Mehbooba Mufti shifted to her residence
By Mudasir Ahmad Khan Srinagar Former Chief Minister and PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti was shifted to her residence by authorities but her detention continues. Mehbooba has been detained from the past 8 months and presently she is under PSA detained by the authorities. Although former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah have been released, […]
PSA detention of 18 revoked by government
Srinagar: Amid outbreak of deadly coronavirus, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday revoked the Public Safety Act (PSA) detention orders of 18 persons lodged in different jails of the Union Territory. Highly placed sources disclosed that government has revoked detention orders of 18 persons languishing in three jails of Jammu & Kashmir. “Of them, 16 […]
COVID-19: British PM Boris Johnson moved to ICU
Prime Minister of United Kingdom Boris Johnson has been admitted to intensive care with coronavirus symptoms. Since Sunday evening, the Prime Minister has been under the care of doctors at St Thomas’ Hospital, in London, after being admitted with persistent symptoms of coronavirus. A spokesperson for No.10 said: “Over the course of this afternoon, the […]
India between Stage 2 and 3 of Covid-19 pandemic: Health Ministry
India is between Stage 2 and 3 of coronavirus pandemic with large number of cases being found in particular areas, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday concurring with the AIIMS Director’s remarks that localised community transmission is being observed in some pockets of the country. AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria, who is also a […]
GROWING CASES
According to government press release on Monday evening, total number of positive cases of Covid-19 in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir have gone up to 109. All the three new cases have been reported from Kashmir division. Out of these cases 4 more persons have recovered while two persons loss their lives to Covid-19 […]
‘People may die in large numbers, if lockdown is lifted’: KCR appeals to PM
Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Monday said he will appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to extend Covid-19 lockdown. The 21-day lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus in the country came into effect on March 25 and is set to end on April 14. But chief minister Rao cautioned that if the […]
67% Indians blame China for Covid-19, 50% say calling it ‘Chinese virus’ not racist: Survey
New Delhi: An online survey conducted by The Takshashila Institution has found that a majority of Indians think China was responsible for the coronavirus pandemic. A significant number of them also feel calling the illness a “Chinese virus” or “Wuhan virus” wasn’t racist or stigmatised. The survey was carried out by Manoj Kewalramani, fellow, China Studies, at The Takshashila […]
COVID-19 Crisis Offers an Urgent and Much Needed Reset Point for India’s Food Processing Industry
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown has brought the country to a standstill. With factories shutting down in almost every economic area, there is a pressing demand from almost every industry for immediate relief measures from the government. The food processing sector in India is no different. The ministry of food processing recently announced the setting […]
24 COVID19 positive patients under treatment, recovering well: Dir SKIMS
SRINAGAR, APRIL 06: Expressing satisfaction that SKIMS, Soura has fairly been able to contain, control and treat COVID 19 cases, Director Dr A G Ahanger today said that out of 283 suspected patients, 238 have been discharged and 24 positive patients who are under treatment are all recovering well. Dr Ahangar said that the very […]
Praying in time of COVID-19: How world’s largest mosques adapted
For weeks now, mosques worldwide have taken a series of measures aimed at curbing the spread of the new coronavirus. As an increasing number of countries announced lockdowns, so did mosques, with many closing their door completely and others banning congregations and using their speakers to remind people to stay at home. With the global death […]
