Covid-19 Cases In India Likely To Peak In Early July: Health Economist Dr Ramanan Laxminarayan
Dr Ramanan Laxminarayan, Director of the US-based Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy, says India should focus on more pool testing to identify clusters in order to contain the spread of the Coronavirus. In an interview with Outlook’s Preetha Nair, Dr Laxminarayan also says that by looking at the pattern of Maharashtra and Tamil […]
Govt suspends all existing visas, bars travel by OCI card-holders till ban on air services
Srinagar, May 23 (KNS) Government of India suspends visas granted to foreigners, except certain categories till the prohibition on international air travel of passengers from and to India is lifted. Earlier, it was suspended till the 3rd of this month. In a separate order, the Union Home Ministry also said it has extended on ‘gratis’ […]
26 covid 19 patients discharged from JNLM Hospital; Dr Bilkees
Srinagar, May 23 (KNS): At least twenty six covid 19 patients were discharged from JNLM Hospital stringer after completely recovering from the virus. According to the nodal officer JNLM Hospital Dr Bilkees Shah twenty six patient have been recovered and have been discharged from the hospital, she said these patients belong to four from District […]
Masoodi dismayed over delay in evacuation of students stranded in Pakistan
Srinagar, May 23 (KNS): National Conference MP from Anantnag, Hasnain Masoodi has expressed concern over delay in evacuation of 250 students stranded in Pakistan. He has stated that as all the stranded students and other residents of Jammu and Kashmir have been evacuated from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Dubai, there is no reason to […]
Players not allowed loo breaks during training, can’t give even cap to umpire: ICC guidelines
There will neither be loo breaks during training nor the players will be allowed to hand over their caps or sunglasses to the on-field umpires as international cricketers will be required to let go of some of their intrinsic habits when play resumes in the post-COVID-19 world. In its “back to cricket” guidelines issued for […]
BCCI will win; they’ll get their way if they want to: Chappell on IPL replacing T20 World Cup
Former Australian captain Ian Chappell is known for his hard stance against the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and he has said that the BCCI with its clout might get to host the IPL if the T20 World Cup is postponed by the ICC. Chappell’s comments come just a week ahead of […]
Chinese troops focus on 4 LAC locations, test new areas in Ladakh
Although India and China share a boundary that stretches 3,488 km from Ladakh to Arunachal Pradesh, official data show that 80 per cent of Chinese transgressions across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) since 2015 have taken place in four locations, three of them in eastern Ladakh in the western sector. Along with Pangong Tso, where Indian and Chinese […]
Mamata, Uddhav, Omar attend Sonia-led meet to devise ‘common action plan’ against Modi govt
New Delhi: The Covid-19 pandemic seems to have brought together the opposition, which Friday decided to devise a “common action plan” to take on the Modi government over its handling of the migrant labourers issue and alleged discrimination against non-BJP-led states. As many as 22 opposition parties held a meeting Friday as part of an initiative led by […]
Communicate In Clear Terms Lockdown Exit Strategy’: Opposition Lists 11 Demands For Centre On Covid-19
Leaders of 22 opposition parties on Friday accused the Centre of “unabashedly” usurping powers of states and demanded restoration of Parliament functioning and oversight with immediate effect. The opposition parties also demanded immediate reversal of all ‘unilateral policy decisions’, especially on the changes in labour laws. The leaders, who attended a meeting of opposition parties […]
ICC recommends 14-day isolation training camps, appointment of CMOs in guidelines
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday issued its recommendations on the guidelines for the safe resumption of cricket to assist its members in restarting cricket activity in their countries as government restrictions owing to COVID-19 start to relax. In the guidelines, the board also recommended appointing Chief Medical Officers (CFOs) and 14-day pre-match isolation […]
