Pakistan is failing in fight against Covid-19. Here’s why
Pakistan on Wednesday reported the biggest jump in Covid-19 cases for the third consecutive day as the number of people infected with the deadly disease reached 2,238. The country has also witnessed 31 deaths from the disease. Reports of the lack of adequate screening procedures and squalid living conditions at the quarantine camps at the Taftan border […]
India’s Covid-19 cases nearly double in week, could hit 10,000 by end of 21-day lockdown
Coronavirus cases in the country are on the rapid rise, showing no sign of abating. A look at the historical figures points to the fact that the cases have more than doubled in India in the past week. Last Thursday, Covid-19 cases in the country were under 700. This Thursday, the cases have nearly jumped to 2,000 […]
Allow limited resumption or we lose markets to China: Exporters to Govt
Seeking sops to pay wages to workers, export industry representatives have told the government that if it does not find a way soon to re-open manufacturing units under lockdown, Indian products will lose their international markets to China, which has resumed production post the coronavirus outbreak. Coronavirus LIVE UPDATES During an interaction on Monday with Union Commerce […]
COVID-19: One more tests positive in Ladakh after 13 days of break
Srinagar : After 13 days of lull the Ladakh Union Territory reported a case of novel coronavirus. One more person has tested positive from Kargil district, officials said on Thursday. Three persons were tested positive for coronavirus on March 18 and since then no case was reported in Ladakh Union territory, officials added. The total […]
Kashmir’s first COVID-19 patient beats virus, walks home
Srinagar: A woman from Khanyar area of Srinagar, who became the first case of Covid-19 in Kashmir, has recovered with doctors saying that the lady has been tested negative in multiple tests. She has also been discharged from SKIMS on Wednesday. “The Srinagar woman, who became the first coronavirus case in Kashmir on March 18 […]
Social distancing being maintained for getting ration
Aharbal Kulgam By Javaid Malik People are taking all precautionry measures to combat covid 19 virus in Asnoor Noorabad and other villages near the health resort of Aharbal. Reports said that people were staying indoors and not coming out of the houses. As authorities started distribution of ration in these villages today, people were maintaing […]
First J&K Resident Who Died Of COVID-19 Attended Delhi Mosque Event: Cops
Jammu and Kashmir: The first person who died due to COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir had earlier attended the religious gathering at Markaz Nizamuddin in Delhi, Director General of Police Dilbag Singh said. He stated that out of 855 potential coronavirus-infected persons” list provided to the police, many have been traced.” “We received a list of 855 […]
Govt wants report on PPE, ventilator, test kit stock, asks states, UTs to reply by 5 April
New Delhi: The Modi government has set an ultimatum for states and union territories to spell out by this week how equipped they are to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. In a letter written Wednesday, the government has asked states and union territories to specify the exact stocks available for essentials such as personal protective equipment (PPE) for doctors and health […]
DU hasn’t paid for online journals and portals, can’t access them from home, say teachers
New Delhi: Teaching or doing research from home has become troublesome for faculty members in Delhi University colleges — they complain that some of the online resources suggested to them by the university have become inaccessible as it has not paid for the subscription of e-journals and some paid portals. With the 21-day nationwide lockdown due […]
Indian Markets Shed Over 23% As FPIs Pull Out Over $8 Billion In March
The month of March proved to be a month of mayhem for the Indian stock markets. As fears of rising cases of coronavirus threatened to push the global economy into a recessionary phase, market players including foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) resorted to relentless selling in March. As a result investors lost wealth of more than […]
