Coronavirus: Amid attacks, Home Minister Amit Shah assures doctors of their safety
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Union Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday interacted with doctors of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), appreciated their work on the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic and assured them of their safety. Along with Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, Shah held a video conference amid several reports of attacks on healthcare workers. Shah appealed to doctors to withdraw […]
Aviation ministry staffer tests positive for Covid-19, govt assures ‘all possible help’
A civil aviation ministry employee who resumed work when the Centre reopened its office on April 15 has tested positive for the coronavirus disease, the ministry said on Wednesday. Government officials said Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, the headquarters of the aviation ministry, is being sealed for now. All ministry staffers who had come in contact with the officials […]
The Hindu journalist questioned by J&K police in 2nd FIR against media personnel in Kashmir
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police Monday filed an FIR in connection with a news story published by The Hindu Sunday despite a social media campaign against its decision to charge Kashmir-based independent photojournalist Masrat Zahra under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). The police have also questioned a senior journalist from The Hindu’s J&K Bureau, Peerzada Ashiq, a move that […]
Lockdowns may have only arrested first wave
The sweeping shutdowns across the world appear to have absorbed what may only be the first wave of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) infections, according to officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) and findings by researchers in France – one of the countries hardest hit by the pandemic. The assessment is based on the number of […]
Kathua reports first positive case
A doctor has tested positive for Coronavirus in Kashmir while three others are under observation for developing Covid-19-like symptoms. So far, seven doctors and a nurse have got infected with the virus. The 40-year-old doctor, who is posted at Government Medical College (GMC) Baramulla, is among the 12 persons who tested positive for the virus […]
‘No Request So Far From Police To Appear Before Them’: Tablighi Jamat Chief Maulana Muhammad Saad
Maulana Muhammad Saad is the chief of Tablighi Jamaat, an apolitical, socio-religious movement, which has been in the eye of a storm after scores of its members tested positive for the Coronavirus. The Jamaat and its headquarters (Markaz) in New Delhi’s Nizamuddin have been in the spotlight for over a month now. Saad rarely speaks […]
Economy headed for contraction, less fiscal space for big stimulus
As the Centre and states jostle over and grapple with strategies for a staggered exit from the lockdown, the country seems — for the first time in 40 years — headed for an economic contraction in 2020-21. If that happens, it won’t be unique to India — the IMF expects the Covid pandemic to severely impact growth across […]
Four militants killed in Shopian gunfight
Srinagar: Two more militants were killed taking toll to four after a gunfight broke out between militants and goverment forces at Melhora village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday. Official sources told that two more militant bodies have been found at encounter site, he further said that their identification is yet to ascertained. As per […]
Entire Village In Kashmir Quarantined After 30 Test Positive For Coronavirus
Jammu: A remote and nondescript village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district, with a population of around 400, has emerged as the biggest coronavirus hotspot in the newly formed Union Territory. The Danger Mohalla hamlet, with at least 30 COVID-infected patients, could be the Union Territory’s first village where the entire populace has been quarantined […]
UAPA charge on J&K journalist is misuse of power, effort to terrorise media: Editors Guild
New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India Tuesday expressed “shock and concern” about police action against Kashmiri journalists Masrat Zahra and Peerzada Ashiq. While Zahra, an independent photojournalist, has been booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for social media posts deemed “anti-national”, Ashiq, a veteran reporter working with The Hindu has been booked for a news item that was eventually […]