Coronavirus: 80 containment zones declared in Kashmir
Restrictions on the movement of people in Kashmir to contain the spread of coronavirus completed one month on Friday, even as the number of red zone areas in the valley has risen to 80, officials said. They said the security forces have sealed off main roads in most places in the valley and erected barriers […]
‘Painful’: Al-Aqsa closed for Ramadan over coronavirus
Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound will be closed to Muslim worshippers throughout the holy fasting month of Ramadan due to the coronavirus pandemic, Muslim clerics at Islam’s third-holiest site have announced. Jerusalem Islamic Waqf, the Jordan-appointed council that oversees Islamic sites on the sacred compound, called the decision “painful”. In a statement published on Thursday, the council […]
Trump’s approach to reopen economy leaves decisions to governors
US President Donald Trump gave governors a road map on Thursday for recovering from the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic, laying out “a phased and deliberate approach” to restoring normal activity in places that have strong testing and are seeing a decrease in COVID-19 cases. “We’re starting our life again,” Trump said during his […]
Aarogya Setu app updates privacy policy: What’s new
The Indian government’s Covid-19 contact tracing app, Aarogya Setu recently set a new record of 5 crore downloads. The app has been encouraged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and government agencies as well. The app’s privacy policy has also been under scrutiny with data collection of users being the key factor here. Aarogya Setu has now updated […]
Kashmiri militant got away 25 yrs ago, caught with ISKP chief in Afghanistan
Aijaz Ahmad Ahangar from downtown Srinagar’s Nawa Kadal had been a wanted man in Jammu and Kashmir for more than two decades. He had been arrested once for terror links, and released. This was sometime in the mid-nineties. Aijaz Ahangar aka Abu Usman Al Kashmiri disappeared soon after his release from central jail, travelling to […]
Rahul Gandhi Is Right On COVID-19 Strategy Even If You Dismiss Him As Pappu
On February 12, when Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged the Centre to put in place necessary systems to combat the imminent dangers that the coronavirus pandemic could pose to India, he was mocked by all and sundry. The BJP accused him of spreading panic, senior ministers at the Centre claimed there was no health emergency […]
Covid-19: Testing ramped up, 5 lakh kits arrive from China, another 6.5 lakh on way
Coronavirus (COVID-19): With four days to go for conditional easing of restrictions in specific areas, testing has been stepped up across the country — the number of samples tested in the last 24 hours crossed 30,000 for the first time on Thursday — and the first consignment of 5 lakh rapid COVID-19 testing kits has arrived from […]
Success model Singapore has worst day of infections as cases double over a week
Singapore/London: Singapore — seen as a success model in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic — is reporting its biggest number of new cases in a single day, doubling its infection count over the past week as an outbreak at dormitories housing foreign workers intensifies. A record 728 new infections were reported late Thursday, bringing the total in the […]
Rajouri shows the way
The District Administration, Rajouri, operating under Deputy Commissioner Mohammed Nazir Sheikh, has successfully curtailed the spread of Covid after three people tested positive in the district three weeks ago. No Covid positive case has been reported in the district during the past three weeks. Industrial unit, 14 shop owners booked in Samba The police have […]
Shopian gunfight: One more militant killed, cordon laid in nearby village
Srinagar: Two militant were killed in an encounter which broke out between militants and goverment forces in Dairoo, Keegam of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. As per the sources two militant have been killed, however there identification couldnt be ascertained yet. Earlier Official sources told that a a joint team of Police, Army’s 44RR and […]
