Cautious optimism as Italy shows initial signs of crisis slowing
Turin, Italy – Initial signs of a slowdown in Italy’s coronavirus epidemic, the world’s deadliest, have started appearing across the country in recent days, say officials, providing a beacon of cautious hope to other Western nations where authorities are implementing similar containment strategies – but where the infection rate is still growing fast. Following a national lockdown that […]
Coronavirus: How world reached a million cases in 93 days
At exactly 12pm IST on December 31, a 280-word report from news agency AFP made its way to newsrooms around the world. Citing local media, the report said a mystery virus was causing “viral pneumonia of unknown origin” in the city of Wuhan, where 27 people had been infected till then. The story drew little […]
Use 44,000 youths trained in health sector to plug medical staff shortage: Govt to states
New Delhi: Amid a shortage of healthcare workers to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, the Narendra Modi government has advised states and union territories to utilise the services of nearly 44,000 youths who have been trained in the sector under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushal Yojana (DDUGKY). In a letter to chief secretaries in states […]
Nafisa Ali: Wish the police stop beating people who are trying to bring food for their families
Veteran actor Nafisa Ali, who is currently in Goa with her daughter, on Thursday took to Instagram to share how local cart vegetable vendors should be allowed in residential areas to prevent long queues in the marketplace. She also suggested that young people visit the elderly living in their vicinity and ask them if they […]
Israel’s health minister gets coronavirus; top officials isolate
Coronavirus has forced more top Israeli officials into isolation after the country’s health minister, who has had frequent contact with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, tested positive, the health ministry said on Thursday. Israeli Health Minister Yaakov Litzman and his wife, who also contracted the virus, are in isolation but said they feel well and are […]
One in India’s five Covid-19 patients is linked to Tablighi Jamaat and its Delhi event
New Delhi: The health authorities in India have confirmed nearly 400 Covid-19 patients who have a Tablighi Jamaat connection. With nearly 2,000 positive cases, one in India’s five confirmed coronavirus patients is linked to the Sunni organisation that is under the scanner for allegedly violating social distancing guidelines by convening a massive religious congregation in Delhi in early […]
Man shot dead in South Kashmir
Srinagar, April 2 (GNS): A 28-year-old youth was killed after fired by unknown gunmen in Larkipora area of Fatehpora in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. A police officer told GNS that the youth namely Mohd Saleem Dar (28) son of Mohd Abdullah Dar, a resident of Larkipora, Fatehpora was fired upon by the suspected militants this evening. […]
ACUTE SHORTAGE
Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing a phase of acute shortage of essential items particularly in Kashmir valley due to closure of highway. Srinagar-Jammu highway is closed for more than a week now with authorities only claiming that it would be restored soon. Police and other wings of administration are busy in enforcing […]
SMC installs first of its disinfectant tunnel at CD Hospital
SRINAGAR, APRIL 02: Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) today installed and made operational first disinfectant tunnel for decontamination and sanitization at CD Hospital Dalgate here amid Coronavirus pandemic. Mayor, Junaid Azim Mattu accompanied by Deputy Mayor Parvez Qadri, Commissioner Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Gazanfar Hussain and other officials visited CD Hospital to inspect and start off the […]
Justice Oswal sworn in as High Court Judge
Other Judges of J&K High Court participate in oath ceremony via video link to maintain social distancing JAMMU, APRIL 02: Justice Rajnesh Oswal was sworn in as a permanent Judge of the common High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Thursday. He was administered oath of office by the Chief Justice Jammu and […]