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 […]
NEW DELHI : Maruti Suzuki India Ltd will have shorter shifts at its factories and strict safety plans for office workers, vendors and dealerships as the country’s largest carmaker prepares to restart operations on Tuesday after more than a month’s halt due to the covid-19 pandemic. While Maruti offices would not have more than half of […]
NEW DELHI : India is set to announce measures to further open up its economy based on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interaction with chief ministers on Monday as the 54-day national lockdown nears its end on 17 May. Balancing efforts to contain covid-19 with the need to help revive the economy, the government will further ease […]
Any user whose demographic data is stored with the government through the Aarogya Setu app can now request for its deletion, the Centre said on Monday as it issued a set of protocols to regulate the definition, collection, processing and storage of data by the contact-tracing app. Data about the user’s name, mobile number, age, […]