New Delhi: Amid the ongoing nationwide lockdown to combat COVID-19, the Indian Air Force on Wednesday said it has transported around 25 tonnes of essential medical supplies from Delhi, Surat, Chandigarh to Manipur, Nagaland and the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. The medical supplies include personal protective equipment (PPE), hand sanitiser, surgical gloves, […]
“Epidemic” is an old word, but “pandemic” is rather new. I learned this while reading an interview with my colleague, Gautam Menon, Professor of Physics and Biology at Ashoka. He pointed out that while an epidemic spans a particular geographic location, a pandemic is global, spanning multiple regions around the world. The WHO introduced the […]
Last month the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council announced a hike on mobile phone taxes from 12% to 18%. Due to this revision, phones were to get more expensive in the country. Smartphone brands like Apple, Xiaomi, Samsung, Poco and Realme have now taken the hike into consideration and have started announcing the new […]
Nearly 2000 contacts of positive cases have been identified J&K steps up testing process J&K’s testing rate second only to Kerala, will be further boosted 4 lakh masks, 1.60 lakh sanitizers ordered, stock position normal JAMMU, APRIL 01: Principal Secretary Planning, Information and Government Spokesperson, Rohit Kansal today informed that as of today there are […]
DODA, APRIL 01: Agriculture Department Doda extended its support to the district administration by contributing in ongoing noble cause which is feeding hundreds of peoples who are quarantined at different locations in Doda. Proper arrangements have also been made for needy ones especially labourers who are stuck in Doda due to ongoing lock down across […]
314 persons including 78 yesterday discharged so far after successfully completing their quarantine SRINAGAR, APRIL 01: Two hundred and thirty-six (236) more persons who were shifted into administrative quarantine upon their return to Srinagar two weeks ago were discharged Wednesday after successfully completing their 14-day quarantine period. All these persons shifted into well-equipped hotels and […]
Inspects quarantine, isolation wards established by District Administration SHOPIAN, APRIL 01: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K. Pole today visited Shopian district and took stock of the arrangements put in place for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. He also inspected the control room set up in the office of Chief Medical Officer Shopian for facilitating the […]
Srinagar : Seven more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday taking the overall toll in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir to 62. Government spokesman Rohit Kansal said that cases have risen to 62 in Jammu & Kashmir out which 58 are active cases. While 58 of the active cases have […]
Railways is scrambling to provide information regarding thousands of passengers who travelled on five trains with people who participated in the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi, many of whom have tested positive. All these trains began from Delhi between March 13 and March 19 – the Duronto Express to Guntur in Andhra Pradesh, the Grand […]
As the novel coronavirus has spread across continents, studies are underway to better understand its origin and how it is transmitted. Diseases caused by coronaviruses, such as COVID-19, are zoonotic, meaning they are transmitted between animals and people. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), SARS-CoV was transmitted to humans from civet cats, and MERS-CoV from dromedary camels. […]