Govt issues revised guidelines for Covid-19 lockdown: What’s mandatory, what’s prohibited
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of Covid-19 lockdown, the government on Wednesday issued revised guideline to be followed till May 3. Travel by air, rail and road, operation of educational and training institutions, industrial and commercial activities, hospitality services, cinema halls and shopping complexes will remain closed, as per the order issued […]
ICMR plans plasma therapy clinical trials in 2 weeks to treat critical Covid-19 cases
New Delhi: India’s apex health research body, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), is hoping to begin two clinical trials of plasma therapy in the next two weeks for the treatment of critically ill Covid-19 patients. On 12 April, the ICMR uploaded proposals, inviting health institutions, hospitals to participate in two randomised controlled trials — one for convalescent […]
Maudowbal residents appeals DC Kulgam
By: Javaid Ahmad Malik Kulgam Residents of Gujjar Basti in Maudowbal in Asnoor Pora of D.H Pora of Kulgam have appealed Deputy Commissioner Kulgam to send SDM and other officials to their villages as the land is sinking past endangering the lives of villagers. Villagers told this reporter that the house and cowshed of […]
Coronavirus Global Updates, April 14: Pakistan extends lockdown till April 30; UK death toll crosses 12000
Coronavirus latest updates: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday extended the ongoing lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic until the end of this month as the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country rose to 5,837. Meanwhile, the death toll in United Kingdom crossed 12,000 Tuesday as Britain reported another 778 deaths in a single day. French President also Emmanuel Macron announced […]
45 PSA detainees & 159 other prisoners released from J&K jails due to Covid-19
Jammu: As many as 204 prisoners, including 45 who were arrested under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA), were released this month to decongest jails across Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, a senior government official said on Tuesday. In addition, the Home department has also revoked the PSA of 41 prisoners who […]
After Mumbai, Migrant Workers Protest In Surat Amid Lockdown; Demand To Be Sent Back Home
Hundreds of migrant workers gathered in Surat on Tuesday evening, demanding they be sent to their native places despite lockdown, police said. The migrant workers gathered in Varachha area of the city and sat on a road demanding that they be allowed to go to their native places, police said. Varachha is the diamond polishing […]
India extends world’s biggest coronavirus lockdown till May 3
India’s nationwide coronavirus lockdown, the biggest in the world, will be extended until at least May 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said. The three-week lockdown of the nation of 1.3 billion people, which started at midnight on March 25, was scheduled to end at midnight on Tuesday. “From the economic angle, we have paid […]
Trump is not firing top scientist Dr Anthony Fauci: White House
The White House said on Monday that President Donald Trump was not firing US infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci, despite his retweet of a supporter’s #FireFauci message. “This media chatter is ridiculous – President Trump is not firing Dr Fauci,” said White House spokesman Hogan Gidley. “Dr Fauci has been and remains a trusted adviser to […]
Bring J&K residents stranded in different parts of India back: Omar to Centre
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)’s former chief minister and National Conference (NC) leader, Omar Abdullah, on Tuesday urged the central government to bring back hundreds of local residents stranded in other parts of the country because of the ongoing nationwide lockdown and even suggested the use of the Union Territory’s nine-seater Beechcraft aircraft for the evacuation. […]
COVID-19: Jammu and Kashmir issues SOP for red zones
A day after releasing a medical strategy for mitigating the spread of coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir, the administration Tuesday issued the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for areas classified as ‘red zones’ in the Union Territory. As per the SOP, a 100 per cent lockdown will be enforced in these red zones with “no outward/inward” movement allowed. […]
