An ‘extraordinary’ Easter in Jerusalem amid coronavirus closures
Jerusalem – Friars in dark robes and face masks walked solemnly through the empty streets of the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem on Friday, marking an “extraordinary” Easter as worshippers are kept away because of the coronavirus pandemic. The procession along Via Dolorosa in pre-pandemic times would be followed by thousands of pilgrims, retracing the steps they believe […]
Leander Paes responds after Mahesh Bhupathi takes part in ‘Frying Pan’ challenge
The Coronavirus pandemic has brought the world of sports to a complete halt and sportspersons are finding new ways to keep themselves fit by trying out various challenges at their homes. Former tennis doubles partners Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi took part in the ‘frying pan challenge’ on Twitter and both legendary players showed off […]
Should Google pay news publishers? French watchdog’s latest ruling revives the debate
Google Search and Google News have increasingly become the gateway for users to consume news from different sources. As Google products gain more dominance, publishers are getting more and more reliant on Google for discovery and subsequently for traffic and also advertisements. And all of this happens without Google paying anything to publishers for utilising […]
Punjab to extend lockdown till May 1: CM Amarinder Singh
After Odisha, Punjab became the second state Friday to extend the 21-day lockdown till May 1 to contain the spread of coronavirus. In a video conference with cabinet ministers today, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said, “Prediction by experts about spread of the virus are horrendous and frightening.” He added that the government is preparing itself and gearing […]
Covid19 lockdown: CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury demands special train for students, workers of J&K
, April 10 (KNS): Senior CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury on said Government should arrange special Transport arrangements for workers, students who are stranded in different state of India. ” A special train services should be arranged for them so that they can go join their families. When Govt can bring people from other countries, why […]
Darbar Move: Offices to open in Srinagar on May 04
JAMMU, APRIL 10: The government today accorded sanction to the formal opening of the Darbar Move offices for the summer session-2020 at Srinagar on May 04, 2020 (Monday) at 9:30 a.m. According to the order issued by GAD, in view of the extraordinary circumstances due to Covid-19 pandemic Civil Secretariat at Jammu shall continue to […]
COVID-19: RDD Kashmir produces, distributes 1100 face-masks per day among rural population
Deptt ropes in local entrepreneurs, SHGs for mass production of masks: Dir RDD SRINAGAR, APRIL 8: Director, Department of Rural Development (RDD), Kashmir, Qazi Sarwar on Friday informed that the RDD Kashmir is presently producing and distributing 1100 masks per-day among the rural population. He said the initiative is part of the various measures taken […]
COVID-19: 23 more test positive in J-K; tally rises to 207
Srinagar: Twenty-three more cases of the novel coronavirus have been detected in Jammu and Kashmir. The tally has risen to 207; among them 168 are from Kashmir Valley and thirty-nine are from Jammu. Talking to The Kashmir Walla, Dr. G H Yatoo, Nodal Officer for the coronavirus at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Science, Soura, said that out of […]
Lice drug ‘possible’ solution to Covid-19: What is Ivermectin?
As scientists and doctors continue to find a way to cure coronavirus, a group of Australian researchers are discussing head lice drug Ivermectin as a possible treatment to kill the infection in less than 48 hours. A set of findings by Monash University’s Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) and the Peter Doherty Institute of Infection and Immunity […]
COVID19: 4 test positive in Udhampur; cases in J&K climb to 188
Udhampur: Four people have been confirmed positive for COVID-19 in Udhampur district, taking the total number of cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 188, officials said on Friday. The four are the contacts of a 61-year-old woman who died of coronavirus on Wednesday, they said. “Ten tests were received in Udhampur. Out of these, four […]