COVID19: Hope flickers as six more COVID19 patients recover at CD hospital
Srinagar, Apr 4: Doctors’ efforts in Kashmir are bearing fruit as six more COVID-19 positive patients have tested negative and are on way to recovery. Sharing the good news, Dr Naveed Nazir Shah, HoD Chest Diseases hospital Srinagar, said all the six will be discharged after one more sample of theirs is tested to ensure […]
COVID-19 management: Refrain from speaking against government policies, Govt cautions teachers
The J&K government has warned the teaching staff of the government schools to refrain from speaking against the ongoing government policies and other decisions taken to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19). The diktat comes in wake of the government decision to engage around 2000 teachers from all districts of Jammu and Kashmir for their assistance of […]
Fresh firing started at D.H Pora Encounter site,4 militants killed so far.
Four militants have been killed so far at Damhal Hanjipora in Kulgam District of South Kashmir, while as 3 bodies of killed militants have been recovered from the site. Operation is underway as apprehensions of more militants are believed to be trapped. More details to follow.
Poke fun at taali, thaali, diya and mombatti all you want. Modi couldn’t care less
The wretched coronavirus story overshadows everything else in the news environment, and it is not about to go away any time soon. But you know what, I am done with it. At least for this week. Give me my old-fashioned politics any time. But then, much of politics, barring the odd barb traded here and […]
Railways faces problem as 700 trains stuck with non-essential goods loaded before lockdown
New Delhi: Indian Railways has encountered an unanticipated problem in its bid to transport essential commodities across the country during the lockdown period. With 700 of its trains stuck with non-essential commodities loaded before the nationwide lockdown, it has made them unavailable for transportation of essential commodities — a matter that the railways has taken up […]
Exclusive: Pakistani Taliban down but not out, says ex-spokesman
Islamabad, Pakistan – The Pakistani Taliban has suffered major losses from American and Pakistani security operations in recent years, but its cells remain active in Pakistan’s cities and are still capable of carrying out attacks, a former spokesman has told Al Jazeera in his first interview since escaping from Pakistani military custody in January. The group […]
UN predicts ‘deep recession’ in Latin America due to coronavirus
Latin America is heading into “a deep recession” in 2020, with an expected drop in the region’s GDP of 1.8 to 4.0 percent due to the coronavirus pandemic, the UN economic commission for the region said Friday. “We are at the beginning of a profound recession. We’re faced with the largest fall in growth that […]
Coronavirus: Russia uses facial recognition to tackle Covid-19
As Russian cities go into lockdown to try to contain coronavirus, Moscow is using the latest technology to keep track of residents. City officials are using a giant network of tens of thousands of cameras – installed with facial recognition software – which they plan to couple with digital passes on people’s mobile phones. It’s […]
Turkey imposes curfew on youths amid COVID-19 outbreak
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has imposed a partial curfew for citizens under the age of 20 as part of measures imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the country. The mandatory confinement is due to come into effect at midnight on Friday, Erdogan said in a televised address, adding that Ankara also […]
Domicile rule to apply to all J&K govt posts: Centre amends order after uproar
The Union home ministry on Friday evening amended the new domicile rule for Jammu and Kashmir issued this week that had triggered howls of protest in the Kashmir valley. In its final form, only domiciled residents of J&K will be eligible to apply for recruitment in the union territory. In the earlier version notified on Tuesday evening, the […]
