SRI NAGAR: Dense fog and mist added to extreme cold in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday as the weather office forecast no major change during the next five days in the prevailing weather conditions.

NEW DELHI: Cases of avian influenza or bird flu have been confirmed in 10 states only, as on Wednesday, while further cases of unnatural mortality of birds have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal and four districts of Jharkhand, an official statement said.

SRI NAGAR: Weather across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh improved on Friday, although dense fog affected visibility in the morning.

KATHMANDU: Nepal has stopped importing all kinds of poultry item from India after some states in the neighbouring country recently reported the outbreak of bird flu.

NEW DELHI: The national capital on Wednesday witnessed hail precipitation at several places with light to moderate rainfall in several other parts of the city, the weather officials said

AMARAVATI:The weather department has forecast thunderstorms accompanied by lightning in parts of south coastal Andhra Pradesh for Tuesday and Wednesday, an unusual feature in January for the Telugu state.

NEW DELHI:The Delhi government on Monday informed the Delhi High Court that a meeting of the expert committee which is reviewing the Covid-19 condition in the national capital will take place on January 5.

NEW DELHI: The impact of Covid-19 is not gender neutral. As the pandemic has spread across the globe it has heightened and amplified existing vulnerabilities and inequalities in social, political, economic and health systems.

MANILA: An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale on Friday jolted the Philippines' Batangas province located on the main island of Luzon, authorities said.

NEW DELHI: National capital's air quality remained in the severe category for the third consecutive day on Thursday as calm winds and low ventilation halted the dispersion of accumulated pollutants.

NEW DELHI: For the first time since first week of July, India on Tuesday recorded its lowest number of daily cases, which were 10,000 less than the number of recoveries, even as the tally went past 1,00,75,000 cases.

SRI NAGAR:At minus 6.6 degrees Celsius on Saturday, Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season so far, while the temperature in Ladakh's Drass town to minus 29.

HYDERABAD:Telangana reported 643 new Covid cases on Thursday taking the state's tally to 2,75,904.

SRI NAGAR: Night temperatures improved further in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Thursday due to a cloud cover as the weather office forecast another spell of snow and rain starting Saturday.

GURUGRAM:The forest department in Gurugram has taken a slew of decisions to save leopards and other wild animals from accidents while crossing the Sohna-Gurugram Road and Gurugram-Faridabad Ro

MANALI: Authorities in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday blamed the spike in tourists, largely unregulated, in the Himalayan terrain of Lahaul Valley known for majestic landscapes and rich Buddhist cultural heritage for the sudden spike in Covid-19 cases.

NEW DELHI:The Delhi Police registered an FIR against a Pitampura hotel and the organisers of a marriage function for defying social distancing norms and inviting and accommodating more than 50 guests -- exceeding the new specified Covid limit.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij was administered a trial dose of India-made coronavirus vaccine Covaxin on Friday.

NEW DELHI: Delhi's air quality again deteriorated from poor to very poor category on Friday as the day progressed.

PANAJI:Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday announced start of the recruitment process soon to fill nearly 10,000 vacant government posts, doing away with the moratorium on new recruitment and tendering for new developmental projects at the end of November.

UNITED NATION: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a major and rapid change in the fight against climate disruption.

SRI NAGAR: Another spell of rain and snowfall is likely to occur in Jammu and Kashmir in the next 24 hours by Friday, the MET office said on Thursday.

NEW DELHI:Global chipmaker Qualcomm on Thursday announced the launch of its first-ever mobile Esports programme called Snapdragon Conquest in India.

NEW DELHI: After the Diwali weekend and Bhai Dooj celebrations came to an end, India recorded more than 30 per cent jump in new cases of Covid-19 with 38,617 new cases reported in past 24 hours pushing the cumulative the tally to 89,12,907, data from the Union Health Ministry showed on Wednesday.

HYDERABAD: Telangana reported 948 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday to take the overall tally to 2,59,776, health officials said.

LUCKNOW: The colleges and universities in Uttar Pradesh will reopen from November 23.

BAGDAD: Iraq has reported 2,961 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the country's tally to 5,24,503.

NEW DELHI:In the backdrop of a third wave of Covid-19 in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced that markets may be shut as a precautionary measure and only 50 people will be allowed in weddings not 200, as per strict norms to curb further spread of the Coronavirus.

NEW DELHI: With 29,163 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, India recorded its lowest daily surge since July 14, when 28,498 cases were added, before it spiralled out of control in August-September.

SHIMLA:Himachal Pradesh's tourist resort Manali and Shimla's nearby destinations Kufri and Narkanda were on Monday enveloped by a blanket of snow, the season's first, giving the resort and its neighbouring areas a picturesque look

WASHINGTON: At least seven people were killed and two others missing in the US state of North Carolina due to flash floods, which also damaged roads and bridges.
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BENGALURU: Maintaining the trend, 3,368 recoveries in a day outnumbered 2,116 new Covid cases in Karnataka.

NEW DELHI: The mining community of Goa -- mining workers, people employed in the logistics industry, barges, ports among others are hopeful that the current visit of Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to Delhi will resolve the deadlock put on the iron-ore mining activities in the state for over 30 months.

NEW DELHI: With thick smog blankets engulfing the air across most of the country, times can be especially hard for people with asthma or other respiratory issues. While many turn to mainstream medicine, homeopathic advice and treatments help as well.