that the timeline for completion of works should be followed in letter and spirit and any laxity in the same, ...