No meetings, no window as IPL hopes fade
With the Covid-19 outbreak creating havoc by the day, it is highly unlikely that the Indian Premier League can be held this year. Though there has been no official word from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the writing on the wall is getting clearer, with more than a hundred fresh cases […]
Coronavirus update: Pregnant woman, her husband forced to walk over 100km without food; rescued by locals
An eight-month pregnant woman and her husband were offered monetary help and an ambulance in Meerut to cover the rest of their journey from Saharanpur to Bulandshahr after they were forced to walk over 100 kms on their way home without food when the latter’s employer turned them out without any money. Local residents Naveen […]
Sensex, Nifty fall as coronavirus cases increase
Home / Business News / Sensex, Nifty fall as coronavirus cases increase Sensex, Nifty fall as coronavirus cases increase The Nifty fell 2.76% to 8,421.05 by 0345 GMT and the Sensex was 2.86% lower at 28,962.47. Positive coronavirus cases rose above 1,000 in India as of Sunday evening(File photo) Updated: Mar 30, 2020 09:52 IST By Reuters , Reuters Indian shares […]
Coronavirus: Confirmed Cases Cross 1000-Mark In India, Death Toll Rises To 27
The nationwide tally of confirmed Coronavirus cases crossed the 1,000-mark and the death toll reached 27 on Sunday. Two fresh deaths were reported on Sunday evening from Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir, Health Ministry said. Total deaths increased by eight since Saturday. The total number of positive cases has increased by 106 in the last […]
COVID-19 ‘Game Zero’: Why a Champions League match turned into a ‘biological bomb’ in Italy
A Champions League game between Atalanta and Valencia is being singled out as of the main reasons why Bergamo (in Italy) turned into one of the epicenters of the coronavirus pandemic. It was a “biological bomb” observed one respiratory specialist while Bergamo Mayor Giorgio Gori admitted that there was no way it could be stopped. “We were […]
Govt ropes in private hospitals, nursing homes to ramp-up isolation facilities: Atal Dulloo
JAMMU, MARCH 29: Financial Commissioner Health and Medical Education Department, Atal Dulloo today said government has roped in private hospitals and nursing homes to create additional isolation facilities across Jammu and Kashmir for treating COVID-19 patients. In this regard, Atal Dulloo visited the Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences (ASCOMS) Jammu and assessed the […]
Coronavirus: Srinagar administration reaches out to those in need of food and medicines
Home-deliveries of foodgrains and LPG to citizens to free food packets to migrant workers to free food and medicines to citizens in need among a range of measures to minimise problems because of restrictions in the district: DC Srinagar SRINAGAR, MARCH 29: While there are elaborate measures in operation in the district for containment of […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (Covid-19)
38 positive cases with 02 recoveries and 02 deaths, 6465 persons under observation in JK JAMMU, MARCH 29: The Government today informed that 6465 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been put under surveillance and, so far, 38 cases (34 active positive, 02 recovered and 02 deaths) have tested positive in Jammu and Kashmir. […]
Why Modi, Trump & others are angry at WHO’s handling of Covid-19 crisis
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO), the agency that handles health within the United Nations, is facing a lot of global criticism, and even in India, over how it has handled this Covid-19 crisis. It does seem that it took too long in reacting to the pandemic and gave China a long pass. It was […]
As Iran coronavirus deaths rise, Rouhani hits back at criticism
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has hit back at criticism over the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying he had to weigh protecting the country’s sanctions-hit economy while tackling the worst outbreak in the region. Iran, one of the world’s hardest-hit countries from the virus, reported 123 more deaths on Sunday in the past 24 hours, pushing its […]
