Many Indian pilgrims in Iran test positive for COVID-19
New Delhi/Tehran: A large number of Indian pilgrims in Iran have tested positive for coronavirus and will stay back for medical treatment in the country till they recover. The overall death toll crossed 700 and infections rose to around 25,000 across Iran on Sunday. Iran is one among the worst affected countries with most cases […]
Market in Red: Sensex falls 2,100 points, Nifty below 9,500
Coronavirus fears continued to weigh on the investor sentiments as the BSE Sensex plunged over 2,100 points on Monday. The Nifty 50 on the National Stock Exchange also dropped over 500 points to fall below the 9,500 mark. At 9.37 a.m., the Sensex was trading at 31,960.19, lower by 2,143.29 or 6.28 per cent from […]
Swiss football president Blanc tests positive for coronavirus
BERN: The president of Switzerland’s football federation has tested positive for the coronavirus. The Swiss federation said 70-year-old Dominique Blanc got the results of a test on Sunday morning and isolated himself at his home. “I feel pretty good right now and have only mild flu symptoms,” Blanc said in a statement released by the […]
PDP MP meets Modi, demands release of Mehbooba Mufti
New Delhi, March 16 After the release of former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, People”s Democratic Party (PDP) Member of Parliament Nazeer Ahmed Laway on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded that party chief and former Cheif Minister Mehboba Mufti should also be released along with Omar Abdullah. After the meeting speaking to IANS, […]
Kabul delays Taliban prisoner release plan
KABUL: The Afghan government has postponed its plan to release Taliban prisoners, a senior official said on Saturday, throwing a precarious peace process between the insurgents and Kabul into deeper crisis. President Ashraf Ghani recently announced that the authorities would free 1,500 militants as a “gesture of goodwill” before negotiations begin, in an attempt to […]
Coronavirus: Srinagar administration orders closure of all parks, gardens
The district administration on Monday announced that all parks and gardens will remain closed in Srinagar in view of Coronavirus threat. “All parks and gardens in Srinagar will remain closed till further notice. Cooperation of people in implementing precautionary measures is appreciated,” said the Deputy Commissioner Shahid Iqbal Choudhary on Twitter. All educational institutions have […]
J&K Governor “Ususally Drinks Wine, Plays Golf”: Satya Pal Malik
The Governor has no work to do. A person who is the Governor of Kashmir usually drinks wine and plays golf. Governors of other states stay away from getting involved in any tussle,” he said in Baghpat. Baghpat, UP: Goa Governor Satya Pal Malik on Sunday said the governors in the country “do not have […]
Pak Raises Kashmir At SAARC Coronavirus Conference, India Says “Churlish”
New Delhi: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations on Sunday vowed to jointly combat coronavirus as Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed an emergency fund with an initial offer of USD 10 million from India and asserted that the region can best respond to the pandemic by coming together and not growing apart. The […]
DC, District Sessions Judge visit Katra; inspects quarantine facilities
KATRA, MARCH 15: Deputy Commissioner, Reasi, Indu Kanwal Chib and District Sessions Judge Kamlesh Pandit today inspected quarantine facility in the district, here today. During their visit to the quarantine facility, the officials also interacted with the quarantined people and enquired into their well being. They also directed the officials that all facilities should be […]
DDC kick-starts Chinar plantation drive at Pulwama
PULWAMA, MARCH 15: District Development Commissioner Pulwama Dr Raghav Langer kick-started a Chinar plantation drive organized by Department of Floriculture here today. During the drive, DDC planted Chinar tree saplings in the premises of DC office complex and Public Park at District Hospital. Speaking on the occasion, DDC said that the purpose of drive is to enhance the green […]
