Track down absconding travelers on war footing basis: Div Com to DCs
Directs to setup separate help-lines for Cancer, Dialysis patients, Juveniles homes, orphanages SRINAGAR, APRIL 08: The Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole, today, directed all the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to track-down all absconding travelers on war footing basis in their respective districts and put them in administrative quarantine. All Deputy Commissioners were asked to strengthen […]
33 More Test Positive, J&K COVID-19 Cases Tally Rises to 158
Srinagar, April 8 : 33 more persons have been tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, taking the number of COVID-19 patients in Jammu and Kashmir to 158. Among the fresh cases include 11 from SKIMS Soura, 19 from Chest Disease hospital and three from Jammu, sources said. A doctor said that reports of 100 samples […]
COVID-19: 14 More test positive in JK tally reaches 139
Fourteen more tested positive for coronavirus infection on Wednesday. #COVID19 #JammuAndKashmir Status Update 14 new cases today; 11 in Kashmir, 3 in Jammu 139 cases in all now; 130 active cases; 27 in Jammu Division, 103 in Kashmir. Good News too: 2 patients discharged from SKIMS @diprjk @HealthMedicalE1 @MoHFW_INDIA
Wuhan travel ban ends, virus deaths jump in US, UK
Wuhan began allowing people to leave on Wednesday for the first time since the central Chinese city was sealed off 76 days ago to contain the coronavirus that first emerged there late last year. Roughly 65,000 had left within hours of the restrictions being lifted.But as China’s outbreak eases, the pandemic is deepening in other parts […]
Sopore gunfight: One militant killed, search continues
Srinagar: One militant was killed in a gunfight with government forces in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district following night long siege. Sources told that while one militant was killed; searches for his colleagues were going on when this report was filed. A joint team of army’s 22 RR, 179 battalion CRPF and SOG had […]
Call it a mistake, not conspiracy against India, say Muslim scholars on Tablighi Jamaat event
New Delhi: India’s death toll from coronavirus crossed 100 this week, and over 4,000 cases have been reported so far. The health ministry Monday said 1,445 of these cases are linked to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation that took place at its Nizamuddin headquarters in Delhi in mid-March. The Tablighi Jamaat has been widely criticised for holding the congregation that has emerged as a Covid-19 cluster. ThePrint […]
iPhone maker to manufacture ventilators in US
Foxconn, the company responsible for assembling most of the world’s Apple Inc. iPhones, will aid the fight against the coronavirus pandemic by developing and making ventilators in the U.S. The Wisconsin plant owned by Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., will be used to manufacture ventilators, Medtronic Plc Chief Executive Officer Omar Ishrak told […]
Donald Trump reverses course, supports India’s position on hydroxychloroquine
US President Donald Trump today changed course and supported the Narendra Modi government stand on hydroxychloroquine and ended up praising India’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. In an interview to Fox News, Trump said: “ I bought millions of doses. More than 29 million. I spoke to Prime Minister Modi, a lot of it comes out of India. […]
Gunfight starts in Sopore after night long siege
Srinagar: A gunfight broke out between militants and the security forces in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district following night long siege. Reports reaching here said that a joint team of army’s 22 RR, 179 bn CRPF and SOG cordoned off Gulabad area of Arampora Sopore on Tuesday evening following inputs about the presence […]
Coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia could reach 200,000: Minister
Saudi Arabia’s health minister has warned the number of COVID-19 cases in the country could reach 200,000 in coming weeks. As of Tuesday, the kingdom registered a total of 2,795 coronavirus infections, including 41 deaths. “Within the next few weeks, studies predict the number of infections will range from a minimum of 10,000 to a maximum of […]