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An Expert Explains: ‘Physical distance, not social isolation’

An Expert Explains: ‘Physical distance, not social isolation’

Around a fifth of humanity is confined indoors in what is possibly the widest lockdown in history, including an estimated 1.3 billion Indians who have just entered three weeks of isolation. The enormous stress and uncertainty could take an unprecedented toll on mental health around the world, and experts expect a spike in cases of […]

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US Welcomes Release Of Farooq And Omar Abdullah, Urges To Free All J&K Leaders

US Welcomes Release Of Farooq And Omar Abdullah, Urges To Free All J&K Leaders

Washington:  The US on Wednesday welcomed the release of former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah, and urged the Indian government to release all Kashmiri political leaders. The statement of Acting Assistant US Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice G Wells came a day after National Conference vice-president […]

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New Zealand mosque gunman pleads guilty to murder, terrorism for killing 51

New Zealand mosque gunman pleads guilty to murder, terrorism for killing 51

The man who committed the worst atrocity in New Zealand’s modern history when he slaughtered 51 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques unexpectedly pleaded guilty to all charges Thursday. The attacks targeting people praying at the mosques a year ago shocked the nation and prompted new laws banning the deadliest types of semi-automatic weapons. It also […]

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COVID-19: Patient passes away in Srinagar hospital, first death in Kashmir

COVID-19: Patient passes away in Srinagar hospital, first death in Kashmir

Srinagar: A 65-year-old man infected with the coronavirus died at Chest Disease (CD) hospital Dalgate, Srinagar in the early hours of Thursday, Kashmir’s first recorded death due to the disease, official sources said . The man had a medical history of illness with Sugar, hypertension and obesity. “Despite our best efforts, the COVID19 positive patient at […]

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Chinese factories are beginning to buzz again while rest of the world comes to a halt

Chinese factories are beginning to buzz again while rest of the world comes to a halt

Beijing/Shanghai: While much of the world’s output is grinding to a halt because of the coronavirus, China is slowly emerging from its shutdowns by restarting production at factories and resuming some flights. A recovery in the world’s second-largest economy provides some relief for global manufacturers in the months ahead as the outbreak continues to wreak havoc […]

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LG approves series of support measures for poor and needy

LG approves series of support measures for poor and needy

Rs. 1000 assistance for 3.5 lakh workers, 2 installments of pensions for over 7.7 lakh pensioners 1.7 lakh new pension cases to be covered, Pending bills to be entertained in 2020-21 too JAMMU, MARCH 25: The Lt Governor Sh. G. C. Murmu approved a series of proposals to provide support to the needy and destitute […]

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Strict restrictions ordered across Srinagar up to April 15

Strict restrictions ordered across Srinagar up to April 15

Only designated essential services officials to be allowed to move on production of movement passes: DM SRINAGAR, MARCH 25: In the wake of the surfacing of two more coronavirus positive cases in the district the District Magistrate Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary has ordered imposition of very strict restrictions in the district. The order issued […]

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What scientists know (so far) about how Covid-19 spreads

What scientists know (so far) about how Covid-19 spreads

There is not yet an ironclad scientific consensus on exactly how the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 is spreading, but experts are getting a pretty good sense of it. That understanding needs to be central to our strategy of combatting the virus with minimal collateral damage. This isn’t about over-reaction or under-reaction, but mis-reaction. For example, […]

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Flipkart to resume e-commerce sales of essential products

Flipkart to resume e-commerce sales of essential products

Walmart Inc’s Flipkart will resume e-commerce services for essential products after receiving federal and state government assurances on the safety of its delivery staff and a hassle-free supply chain. Bengaluru-based Flipkart halted all shopping on its website and mobile app early on Wednesday, only hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a 21-day nationwide lockdown […]

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Boko Haram militants kill nearly 100 Chadian soldiers in attack

Boko Haram militants kill nearly 100 Chadian soldiers in attack

Boko Haram militants killed nearly 100 Chadian soldiers and wounded dozens more in what President Idriss Deby described as the deadliest attack ever on the country’s military. The soldiers were ambushed on Monday in the island village of Boma in the swampy Lake Chad zone in the west of the country, where the armies of […]