Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation today at 8 pm, amid speculations about lockdown 4.0. PM Modi’s address comes a day after his meeting with chief ministers over the Covid-19-induced lockdown. Taking to Twitter, the prime minister’s office said, “PM Modi will be addressing the nation at 8 PM this evening.” PMO India […]
Srinagar: Another Central Reserve Police Force man shot himself dead on Tuesday morning with his service rifle, officials said. In the fresh incident, an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the CRPF posted with the 96th battalion in Srinagar, shot himself dead with his service rifle. The CRPF spokesman, in Srinagar, Pankaj Singh confirmed that an ASI of […]
India’s skies are empty. Where once massive jetliners flew, flocks of birds dart around. Meanwhile, on the ground, travelers worry about when and how they will fly again. Air travel in the pre-coronavirus times had become so affordable and convenient that hawaii chappal wale bhi hawaii jahaj par chal rahe the. Unfortunately, during the lockdown, all this […]
Srinagar, May 12 (KNS): At least 169 medical students who got stuck in Bangladesh after lockdown restrictions enforced countrywide will arrive in second flight today afternoon, officials said. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Chowdhary tweeted, “Welcome back. Second flight with 169 Medical students from Bangladesh to land today”. Earlier 160 students studying in […]
Internet to remain completely suspended in Shopian, Pulwama districts Srinagar: The administration has further extended the ongoing over nine-month long suspension of high-speed mobile internet in Jammu and Kashmir till May 27 citing reports of militants trying to “avenge” the recent killings including that of Hizb operational commander Riyaz Naikoo in Pulwama last week. Prolonging the […]
Mobile internet service was restored in Kashmir on Tuesday after it remained suspended for six days. “Internet service is being restored on all mobile phones in the Valley in a phased manner today,” a senior official said. Mobile telephony except on postpaid BSNL connections was suspended in Kashmir on May 6 when Hizbul chief commander, […]
London: Scientists from the University of Oxford are starting a first-of-its-kind study to see whether available drugs can help keep older, more vulnerable people with mild cases of Covid-19 from becoming severely ill. More than 500 U.K. doctors’ offices are recruiting for the trial of drugs that are already approved for other purposes, such as […]
Melbourne/Mumbai: As the pandemic spreads around the world, doctors are beginning to scope the coronavirus’s damage. Seen initially as a cause of viral pneumonia during the chaos of an explosion of cases in China, it’s now emerging as an enigmatic pathogen capable of harming the body in a myriad of unexpected, and sometimes lethal, ways. Clinical […]
The Delhi government has sought suggestions from different stakeholders including students, teachers and principals about the roadmap for reopening schools post COVID-19 lockdown. An online suggestion form has been put up on the website of the Directorate of Education, where students, their teachers, principals and parents can give their inputs, an official statement said. “Respondents […]
The 270 kilometer Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was disrupted Monday due to landslides and shooting stones leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded for the whole day. The stranded vehicles included buses ferrying hundreds of passengers to the Valley after completion of their 14-day quarantine period at Lakhanpur, officials said. The vehicles carrying travellers from outside states by […]