Covid cases cross 200,000; rural clusters new challenge
The number of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in India surpassed 200,000 on Tuesday, nearly doubling over 15 days, even as a considerable reopening of national transport and business activity fuelled fears of localised outbreaks emerging in new areas beyond urban hot spots that have so far pushed the contagion. Globally, there are now 6.4 million infections of […]
Markets ignore Moody’s downgrade, Sensex rises 3,200 pts in 6 sessions
Stock markets on Tuesday ignored the rating downgrade by Moody’s and rallied 1.57 per cent even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi maintained that the country will get back its economic growth and pledged to undertake more structural reforms. With the global markets also making strong gains on the back of easing of lockdown curbs, the Sensex rose […]
6,500 Pak terrorists among foreign fighters in Afghanistan; LeT, JeM play key role: UN report
There are some 6,500 Pakistani nationals among foreign terrorists operating in Afghanistan and the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) play a key role in bringing foreign fighters into the war-torn country, according to a UN report. The report, from the UN Security Council’s analytical support and sanctions monitoring team and issued late last month, indicated […]
Cyclone Nisarga Explained: How big is the threat on west coast?
Less than two weeks after a powerful cyclone passed through West Bengal on its way to Bangladesh, India is bracing to face another cyclone, this time on its western coast. In strength and intensity, this would be much weaker than Cyclone Amphan that struck on May 20. In fact, it is not even a full-fledged cyclone right […]
73% of Covid deaths are of people with comorbidities, says Health Ministry
The Centre on Tuesday said India is far away from the peak of COVID-19 spread and its preventive measures have been “very effective”, putting it in a much better position in comparison with other countries. This comes even as the coronavirus infections neared the 2 lakh-mark on Tuesday of which 97,581 are active cases, while 5598 […]
Apni Party goes on offensive against J&K Government
In one after another stinging attack on the UT government of J&K, Apni Party has accused it of throwing governance to winds. A statement by the party on Tuesday said that the fissures and groupies in bureaucracy has left the governance tottering . Short of saying , it is anti- people , the party that […]
Cluster University Students Appeal Syllabus Relaxation, Transport Facility If Decision Regarding Conduct of Exams Not Be Revisited
Srinagar, June 02, (KNS): Cluster University students on Tuesday appealed authorities to revisit its decision of conducting exams of 6th semester in upcoming July and demanded 50 percent syllabus relaxation and adequate transport facility to students if decision not to be revoked. Ishfaq Ahmad Shah, studying in AS College Srinagar told KNS that in wake […]
Director Horticulture visits Soibugh, Budgam
SRINAGAR, JUNE 02: Director Horticulture Kashmir, Mr. Ajaz Ahmad Bhat, today visited Soibugh area of district Budgam to take stock of various high density orchards established in the area. He on the occasion gave strict instructions to Chief Horticulture officer Budgam and other field officers to provide true to type planting material to the farmers […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 1,06,102 stranded JK residents; 74,316 via Lakhanpur, 31786 through special trains
JAMMU, JUNE 2: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 1,06,102 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
COVID-19: After testing positive, pulmonologist says “test all frontline workers”
Srinagar: The pulmonologist, who tested positive for the coronavirus, on Tuesday urged the government to prepare a scientific standard operating procedure (SOP) for duties and testing of all frontline workers to safeguard all. The doctor, who is heading COVID-19 team at Chest Disease Hospital in Srinagar, tweeted, “Request to the administration for preparing a scientific SOP […]
