Centre Sets Up High-Level Panels to Restore ‘Normalcy’ Post Lockdown
New Delhi: The government on Sunday constituted 11 empowered groups to suggest measures to ramp up healthcare, put the economy back on track and reduce the misery of people as quickly as possible post the 21-day lockdown imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic. These empowered groups have been constituted to ensure a comprehensive and integrated response […]
Congress Slams ‘Thoughtless’ Lockdown, Links It to Demonetisation
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday slammed the lack of preparedness by the Modi government before announcing the “thoughtless” lockdown to curb the coronavirus outbreak, alleging it was making “hasty” decisions in the same manner as it did during the 2017 demonetisation exercise. “Unfortunately, history is repeating itself today,” Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said. “The lockout […]
‘We’ll die of hunger first’: Despair as Zimbabwe lockdown begins
Harare, Zimbabwe – It was still early on Sunday morning when Stewart Dzivira, his wife and their two-year-old son, jumped on a bus in Glen View, a densely populated suburb of Harare, to head into Zimbabwe’s capital. For days now, the 33-year-old has been unsuccessfully trying to get maize meal, or mealie meal, a Zimbabwean staple that […]
Assam doctor who took anti-malaria drug amid Covid-19 outbreak dies
A doctor in Assam, who health officials say took an anti-malaria drug that has apparently shown some effect against the coronavirus disease Covid-19, has died due to a heart attack, his colleagues said. It was not clear if the use of hydroxychloroquine is connected to the death of Utpaljit Barman, 44, a senior anaesthetist at […]
India assesses Covid-19 sample pooling for tests, says top scientist. How it helps
India is looking at increasing the capacity of testing for coronavirus disease Covid-19 by pooling of samples. The effort was announced on Twitter by India’s principal scientific adviser Vijay Raghavan. “Efforts to increase test capacity by the ‘pooling’ of samples are being evaluated. This is not simple and needs the development and testing of optimization algorithms so […]
Indian Army dismisses rumours on likely declaration of Emergency in April
The Indian Army on Monday dismissed rumours about likely declaration of an Emergency in mid April and clarified that there was no decision on deploying its personnel, National Cadet Corps (NCC) or NSS to assist the civil administration during the nationwide lockdown, which entered its sixth day. “Fake and malicious messages are circulating on social media […]
Coronavirus updates: Spain, Iran report hundreds of new deaths
Iran’s death toll from the new coronavirus has increased to 2,757 with 117 new deaths, while 812 more people died in Spain in the past 24 hours, reaching 7,340 in total. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has extended federal guidelines on social distancing until April 30 after a top health official warned more than 100,000 people […]
Govt revokes PSA against 14 detainees, released
Srinagar The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday revoked the Public Safety Act (PSA) against 14 persons who were detained in August of last year, ahead of the scrapping of special status for J&K. All of these 14 individuals have now been released from Central Jail, reported India Today. The Home Department decided to revoke the […]
COVID-19: Shopian cases have Indonesia travel history, Srinagar duo shared cab with Bemina patient
Srinagar: The number of COVID-19 cases rose to 33 in Kashmir as four more persons have tested positive for the disease in Valley on Monday. Official sources told that a number of test reports were received today, confirming four positive cases. Two each are admitted in JLNM and Pulwama hospitals, they said. Two among them are […]
Appreciable’: Modi Lauds Omar Abdullah’s Call To Avoid Large Gathering After Uncle’s Death
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the death of Omar Abdullah’s uncle and appreciated the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister’s call to supporters to respect guidelines and not gather at either his residence or the graveyard. Prayers from home will give peace to his uncle’s soul, Abdullah tweeted on Twitter on Sunday night […]
