Nearly 1,200 people in Jammu and Kashmir, who hid their travel history to coronavirus-affected countries, have been identified and sent to quarantine facilities in the Union territory , a top official said on Friday. A batch of 300 police recruits has also been sent to a quarantine centre in Kathua after successfully completing the training […]
Srinagar Two doctors in Sopore, who had treated Covid-19 patient from Hyderpora, tested negative for the pathogen. While the 67-year-old from Hyderpora died yesterday, the two doctors had been in isolation in Sopore hospital since Wednesday. Dr Rudyaan Incharge officer at Sub District hospital Sopore told newsagency GNS that both the doctors who were kept in the […]
Srinagar Inspector-General of Police Vijay Kumar has urged “operational staff of essential services” to get passes issued from the office of concerned Deputy Commissioners in Kashmir Valley immediately. IGP Vijay Kumar (IPS) told news agency GNS that departmental identity Cards won’t be accepted at police and CAPFs Nakas. He also urged them to stay nearest to their […]
Athletes who had already qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics before they were postponed will keep their places when the showpiece takes place in 2021, according to sources. Around 57 per cent of the 11,000 scheduled participants for Tokyo had already made sure of taking part when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) pushed the Games […]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s mother Tenzile Erdogan died of acute cholecystitis at the age of 83 in Istanbul on Friday. Tenzile Erdogan died on Friday morning at Medipol Hospital where she was receiving treatment for some time. Premier’s mother Tenzile Erdogan was hospitalized with stomachache and high fever symptoms on September 30. Doctors […]
New Delhi: The global airline industry has never had it so bad. Not even after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Airlines could lose a quarter of a trillion dollars in revenue this year, according to the International Air Transport Association, as travel comes to a standstill with countries locked down to fight the coronavirus. Most carriers will […]
Moody’s Investors Service has slashed its estimate of India’s economic growth forecast to 2.5% during 2020 calendar year from an earlier estimate of 5.3% amid the rising economic cost of the coronavirus pandemic. Moody’s said it expects the growth to bounce back to 5.8% in the calendar year in 2021 and expects a gross domestic […]
China, Russia and South Africa nixed Estonian efforts to initiate a discussion in the UN Security Council over the spread of Covid-19 with loss of lives threatening the peace and security of the world. China, from where the virus originated, is the President of the UNSC till March 31, after which Dominican Republic takes over. […]
People of Kashmir have undergone lot of mental agony since August 5, last year and some of the curbs are still in force including on the speed of internet. While the people of Kashmir are fighting a war for survival, the COVID-19 threat has added to their problems and difficulties. In this hour of crises, […]
One more person has been tested positive for novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir. “Another positive case reported just now; patient from Rajouri district of Jammu province,” the J-K administration spokesperson, Rohit Kansal tweeted. Mr. Kansal added that the person has history of close contact with the person, who died of COVID-19 earlier today in […]