MD JPDCL visits quarantine centers at Jammu
JAMMU, MARCH 26: Managing Director Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL), Yasha Mudgal visited various quarantine centers of district Jammu to ensure adequacy of security, logistics like food/essential commodities etc, medical surveillance and sanitation arrangements During the tour, she visited five quarantine centers including Teacher Bhawan Gandhi Nagar, Yatri Bhawan, Bhagwati Nagar, NHPC Guest House […]
COVID19: Infant, 7 year old latest positive cases in Kashmir
Srinagar : A young girl and an infant from Srinagar have tested positive for COVID-19 in Kashmir, taking the total number of such cases in Kashmir to 11. As per a senior official at JLNM hospital, the girls, aged 8 months old and 7 years old, were tested positive for the virus. The two are […]
Sensex posts biggest one-day gain in 10 years. What experts say on today’s rally
Indian markets made a big recovery today even as the country went into a 21-day lockdown to curb the spread of coronarivus outbreak. Benchmark index Sensex surged 1,861 points – its biggest gain in over a decade – to 28,535, joining a global rally as US lawmakers and and Trump administration officials reached an agreement on a […]
Coronavirus latest LIVE Updates: Covid-19 cases rising, but rate seems to have stabilised, says Health Ministry
As the total number of novel coronavirus cases in India mounted to 649, the Health Ministry on Thursday said that the rate at which the numbers are increasing appears to be relatively stablising. “However, this is only the initial trend,” said Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry. With India undergoing a 21-day lockdown till April […]
AI identifies potential drugs and a DNA vaccine in the works — latest on Covid-19
New Delhi: The novel coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 21,000 lives globally and several countries are attempting to curb further spread of the infection. Scientists and healthcare workers, especially, are working tirelessly to better understand the virus and arrive at effective treatment plans. ThePrint brings you the top research developments on Covid-19 from across the globe. […]
‘First Step In Right Direction’: Rahul Gandhi On Centre’s 1.70 Lakh Cr Package For Poor
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi welcomed the financial package announced by the Centre on Thursday, saying it was the first step in the right direction. The comments come after the government unveiled a Rs 1.70-lakh-crore economic package involving free food grain and cooking gas to the poor for the next three months, one-time doles to women […]
Covid-19 update: China asks Pak to open border for transferring medical aid
China has asked Pakistan to open the border between the two countries for one day on Friday so that medical supplies to fight coronavirus pandemic could be transported into the country, according to a media report. The Khunjerab Pass is usually opened on April 1 which marks the end of winter in that part, but […]
Coronavirus latest updates March 26: Iran starts intercity travel ban, Wuhan prepares to emerge from lockdown
The number of Covid-19 cases surged to over 4,71,000 worldwide with Spain reporting the second-highest death toll after Italy, and surpassing China where the infection originated. Italy has witnessed the maximum fatalities than any other country, with latest figures showing that 7,503 people have died from the infection in barely a month. The overall global death toll […]
Covid-19: Altaf Bukhari reiterates demand for restoration of 4G Internet in J&K
Jammu Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Thursday urged the Prime Minister and Union Home Minister to restore high speed mobile Internet, one of the prerequisites, in taking up preventive measures against the spread of Coronavirus-19 in Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement issued here, Bukhari observed that restoration of 4G […]
Number of coronavirus cases 649 in India, death toll 13: Health Ministry
The number of coronavirus cases climbed to 649 in India on Thursday and the death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 13, with one death reported each from Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh, according to the Health Ministry. Goa featured for the first time in the chart prepared by the ministry, reporting 33 coronavirus […]
