3 troopers injured in Chadoora grenade attack
Budgam, Apr 24, KNT: A grenade blast left 3 troopers injured in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Sources told KNT that militants hurled a grenade on the troopers of 29 Battalion CRPF. The grenade exploded with a bang leaving 3 CRPF personnel injured. The incident occurred at Dooniwara area of Chadoora. Reports said that 2 motorcycle […]
Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: 1,752 new cases recorded in 24 hours — highest single-day rise
Coronavirus India Latest News Live Updates: With 1,752 new positive Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, India recorded its highest single-day spike in cases on Friday, taking the country’s tally to 23,452. While the death toll stood at 723, as many as 4,813 persons have been cured and discharged so far. Earlier today, in a press briefing, the […]
First patients injected in UK vaccine trial
The first human trial in Europe of a coronavirus vaccine has begun in Oxford. Two volunteers were injected, the first of more than 800 people recruited for the study, the BBC reported. Half will receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and half a control vaccine which protects against meningitis but not coronavirus. The design of the trial […]
JKDCCC refutes allegations against Director Health Services Kashmir
Srinagar April 24 (KNS):Jammu and Kashmir Doctors Coordination Committee (JKDCC) strongly refuted the allegations levelled against director health services Kashmir which had appeared in a section of press terming them motivated and handiwork of few disgruntled elements who are trying to destabilize and distract the administration at this crucial time. JKDCC said that, “director health […]
Militants Abduct Off-duty Policeman In Kashmir’s Shopian, Freed Later
A policeman, who was abducted by militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian on Thursday evening, has been freed by security forces, sources said. According to sources, Javed Jabbar, who was posted in Srinagar, had gone home on leave in Shopian’s Mingipora, from where he was abducted by the militants. As soon as the news was […]
Four-month-old Baby Dies Of Coronavirus In Kerala
A four-month-old coronavirus positive baby girl passed away at the state-run Medical College hospital in Kerala on account of heart failure. This is after a six-month old died in Chandigarh a day ago. The baby was under treatment at a private hospital from April 17 to 21, at Manjeri in Malappuram district. Later she developed […]
8 am to midnight, it’s ‘out-of-sight’ Amit Shah who’s quietly managing India’s Covid crisis
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was managing most of the coronavirus-related work from a control room at his residence and via video conferences, is now back in his office in the North Block. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), which Shah heads, is the nodal ministry for all Covid-19-related work. Sources in […]
Coronavirus Cases Soar In North Delhi As 46 Test Positive In Jahangirpuri; Hospital Sealed After 14 Medics Infected
At least 46 people from a containment zone in north Delhi’s Jahangirpuri have tested positive for Coronavirus while a hospital in the same district has been sealed after 14 staff members were found infected, officials said. Forty-six people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Jahangirpuri on Thursday, a few days after 31 members of […]
Trump rejects ‘incorrect’ reports on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s health
US President Donald Trump on Thursday rejected reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was ailing, criticizing his frequent nemesis CNN for running the story. “I think the report was incorrect, let me just put it that way,” Trump told reporters. “I’m hearing they used old documents.” Trump declined to say if he had […]
Over 23,000 Covid-19 cases recorded in India, death toll at 718
More than 23,000 people have been infected by Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, and 718 have died in India, according to the Union health ministry data on Friday morning. With 17,610 active cases, 4749 people cured or migrated and 718 deaths, India’s Covid-19 tally crossed the grim 23,000 mark at 23,077, according to the […]