WHO is like a PR agency for China: Trump
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said the World Health Organisation should be “ashamed” of itself, as he likened it to a public relations agency for China amidst the coronavirus pandemic after it originated in Wuhan. The Trump administration has launched a probe into the role of the WHO on coronavirus, and has temporarily suspended […]
Lockdown: Students from J&K stuck in MP wait for return home
Indore/Bhopal: A large number of Kashmiri students stranded in parts of Madhya Pradesh due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown have been waiting for their safe return to the native places. Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh recently wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, requesting him to make necessary arrangements for the nearly 400 Kashmiri […]
MHFW identifies four JK districts as Red Zones
12 districts classified as orange zones, 4 as green zones
Srinagar: Four districts in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir have been identified as Red Zones in the wake of Covid-19. According to an order issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, four districts of JK have been classified as Red Zones. As per the order, four districts which have […]
Anti-Muslim incidents bound to attract negative attention abroad; need to change domestic reality: Tharoor
New Delhi: Asserting that incidents and comments against Muslims were bound to attract negative reactions abroad, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said it is more important to change the domestic reality than do damage control, while referring to India’s criticism in the Arab states over alleged “Islamophobia”. What matters is not what the […]
COVID-19: Pak Speaker Asad Qaiser tests positive
Islamabad: Pakistan’s National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser has become the latest top politician to be tested positive for the coronavirus on a day when authorities announced a record 990 new COVID-19 cases in the country. The Ministry of National Health Services on Friday said that 24 people have died in the last 24 hours, taking […]
33 new positive cases reported from Kashmir
216 recover as tally of infected reaches 614 in J&K
Srinagar: With 33 new COVID-19 positive reported today, the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir has risen to 614. All the 33 positive cases were reported from Kashmir Division, officials said. They said that out of 614 positive cases, 390 are Active Positive, 216 have recovered and 08 have died. “Moreover, 24 […]
Spread rate slows greatly in J&K; yet situation demands extra watchfulness: Kansal
“Adequate precautions are being taken while allowing stranded persons back home”
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Government today said that though pandemic spread rate has significantly slowed down in the UT, there was no room for complacency and the situation demands extra watchfulness. “We continue to have a number of red zones and we need to be ever alert and watchful. Premature exuberance or celebration can […]
Restrictions to be enforced strictly in Red & Orange Zones: Cabinet Secretary
Standard protocols for movement of students/migrant labour to be developed by States/UTs
JAMMU: Government of India has asked all the States and Union Territories to delineate the districts as per the laid down criteria and implement the restrictions accordingly in the areas for effective containment of the virus. This was stated by the Cabinet Secretary, Rajiv Gaubawho was holding a video conference interaction with the Chief Secretaries […]
Suspended DySP Case: NIA arrests former BJP candidate
Jammu: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested an alleged arms dealer, who unsuccessfully contested the 2014 assembly election on a BJP ticket, in connection with a case related to suspended Deputy Superintendent of Police Davinder Singh who was caught while ferrying militants outside the Kashmir valley. The accused, identified as Tariq Mir, a […]
Centre’s guidelines on movement of migrant workers to be strictly followed: MHA
New Delhi: All states and union territories (UTs) will have to “strictly follow” the home ministry’s latest guidelines allowing cross-country movement of stranded migrant workers, students and pilgrims during the ongoing lockdown, a senior official said on Thursday. The Union government had on Wednesday issued fresh directives allowing states to transport stranded students, migrant labourers, […]
