Covid-19 hits print media hard — ads and circulation dip, editions see major digital push
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government may have emphasised that the coronavirus cannot be transmitted through newspapers, but that appears to have convinced very few people. On Tuesday, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar took to Twitter to quash rumours that readers could get infected through newspapers. “Do not believe in the rumors. You will not […]
COVID-19: Pakistan umpire Aleem Dar offers free food at his Lahore restaurant
Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar has offered to provide free food at his restaurant in Lahore for the unemployed people amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Around 1200 confirmed coronavirus cases have been reported so far in Pakistan while nine people have lost their lives. Dar runs a restaurant under the name ‘Dar’s Delighto’ and he has […]
Coronavirus latest LIVE Updates: Death toll rises to 17, cases soar to 724 in India
The death toll due to the coronavirus epidemic rose to 17 with Rajasthan recording its second death on Friday. The total number of cases has soared to 724 including 66 discharged cases, according to the Health Ministry. While globally, the casualties Friday spiked to 24,057 and the number of cases crossed 5 lakhs with the United States […]
RBI cuts repo rate by 75 bps to 4.40% to mitigate Covid-19 impact
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) finally bit the bullet on Friday and responded to the coronavirus-induced crisis with a whopping 75 basis points cut in the repo rate, bringing it down to 4.4 per cent. The repo rate has thus fallen to the lowest ever. Before this, it had hit the lowest point of 4.74% […]
Army chief says planning and preparing to fight COVID-19
The challenge of countering the spread of COVID-19 virus has brought in all branches of the government, including the armed forces, at the forefront of this fight. As the biggest service among the armed forces, the Army, led by the Army Chief General MM Naravane, will have a leading role to play in this fight. The Indian Express conversed […]
Stay Home
The best possible remedy to fight COVID-19 so far has been only one, to stay indoors. Authorities have been impressing upon the people to take precautions to combat corona virus and the prime precaution is to maintain physical distance from each other. Social and religious gathering should be avoided at all costs otherwise COVID-19 can […]
G20 Virtual Summit: Saudi king urges effective response to corona virus crisis
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud on Thursday urged G20 leaders to take “effective and coordinated” action to fight the global health crisis set off by the coronavirus pandemic. He urged leaders attending the summit to do their best to assist all developing nations. Leaders of the G20 convened the Extraordinary Virtual […]
COVID-19: One more tests positive in J-K
One more person has been tested positive for novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir. “Another positive case reported just now; patient from Rajouri district of Jammu province,” the J-K administration spokesperson, Rohit Kansal tweeted. Mr. Kansal added that the person has history of close contact with the person, who died of COVID-19 earlier today in […]
People’s health is my prime concern: Advisor Baseer Khan
Directs to track absconding recent travelers on war footing basis; Appeals people to cooperate SRINAGAR, MARCH 26: In view of COVID-19 outbreak, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor and overall in-charge of Coronavirus Control Efforts (CCE) for Kashmir Division, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today said that the health of the people is his prime concern. To achieve cent […]
Internet access across Jammu and Kashmir to remain at 2G speed till April 3
Mobile Internet service across Jammu and Kashmir will continue to be restricted to 2G speed till April 3, said the Home Department of the Union Territory, in an order, on Thursday. “The Internet speed shall be restricted to 2G only till April 3 unless modified earlier,” read the order, issued by Principal Secretary to the […]
