Sonia Gandhi welcomes Modi’s move to give free rations to food security act beneficiaries
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to provide five kilograms of free rations to beneficiaries of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and suggested more measures to counter the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown. In a fresh letter to Modi, she welcomed the provision of free rations in addition […]
Private Covid-19 tests free only for poor: Supreme Court amends its order
The Supreme Court has amended its verdict delivered last week that forced private laboratories to offer free Covid-19 testing to everyone. On Monday, the two-judge bench comprising justices Ashok Bhushan and S Ravindra Bhat ordered that only people who could not afford Rs 4,500 for the test should be tested free by private laboratories. In […]
‘Demonisation of Muslims’ over Tablighi Jamaat event: Can’t gag media, says SC
Responding to a plea that claimed that New Delhi’s Tablighi Jamaat event was being used by the media to “demonise” the entire Muslim community, the Supreme Court said Monday it cannot gag the media and asked petitioner Jamaat-Ulema-I-Hind to make the Press Council of India (PCI) a party in the plea. The apex court also said it […]
Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: No new cases in 25 districts in last two weeks; Mumbai death toll 100 now
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Tracker Live Updates: In its daily briefing, the Union Health Ministry said no new cases of the novel coronavirus were detected in 25 districts from 15 states of the country in the last 14 days. Health Secretary Luv Aggarwal said 905 new positive cases and 51 deaths due to the coronavirus were recorded in the last 24 […]
J&K frames medical strategy to combat coronavirus
As the coronavirus cases are on the rise in Jammu and Kashmir, the government has come up with a medical strategy to deal with the contagion. The nineteen-point medical strategy prepared in consultation with the specialists of health department emphasises on four Ts — trace, test, track and treat. It calls for setting up of […]
Militants attack Police, CRPF party in Awantipora
Militants on Tuesday fired upon a joint party of police and CRPF at Naka in Malangpora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A senior Police officer told GNS that militants attacked joint party at Malangpora area of Awantipora, the joint party retaliated, triggering off a brief exchange of gunfight. Till this report was being filed […]
SMC sprays 50,000 litres of sanitization chemical mixture daily
5000 workers, 240 vehicles on job for sanitization, cleanliness; Decontamination tunnels installed at all Govt hospitals: Commissioner SMC SRINAGAR, APRIL 13: Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) is spraying 50,000 litres of decontamination chemical mixture on a daily basis to sanitize various public places and institutions to contain the further spread of deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. Commissioner […]
849 people left for their home after quarantine in Kathua
KATHUA, APRIL 13: Deputy Commissioner, O P Bhagat today informed that 849 persons have completed their quarantine period and were sent back to their respective homes in SRTC buses from Chadwal in Kathua. The DC informed that as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of corona virus, hundreds of travellers, including students, who arrived […]
Div Com flags off bus carrying ration
JAMMU, APRIL 13: Divisional Commissioner, Sanjeev Verma today flagged off a bus carrying ration and other essentials for distribution among needy in Jammu district. The ration will be distributed by Indian Red Cross Society Jammu region in collaboration with Art of Living among workers and needy in Jammu city and its adjoining areas. Secretary, Indian […]
COVID-19 Alert: Well Equipped COVID-19 Wellness Center established at B’la: DC
Dr Itoo Inspects Several Locations, Reviews Implementation of Related Advisories BARAMULLA, APRIL 13: Deputy Commissioner (DC), Baramulla, Dr G N Itoo, said that a well equipped COVID-19 Wellness Center having the capacity of 100 beds has been established at Indoor Sports Stadium, Bramulla, as a move to scale up activities for combating Corona virus outbreak. […]
