‘Take strict action against those attacking healthcare workers’: MHA to states
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has written to state governments to take strict action against those who have been found attacking healthcare and frontline workers. The ministry has also asked states to ensure security to the medical fraternity, Punya Salila Srivastava, Joint Secretary, Home Ministry said on Friday. “There are seven helpline numbers in […]
Coronavirus: North Korea claims to be ‘totally free’ of virus
North Korea’s claim that “not a single person” in the country has been infected with the coronavirus is facing growing scepticism. It has credited strict containment measures and the shutting down of its borders for this success. But the top US military commander in South Korea has said this is “untrue”, calling it an “impossible […]
Spain death toll rises by 932 in one day:
In a live briefing on Friday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres renewed his call for a global ceasefire, urging all parties to conflict to lay down arms and allow war-torn nations to combat the coronavirus pandemic. “The worst is yet to come,” Guterres said, referring to countries with fighting like Syria, Libya and Yemen. “The COVID-19 […]
Lt Governor asks IRCS to scale up its activities to compliment the efforts of administration
Calls for identifying all mentally unsound homeless & destitute and providing them with means of sustenance on priority JAMMU, APRIL 03: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today asked the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), Jammu Region to collaborate with the local Municipalities and identify mentally unsound, homeless destitute in their jurisdiction on priority and take […]
5 new cases of Covid 19 reported in J&K
975 contacts traced: Kansal COVID 19 Awareness and Monitoring Committees shall be set up at Panchayat and Block levels Masks, immune building materials also to be part of new strategy JAMMU, APRIL 03: Principal Secretary Planning, Information and Government Spokesperson, Rohit Kansal informed that with the addition of 5 new cases today the number of […]
DC Kulgam reviews arrangement, urges people to stay home to stay safe
KULGAM, APRIL 03: The Deputy Commissioner, Kulgam Showkat Aijaz Bhat, today chaired a meeting of officers to review arrangements put in place to contain the spread of Corona virus in the district. The meeting was attended by ADDC, ADC, JD-Planning, ACR, CMO, MS District Hospital and other concerned. During the meeting the DC reviewed various […]
Advisor Baseer Khan reviews supply position of essential commodities, related issues
Directs to provide medicine to all cancer patients, cutting down of hazardous Russian poplar trees JAMMU, APRIL 03: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, who is overall in-charge of Coronavirus control efforts in Kashmir, convened a meeting here today to review the measures being put in place by various departments for prevention and control […]
With 5 more COVID positive cases toll reaches to 75 in J&K
75 COVID19 cases have been reported in Jammu & Kashmir, with 5 cases being reported today out of which 70 are active. Four of the new cases are from Kashmir while one came into light in Jammu. This was stated by Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary (Planning) Jammu and Kashmir during live press conference.
479 complete quarantine in Kashmir, sent back home.
479 qurantine’s sent back to home today from many hotels of Srinagar where the administration had put them in quarantine after arriving from other states of India as today all of them were ferried to their respective districts of the Kashmir valley in state transport buses (SRTC).
India isn’t alone, 2 billion informal workers around the world are badly hit by Covid-19
Locking down India for 21 days may slow the spread of the new coronavirus, but it’s quickening the misery of the hundreds of millions of people who work in the country’s informal economy. By some accounts, these workers make up nearly 90% of India’s labor force, from self-employed trash collectors to stay-at-home garment embroiderers. Job security is minimal and the safety […]