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 […]
Indian enclave along Pak border gets first permanent link to country since 1947
An Indian territory in Punjab lying across river Ravi along the Pakistan border, which had only seasonal connectivity with the rest of the country since 1947, finally got a permanent link in the form of a bridge on Monday, when tractor trolleys of farmers carrying wheat harvest crossed it for the first time. The 484-metre […]
Centre Hits Back At Opposition Over Criticism On Use Of Surplus Rice For Sanitizers
The Centre’s decision to use surplus rice for making ethanol-based sanitizers triggered a political row on Tuesday with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claiming that while the poor are dying of hunger, the government is busy cleaning the hands of the rich, evoking a sharp response from Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, who asserted that there […]
Testing, quarantine more effective than lockdown to check Covid-19, suggests epidemiological model
Extensive testing to identify asymptomatic individuals and quarantining those diagnosed with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) with continued social distancing – not a lockdown alone – is the sole effective strategy to contain the pandemic in India, recommends the first India-specific epidemiological model for Covid-19’s spread in the country. “Lockdowns are not very […]
APHC expresses concern over the plight of detainees lodged outside 1
Srinagar, April 21 (KNS): APHC has greeted people of J&K on the coming holy month of Ramadan . It said as people of J&K are grappling with the Corona virus pandemic as well as with suspension of basic rights it prays that may the holy month bring an end to both. A statement issued to […]
Demanding PPEs; SKIMS terminated a doctor
Srinagar 21 April (KNS0 Jammu & Kashmir Doctors Cordination Committee (JKDCC) which is an amalgam of various doctors bodies of Jammu Kashmir has expressed serious concern over unwarranted termination of a doctor at Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Medical College(SKIMS MC) Bemina. According to statement issued to KNS, In a letter addressed to […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
12 new positive cases reported today, 10 more patients recover in JK JAMMU, APRIL 21: The Government Tuesday informed that 12 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), (11 from Kashmir division and 01 from Jammu division), have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 380. […]