Four including two health workers tested positive in Anantnag, toll 58
Srinagar, Apr 28 (KNS): With 4 more fresh Covid-19 positive cases including two health workers, reported on Tuesday in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, the total toll in the Covid-19 affected district has reached to 58, officials said. They said quarantine centers established in the district are functioning smoothly under regular checks and monitoring of district […]
Gunfight breaks out in south Kashmir’s Shopian
A gunfight broke out between goverment forces and militants in Melhora Area of Zainpora in South Kashmir’s Shopian District on Tuesday. Reports reaching said that a joint team of Police and army’s 55 RR launched cordon and search operation in Melhora. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants […]
‘Can opt to stay home’: Mumbai cops over 55-yrs-old told after 3 die of Covid-19
Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh has sent a communiqué to all the 94 police stations in the city stating that police personnel, who are above 55 years in age, don’t need to report to work till the second phase of the ongoing nationwide restrictions, which were imposed on April 15 for another 19 days […]
People With Mild Covid-19 Symptoms Can Opt For Home Isolation. These Are The Conditions
People who have very mild symptoms of coronavirus or those pre-symptomatic can opt for home isolation if they have the requisite self-isolation facility at their residence so as to avoid contact with other family members, the Union Health ministry said. According to a new set of guidelines issued on Monday, the patient should be clinically […]
DIPR supported Tele classes by DSEK benefit lakhs of students amid COVID pandemic
Srinagar, April 27 (KNS): To take step forward to bring education to the doorsteps of the students, special teleclasses are being organised with due technical and infrastructural support of Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) by the Directorate of School Education, Kashmir, benefitting lakhs of students in Jammu and Kashmir amid closure of schools […]
Coronavirus swab collection a high risk job, says doctor
Aurangabad: A doctor working at a hospital for treatment of coronavirus patients here in Maharashtra has revealed the tough task and challenges they face in collecting swab samples of the suspected patients. The process of swab sample collection of a person does not take more than 30 to 40 seconds, but it is a “high risk job”, […]
Three-year ban harsh, Umar will challenge it: Kamran Akmal
The three-year ban handed to Umar Akmal for not reporting corrupt approaches is “very harsh” and he will “definitely challenge” it, his elder brother Kamran said on Monday after the Pakistan Cricket Board’s announcement. Pakistan’s discarded wicketkeeper-batsman, Kamran, expressed surprise over the outcome of the PCB hearing, held in Lahore on Monday. “I am definitely […]
‘Unfair, Irresponsible’: China After ICMR Asks States To Stop Using Chinese Covid-19 Test Kits
After the Indian Council of Medical Research asked the states to stop using the rapid antibody COVID-19 testing kits procured from China due to “wide variation”, China retorted on Tuesday saying it was “unfair and irresponsible” to label Chinese products as “faulty” and look at issues with preemptive prejudice. “China not only sincerely supports India in its […]
Yogi Adityanath: ‘No dearth of possibilities in UP, we can give immediate employment to 15 lakh people’
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath speaks to Liz Mathew about the steps taken by the state government to contain the spread of coronavirus, protecting health workers and helping stranded migrant labourers. Excerpts: Uttar Pradesh, despite being the most populous state, has so far been able to contain the spread of the virus to an extent. […]
TRAGIC DEATH
Despite continous lockdown and restrictions in Kashmir valley, there has been one more death of a COVID-19 positive patient. Authorities have been maintaining that they are trying their best to save the human lives but the fact of the matter remains that COVID-19 deaths are piling up here also. In the recent past even a […]
