Restrictions tightened as Kashmir records second COVID-19 death
Restrictions on the movement and assembly of people in Kashmir to contain the spread of the coronavirus were intensified on Sunday as the union territory recorded its second COVID-19 death, a day after 13 fresh cases were confirmed, officials said. The restrictions on the movement and assembly of people in Kashmir continued for the 11th […]
Princess Maria Teresa of Spain becomes first Royal to die from coronavirus
Spain’s princess Maria Teresa has been the first royal casualty of the deadly coronavirus as the overall death toll in the COVID-19 hit country rises to 5,690. In a Facebook post, her brother Prince Sixto Enrique de Borbon, the Duke of Aranjuez, informed that his 86-year-old sister died on this Thursday and that the funeral was held on Friday. […]
Coronvirus Live Updates: India Deaths Rise To 25; Cases Near 1,000; SpiceJet Pilot Tests Positive
More than 30,000 people have died worldwide in the coronavirus pandemic, two-thirds of them in Europe, according to an AFP tally on Saturday. In total, 30,003 lives have been lost with 21,334 of those in Europe, where Italy has the highest number of fatalities with 10,023 deaths, followed by Spain with 5,690, the tally based […]
Coronavirus: Five More Test Positive, Total Cases 38
Srinagar In a sudden spurt in coronavirus cases in Kashmir, five more COVID-19 positive cases were reported in the Valley on Sunday. This takes the total number of coronavirus disease (COVID1-9) cases in the entire J&K to 38. “5 more positives cases confirmed in Kashmir -2 from Srinagar, 2 Budgam, 1 Baramulla,” tweeted government spokesman […]
Coronavirus: Tihar Jail releases 400 prisoners
Srinagar As many as 356 prisoners were released on 45-day interim bail while 63 have been released on emergency parole of eight weeks, as a preventive measure against the spread of coronavirus, Tihar Jail, ANI reported. The Supreme Court had on March 23 asked all state governments to release undertrial prisoners, who are facing charges attracting less […]
Shortage of essential commodities in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir
By Mudasir Ahmad Khan Srinagar With hundreds of trucks loaded with essential items stranded on Srinagar-Jammu highway, problems of common people in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir have multiplied. On Sunday many residents in various localities of Srinagar city told this reporter that the government has failed to maintain supply chain and were not […]
Mann Ki Baat Live: I apologise to poor of the country for coronavirus hardships, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the country through his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio show at 11.00 am. This is third time PM Modi is speaking on the seriousness of coronavirus crisis. This is the first ‘Mann Ki Baat’ show since the nationwide lockdown began from 25th March. Modi discussed the issue with the […]
Coronavirus: Indian students stranded in UK urge Modi for rescue flight
LONDON : Hundreds of Indian students stranded in the UK have appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to organise a rescue flight amid the ongoing travel ban enforced by India to control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. A group of at least 380 students from India has started a data chain with their passport details to […]
57-year-old Wuhan market shrimp seller may be Covid-19 patient zero: Report
London: A shrimp seller at the wet market in the Chinese city of Wuhan believed to be the centre of the coronavirus pandemic, may be the first person to have tested positive for the disease, a media report said on Saturday. The report by the London-based Metro newspaper said that 57-year-old woman, named by the Wall […]
Coronavirus update: Delhi eating joint employee walks 200 km to reach home, dies on the road
A 38-year-old man who had walked 200 km from the national capital to reach home died on the Delhi-Agra highway on Saturday morning. Ranveer Singh’s destination, his family in a remote village in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district, was still 100 km away. © Provided by Hindustan Times Migrant workers leave Delhi on foot amid the nationwide […]
