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Staff Report The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has detected three cases of Omicron in Jammu prompting an advisory by the authorities for observance of COVID-19 protocols. The Omicron has been designated as a variant of concern by the World Health Organization. The recent update on the virus by the WHO is this: Update […]

Staff Report A slew of assurances including timely payment of salaries as well as regularisation of employees lead the Power Development department employees to end their strike. Look at the complete agreement between government and employees here.

Published by Reuters UK ZURICH (Reuters) – The World Economic Forum (WEF) on Monday postponed its annual meeting in Davos due to the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, putting off the event scheduled for January until mid-2022. A month before world business and political leader were due to gather in the Swiss ski resort,

Published by Reuters UK By William James and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s cabinet will meet later on Monday as pressure grows on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to slow the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant with a tightening of social restrictions before Christmas. Britain has reported record levels of COVID-19 cases, with officials and

Staff Report Srinagar A  Lashkar-i-Toiba militant was killed in a shootout in Harwan Darbagh Dhara area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district.The militant was killed in the wee hours on Sunday, a top police officer confirmed to GNS. According to the officer, the government forces acted on a specific information generated by the police and a joint

Published by Reuters UK By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Britain reported a surge in cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant on Saturday which government advisors said could be just the tip of the iceberg, and London’s mayor declared a “major incident” to help the city’s hospitals cope. The number of Omicron cases recorded across the

Published by DPA Opponents of the anti-coronavirus measures in place across Germany again took to the streets in several cities on Saturday. Counter-protests formed in many places. Several thousand people protested in the northern port city of Hamburg. “No to compulsory vaccination!” was written on many self-made placards. There is currently discussion in Germany about

Staff Report Srinagar, Dec 18A PDD lineman  lost his battle with life after receiving critical injuries in the fall from an electric pole. He had a fall  from the pole at Rajpora area of Pulwama district and was admitted at the SMHS Hospital for the last 11 days.  Father of five daughters and a son, the

Published by Reuters UK By Conor Humphries and Clara-Laeila Laudette DUBLIN/MADRID (Reuters) – European countries prepared to impose further restrictions on travel and more on Friday in an effort to stem surging cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 that are threatening to stall a global economic recovery. Germany, Ireland and Denmark were all considering

Published by DPA The new Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading rapidly in Spain, which is one of Europe’s most popular tourist destinations. In the capital region of Madrid, the strain already accounts for more than 30 per cent of all new infections, the newspaper El Pais reported on Friday, citing doctors. In the