Four Kashmir Doctors Who Treated Coronavirus Patient Test Positive
Srinagar: Five doctors, including four who treated a woman who died of COVID-19, have tested positive for coronavirus in Kashmir, officials said on Monday. They said five doctors tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday night, taking the number of healthcare workers affected by the deadly virus in the valley to 16. A senior doctor at […]
COVID-19: Section-144 imposed in Budgam
Srinagar: Amid rapid growth of COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir, authorities in central Kashmir’s Budgam district has imposed restrictions under section 144 CrCP. The government order states, the prevailing health situation due to NOVEL CORONA VIRUS (COV1D-19) has given rise to serious concerns in the country including UT ofJ&K. Whereas, COV1D-1 9 has a pattern […]
‘Do it five years later,’: Why Younis Khan thinks comparing Babar Azam with Virat Kohli doesn’t make sense
The cricket fraternity stands divided when it comes to comparing Babar Azam and Virat Kohli. However, former Pakistan Younis Khan reckons the time may not be right to draw parallels between the two batsmen as Babar started his career long after Kohli. Kohli, 31, made his limited-overs debut in 2008, three years before he received […]
Elaborate arrangements put in place by Jammu admin for returnees
Since the arrival of special trains, over 4000 residents of the UT stranded in other states amid Covid-19 pandemic, have de-boarded at Jammu Tawi Railway Station. Another 1500 have arrived in Jammu district by road via Lakhanpur and Thandi-Khui. About 700 passengers belonging to Districts of Jammu, Samba and Kathua were also routed through District […]
Tight fist and fingers crossed: Fiscal relief this year is 1.1 per cent of GDP
In response to the biggest economic crisis since 1979 (worst drought since 1947 coupled with a global oil shock) triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic and a lockdown — one of the harshest in the world — the Central government’s fiscal relief of just 1.1 per cent of GDP is unlikely to mitigate its adverse impact on the […]
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, 8 Others To Take Oath As MLCs Today
Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and eight others will take oath as Members of Legislative Council at 1 pm on Monday. The nine candidates were on May 14 elected unopposed to the state Legislative Council. The poll results were declared as only nine nominations were filed for nine seats. Besides Thackeray, […]
Be extra careful: Doctors to 20 cr Indians with high BP, hypertension who are at Covid risk
New Delhi: More than 20 crore Indians suffer from high blood pressure, and on World Hypertension Day, doctors and health experts’ advice to them is to be extra careful amid the Covid-19 pandemic. World Hypertension Day is observed every year on 17 May, having been initiated by the World Hypertension League in 2005 to raise awareness […]
Covid-19: Ganderbal administration continues efforts to reach out needy
More than 5000 ration kits distributed till now, 1000 distributed today GANDERBAL, MAY 17: Continuing its efforts to reach out to the needy, the District administration, Ganderbal distributed free ration kits among the needy, destitute, distressed and non-local laborers stuck in the district. To ensure that they do not face any shortage of food material […]
After Facebook, General Atlantic to invest in Jio Platforms, picks 1.34 per cent stake
After Facebook, General Atlantic has picked up stake in Reliance Industries’ Jio Platforms, for Rs 6,598.38 crore. The Mukesh Ambani firm Sunday announced that General Atlantic’s investment will translate into a “1.34% equity stake in Jio Platforms on a fully diluted basis”. Jio Platforms is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited that works on digital […]
Kashmir’s ‘netpreneurs’ stare at bleak future sans high-speed internet
Many online businesses in Kashmir are on the verge of closing down after the Supreme Court, last week, refused to direct for the restoration of high-speed internet. Iqra, a young woman who started her e-tail business in clothing in 2015, wants the government to restore 4G internet in the Union territory if it really wants […]