Promote all students of class 1 to 8, HRD ministry tells CBSE
New Delhi: The HRD ministry on Wednesday directed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to promote all students of classes 1 to 8 to the next class in view of the situation due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country. “In view of the current situation due to #COVID19, I have advised @cbseindia29 to promote […]
Case study of first US community spread patient offers vital Covid-19 clues
While health ministry officials quibble over whether increasing clusters of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases across India should be classified as “local transmission” that implies the infection source can be traced, or “community transmission”, which indicates more widespread disease because the source cannot be traced and contact tracing cannot be carried out to identify potential cases, […]
Robust contact tracing led to detection of 62 positive cases in JK: Kansal
Nearly 2000 contacts of positive cases have been identified J&K steps up testing process J&K’s testing rate second only to Kerala, will be further boosted 4 lakh masks, 1.60 lakh sanitizers ordered, stock position normal JAMMU, APRIL 01: Principal Secretary Planning, Information and Government Spokesperson, Rohit Kansal today informed that as of today there are […]
Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana
Cabinet Secretary holds VC with Chief Secretaries to review disbursement of relief package announced by GoI JAMMU, APRIL 01: Cabinet Secretary, Rajiv Guaba today held video conference meeting with Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories to review disbursement of financial assistance and other benefits as part of relief package announced by the Government […]
Drug Controller reviews stock position of medicines in JK
JAMMU, APRIL 01: Drug Controller J&K, Lotika Khajuria today convened a meeting of all Depot holders / C&F agents / Super stockists of leading multinational / micro pharma houses based at Jammu to facilitate and ensure the uninterrupted and hassle free supply of life saving / essential medicines in the whole distribution chain to the […]
Div.Com Kashmir visits Shopian
Inspects quarantine, isolation wards established by District Administration SHOPIAN, APRIL 01: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K. Pole today visited Shopian district and took stock of the arrangements put in place for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. He also inspected the control room set up in the office of Chief Medical Officer Shopian for facilitating the […]
COVID-19: Seven more test positive, total 62 in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar : Seven more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday taking the overall toll in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir to 62. Government spokesman Rohit Kansal said that cases have risen to 62 in Jammu & Kashmir out which 58 are active cases. While 58 of the active cases have […]
Spain’s coronavirus cases exceed 100,000
Another 864 people died in Spain over the past 24 hours – its highest daily death toll from coronavirus – while infections jumped to 102,136, up from 94,417. Iran’s death toll exceeded 3,000 with 138 new fatalities as the the United Nations chief warned the pandemic is the “worst crisis” to face the world since […]
Amit Shah reworks Kashmir’s domicile law, includes residents for 15 yrs
Nearly eight months after the Centre scrapped Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, the government has redefined domicile rules for the union territory and ordered that only people who fulfill this criteria are eligible to be appointed to junior posts in the bureaucracy and the constabulary. The new domicile condition in the recruitment law is designed […]
Pressure mounts on Angela Merkel to save Europe from COVID-19
Just across the River Spree from the quiet of Berlin’s Museum Island during lockdown, Angela Merkel sits in self-imposed quarantine in her city center apartment. The galleries at the UNESCO World Heritage Site may boast more World War II bullet holes than visitors in the time of coronavirus, but the calm eludes the German chancellor. After […]