NC demands charges against Kashmiri journalist must be revoked
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) has lashed out the government after Jammu and Kashmir Cyber Police booked a female photojournalist under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Masrat Zahra, a professional photojournalist, was booked under the UAPA and IPC-505 for posting “anti-national” content on Facebook on 18 April, the police claimed. “#JournalismIsNotACrime [and the] Governments should […]
China Slams India’s New FDI Norms, Says They ‘Violate Principles Of Free Trade, Liberalisation’
India’s new norms for foreign direct investment from specific countries violate the WTO’s principle of non-discrimination and are against the general trend of free trade, a Chinese embassy spokesperson said on Monday. The official said the new policy introducing “additional barriers” was also against the consensus arrived at the G20 grouping to realize a free, fair, non-discriminatory […]
14 more test positive, J&K tally rises to 368
Srinagar, April 20 (GNS): Fourteen more persons tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Monday, taking the number of COVID-19 patients in Jammu and Kashmir to 368. “14 new cases reported. All from Kashmir. Total number of cases now 368. Jammu-55 and Kashmir-313,” government spokesman Rohit Kansal tweeted. Of these cases, sources told GNS that […]
7 Covid-19 patients recovered, discharged from Baramulla hospital
Srinagar, Apr 120, KNT: Seven persons, who were hospitalized, after testing positive for Coronavirus last month, were discharged from Baramulla Hospital today, after repeatedly testing negative for the infection, they had contracted. An official told KNT that 7 patients were discharged from the hospital after their recovery from lethal Covid-19 infection. He added that these […]
Man kills brother over land dispute in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar: A person was killed and two others were injured during clashes over a land dispute in Kenu area of Mandi in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. Reports reaching here said that a scuffle started between two brothers over a piece of land in village Kenu. During the scuffle, one person namely Mohd […]
Days-old Dead Bodies, Elderly Left Unfed As Caregivers Flee Virus-Hit Canada Nursing Home
Elderly residents left soiled and unfed after their caregivers fled the premises, 31 deaths in the space of a few weeks: a nursing home in Montreal has become the symbol of the terrible toll coronavirus is taking in Canada’s long-term care homes. The bleak situation discovered at the Residence Herron, in the Montreal suburb of […]
‘Unhappy’ Donald Trump Wants To Send Team Of Experts Inside China For COVID-19 Probe
The US wants to send a team of experts to China to investigate coronavirus, President Donald Trump has said, a day after he warned Beijing of “consequences” if it was knowingly responsible for the spread of COVID-19 which has killed more than 165,000 people globally, including over 41,000 in America. Describing the coronavirus as a […]
India coronavirus: Should people pay for their own Covid-19 tests?
Thyrocare, a private diagnostic laboratory in India, had just started testing for Covid-19, when the Supreme Court ordered all tests to be carried out free. “We thought the order would say the rich would pay, and the government would pay for the poor,” says Arokiaswamy Velumani, Thyrocare’s founder. At 4,500 rupees ($59; £47), it’s not […]
Sensex rises 400 points to 31,700 in opening session; Nifty advances 32 points to 9,299
Equity benchmark Sensex surged over 400 points in opening trade on Monday led by gains in index heavyweights HDFC twins and Infosys amid positive cues from global markets. After hitting a high of 32,056.47, the 30-share index pared some gains to trade 113.59 points or 0.36 per cent higher at 31,702.31. Similarly, the NSE Nifty […]
Intensity of players will be higher when they return: India fielding coach R Sridhar
Fielding enjoys no less a status than batting and bowling in cricket, providing the third dimension to the game in an era of three formats and a packed schedule. World class fielding is the coming together of fitness, athleticism, agility, reflexes, hand-eye coordination and mental sharpness. With global sport halted due to the Covid-19 pandemic, […]
