Oil retreated from a five-week high on concern that relaxing virus lockdowns too early will lead to a resurgence in cases and derail a nascent recovery in energy demand. Futures in New York followed equities lower, dropping 0.9% from the highest settlement since early April. Anthony Fauci, America’s top infectious disease official, said US states […]
India is now the 12th most affected country by the coronavirus pandemic, as the number of Covid-19 cases crossed the 70,000-mark on Tuesday. According to the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday, the number of Covid-19 positive cases stand at 74,281 in the country. The ministry also said that 2,415 people have died due to the […]
Leaders of eight Opposition parties on Monday flayed the Union Government over the detention of political opponents and human rights activists, including former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, at a time when the country was dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. In a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind, Opposition leaders, including Sitaram Yechury of the […]
Jammu, May 12 (KNS): Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today briefed Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, through video conferencing, about the effective measures undertaken by the Government for prevention, containment and management of COVID-19 in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The Lt Governor apprised the Union Minister about […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the nation on Tuesday evening. The focus is on the Covid-19 situation in the country. It is his fourth address to the nation since mid-March. Russia has emerged as a new hub of infections in Europe. US President Donald Trump said the US has ‘prevailed’ over the pandemic as […]
GANDERBAL, MAY 12: Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal today directed the officers to start identification of all such people of the district who intentionally grow poppy and cannabis so that intensive campaign against its cultivation is initiated in the district. The DC gave these directions while chairing a meeting to discuss the arrangements for launching […]
55 new positive cases reported today, 455 cases recovered till date in JK All passengers arriving by trains, other means into J&K are being 100 percent tested for COVID-19 JAMMU, MAY 12: The Government Tuesday informed that 55 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 13 from Jammu division and 42 from Kashmir division, have […]
In the recent past there have been two tragic deaths in South Kashmir of two pregnant women, triggering protests and widespread condemnation as families alleged negligence of doctors. A small video surfaced on the social media showing body of a pregnant women on a stretcher as hospital authorities in Anantnag reportedly refused to provide them […]
Braille Tactile Readers with Laptops being installed in Resource Rooms for CWSNs under Samagra Shiksha JAMMU, MAY 12: Samagra Shiksha-Department of School Education, in its endeavor towards providing inclusive educational support through technological interventions to Children with Special Needs (CWSNs); is going to distribute 42 Laptops among Resource Rooms established under Inclusive Education component in […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir witnessed the highest one-day jump in COVID-19 patients on Tuesday as 55 persons tested positive, taking the total to more than 900-mark. Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent SKIMS 47 people tested positive at the tertiary care’s viral diagnostic lab in last 24 hours. Among them, he said, 28 are from Kulgam, ten […]