After Facebook, Silver Lake invests Rs 5,656 crore in Jio Platforms
Within days of Facebook’s Rs 43,574 crore deal, Silver Lake – one of the world’s largest tech investors – on Monday agreed to invest Rs 5,655.75 crore to buy a 1.15 per cent stake in billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s digital unit that houses India’s youngest but biggest telecom firm. The investment in Jio Platforms is at a […]
Video Of J&K Family Carrying Woman’s Body On Stretcher Triggers Protests
Anantnag: A family in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district was forced to carry the body of pregnant woman on a stretcher on Sunday after hospital authorities allegedly refused to give her an ambulance. The incident has triggered protests in the area, with people shouting slogans, demanding justice and action against doctors. The woman’s family alleges […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
35 new positive cases reported today, 287 cases recovered till date in JK JAMMU, MAY 03: The Government Sunday informed that 35 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 01 from Jammu division and 34 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to […]
Div Com visits Kulgam, reviews COVID-19 containment measures
Inspects Quarantine centers, Takes stock of arrangements in place KULGAM, MAY 03: Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole, today visited Kulgam district to take stock of the ground situation amid COVID-19 outbreak and to review the measures being taken by District Administration for containment of the deadly Corona virus. He was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner […]
Advisor Baseer Khan calls for institutional coordination to fight COVID-19
SRINAGAR, MAY 03: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, who is overall in-charge of coronavirus control efforts in Kashmir, on Sunday, urged for institutional coordination among various health institutions to deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Advisor said this during a meeting held here to review the various measures being put in place […]
Delhi Airport’s Lockdown Exit Plan Includes UV Disinfection Tunnels, Separate Entry Gates
Commercial passenger flights at Delhi airport will initially operate from Terminal 3 after the lockdown ends, said a senior official of its operator DIAL on Sunday, adding that entry gates, self check-in machines and check-in bays will be allocated to airlines to avoid overcrowding by air travellers. The airport will keep all food, beverage and […]
MHA orders ‘second line of defence’ for police as Covid-19 cases rise
The ministry of home affairs (MHA) on Sunday asked chief secretaries, director generals of police (DGPs) of all states and heads of central paramilitary forces to “prepare a second line of defence” in police to make up for those who may be rendered ineffective due to Covid-19. In an order, the ministry told the states/union […]
Reach out to poor in Red, Buffer Zones of Kashmir: JKAP to Govt.
SRINAGAR, May 3 (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) leader and former legislator Abdul Rahim Rather on Sunday appealed J&K UT Government to provide two months free ration to the poverty stricken people in villages falling under red and buffer-zones in Kashmir division. In a statement issued here, Rather expressed concern over the plight […]
‘Bond-ing over radio’: Ruskin Bond narrates short stories on AIR
Renowned novelist and author Ruskin Bond is narrating some of his popular and captivating stories on All India Radio as part of an initiative by Prasar Bharati to keep its listeners engaged during the coronavirus-enforced lockdown. The series, which commenced on May 1, is titled ‘Bonding over the Radio’ and features stories exclusively handpicked by Bond […]
19 fresh cases of coronavirus in Ladakh, tally stands at 41
As many as 19 people tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh on Sunday, taking the virus tally in the union territory to 41, officials said. The new cases include 18 from Chuchot Yokma village of Leh, the biggest single-day spike in the region, the officials said. The village was declared a containment area on March […]
