Govt preparing for a second wave towards May end as lockdown eases
Even as the Union government is looking at various options for “gradual” lifting of the lockdown post-May 3 and hopes that the doubling time of COVID-19 cases will increase to 12 days by then, sources said it is preparing for a second wave in late May or early June, as restrictions are eased. On Monday, the Health […]
Explained: What explains crude oil prices falling below the $0 mark
US oil markets created history on Monday when prices of West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the best quality of crude oil in the world, fell to “minus” $40.32 a barrel in New York. Not only is this the lowest crude oil price ever known — according to Bloomberg, the previous lowest was immediately after World War […]
District judge Budgam directed deputy commissioner and CAPD to distribute free LPG
Srinagar, April 20 (KNS): Principal District Judge Budgam Raja Shujat Ali, In a petition moved by inhabitants of Tehsil chararisharief through amicus-Curie Javed M. Hubi (Advocate) wherein direction was sought for providing free gas to the poor and needy people of residents of tehsil charari-sharief (Rural and BPL families) under The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Youjana […]
Make optimum use of IT tools to overcome impediments in work: Chief Justice Gita Mittal to judicial fraternity
Srinagar, 20 April (KNS): The Chief Justice of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, Justice Gita Mittal today held interaction through Video Conference with Principal District and Sessions Judges of all the Districts of UTs of Jammu and Kashmir & Ladakh. Later, a separate interaction was held with personal staff of Judges of both the […]
Italy sees first fall of active coronavirus cases
Coronavirus-related deaths in the US exceed 40,000 with nearly half of all casualties in New York state, as protests against “stay at home” orders flared in a number of states. Italy reports lowest number of deaths in a week, while the pace of new infections also slowed. Spain registered its lowest daily death toll in […]
How could coronavirus affect wars in the Arab world?
With cases of the novel coronavirus confirmed in Syria, Libya and Yemen in recent weeks, there are rising fears of potential mass outbreaks in war zones in the Arab world. Rights groups and experts have predicted that a mass COVID-19 outbreak in Middle Eastern countries mired in conflict could have devastating humanitarian consequences, as years […]
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya Draws Flak For Old Tweet On Arab Women, Hits Delete
BJP MP from Bengaluru, Tejasvi Surya, has landed in hot water for a controversial tweet posted five years ago regarding women of Arab countries, which has now gone viral on social media. Even though he has deleted the tweet, screenshots of the same are doing rounds on twitter, attracting vehement criticism towards the 29-year-old South […]
Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: Doubling rate now 7.5 days; 80 of 100 patients have no or mild symptoms, says ICMR
About 80 out of 100 COVID-19 patients have no or mild symptoms of the disease, the ICMR, Delhi, said on Monday. Stating that infection prevention management is an important part of the disease management, Health Ministry said the doubling rate of the cases has gone down from 3.4 days before lockdown to 7.5 days now. According to […]
Donald Trump eyes probe on Covid-19 outbreak origin in China, wants to send a team
President Donald Trump on Sunday said he has wanted to send a team to China to investigate the start of the coronavirus outbreak that had killed more that 40,000 Americans till Monday and shut down the country with increasingly unpopular stay-at-home orders, but without any success yet. “We’re talking to China. We spoke to them […]
Patient of red zone area dies in DH Handwara
Handwara, April 20 (KNS): Panic gripped in Handwara hospital on Monday when a patient from Covid-19 red zone died here. Sources told Kashmir News Service (KNS) that a patient of Shahwali Kupwara which falls under red zone area was shifted to District Hospital Handwara for general treatment where patient breathed last. An official of Health […]
