COVID-19 Lockdown: Over 100 Million Face Food Insecurity If PDS Is Not Universalised
Meerut: Tek Narayan and Shyam Kishore Singh are migrant labourers who were employed at a construction site earning Rs 300 a day. Since the lockdown was announced, they have been stranded at the site, which is located on the outskirts of Meerut. Their homes are over 1,200 kilometres away in Latehar, one of the most backward districts of […]
China Dispatches 6.5 Lakh Medical Kits To India To Fight Coronavirus
China on Thursday dispatched 650,000 coronavirus medical kits to India to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian Ambassador to Beijing Vikram Misri said. Over two million test kits being procured from China will be sent to India in the next 15 days, he said. “India Fights Coronavirus. A total of 650,000 kits, including Rapid Antibody […]
Amartya Sen, Raghuram Rajan, Abhijit Banerjee write: A long haul, spend wisely, but don’t skimp on the truly needy
We in India worry a lot about the possible mis-steps that can happen in the implementation of large-scale transfers; the money (or the food ) may end up in the wrong hands, some intermediary may get rich at the expense of the taxpayer. In some ways, this is a welcome shift from the see-no-evil optimism […]
No changes made by JKBOSE in syllabi, course of Urdu subject for class XII
After making changes in the syllabi and courses besides revising the textbooks of classes VI to X, the J&K Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has made no changes in syllabi and course study of in Urdu subject for class XII for the academic session 2020-21 of Summer Zone (Jammu Province). Sources said after the school […]
Srinagar mayor says municipal workers beaten by police
Srinagar mayor Junaid Mattu on Wednesday alleged that Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) workers “are being beaten black and blue repeatedly” by the Jammu and Kashmir Police, prompting the force to launch an enquiry into the matter. Saying that the SMC has been at the forefront of Srinagar’s battle against COVID-19, Mattu tweeted, “After MULTIPLE instances of […]
Government issues SOPs for 90 red zones
As the coronavirus is spreading in Jammu and Kashmir, the government has issued standard operating procedures for the 90 red zones in the Union Territory — 72 in the Valley and 18 in the Jammu division. 100% lockdown The red zone will see a 100 per cent lockdown and will be completely sealed for any […]
Covid-19 is deadlier than the world thinks it to be. It will start Cold War 2.0
The Iron Curtain 2.0 is likely to descend again on the world grappling with the coronavirus pandemic. One of the leading protagonists is the same as the last time, the United States of America. The other, once again, a communist country, China. The Covid-19 outbreak is going to serve as a casus belli for Cold […]
Turkey extends military service to prevent coronavirus spread
Turkey has extended mandatory military service for its male citizens by at least one month, in a move aimed at preventing the further spread of the coronavirus during the discharge period characterised by the mass movement of people. Following a meeting with military commanders, Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said in a statement late on Tuesday that the […]
TV reporter arrested for Bandra migrant gathering, channel calls it outrageous
Coronavirus (COVID-19): A Journalist with TV channel ABP Majha was among 11 people arrested by Mumbai Police Wednesday for having allegedly “played a part in the rumour mongering” that led to nearly 2,000 migrant workers gathering in Bandra the previous day and demanding to be sent back to their home towns. On Tuesday, hours after the Prime Minister announced […]
Coronavirus Live Updates: Cases In India Rise To 12,380; US Records Near 2,600 Deaths In 24 Hrs
The United States recorded nearly 2,600 additional deaths from the new coronavirus in 24 hours, a new record and the heaviest daily toll of any country, Johns Hopkins University said. Even as the country continues to record a staggering number of deaths everyday, President Donald Trump said the US has “passed the peak” of new […]