Rupee settles 70 paise lower at 75.59 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee settled 70 paise lower at 75.59 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday amid rise in coronavirus cases in the country and weak domestic equities. Forex traders said heavy selling in domestic equities dragged the local unit amid mounting fears of a coronavirus-led economic slowdown. Moreover, strengthening of the American currency in […]
Family quarantined, burglars strike COVID-19 patient’s home in Bandipora
Srinagar: The house of a coronavirus positive patient in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir was allegedly robbed during the night as the entire family was in quarantine, police said on Monday. Burglars struck at a house in Saderkoot Bala area in Hajin area of the north Kashmir district during the night and decamped with […]
No plan to extend 21-day lockdown: Govt
New Delhi: The government on Monday said that there was no immediate plan to extend the 21-day lockdown amid fears that shutdown of businesses across the country to counter the spread of coronavirus may trigger severe economic and social distress. The clarification by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba came after hundreds of thousands of migrant labourers undertook […]
Suspended JK police officer Davinder Singh sent to further custody till Apr 3
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Police officer Davinder Singh, who was arrested while ferrying two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant in a vehicle on the Srinagar-Jammu Highway earlier this year, has been sent to further custodial interrogation by a Delhi court till April 3. Special Judge Ajay Kumar Jain extended Singh’s custody after Delhi Police said that he […]
87-year-old woman from J&K donates her Hajj savings to RSS-affiliate
New Delhi: A Muslim woman from Jammu and Kashmir has donated her savings of Rs 5 lakh, meant for the Hajj pilgrimage, to the RSS-affiliated ‘Sewa Bharati’ after apparently being “impressed with the welfare work” done by the outfit amid the lockdown due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Khalida Begum, 87, who saved Rs 5 lakh […]
COVID-19 death toll rises to 29 in India, total no. of cases 1,071: Health Ministry
New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 1,071 in India on Monday, while the death toll rose to 29, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 942, while 99 people were either cured or discharged and one had migrated, the ministry stated. In its updated data […]
PM Modi appreciates Omar Abdullah’s call for social distancing following his uncle’s death
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the death of Omar Abdullah’s uncle and appreciated the National Conference leader’s call to supporters to a avoid large gathering and pray from home for the departed soul. “Condolences to you and the entire family, @OmarAbdullah. May his soul rest in peace,” Modi tweeted. He said in […]
Transportation of all essential, non-essential goods allowed during lockdown: MHA
New Delhi: Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Sunday asked all states and Union territories to allow transportation of all goods, without distinction of essential and non-essential, during the lockdown period. The home secretary made it clear that the newspaper delivery supply chain was also allowed under exemptions given for print media. In a letter […]
Pakistan says coronavirus outbreak under control as cases rise to 1,526
Islamabad: Pakistan’s top health official claimed on Sunday that the situation was under control as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country was still limited to 1,526, even as authorities stepped up efforts to contain the fast spreading deadly viral infection. Prime Minister’s Adviser on Health Dr Zafar Mirza told the media at […]
Smith again eligible for captaincy after two-year ban ends
Sydney: Steve Smith’s two-year leadership ban ended quietly Sunday, leaving him eligible again to captain Australia at a time of uncertainty over when international cricket will resume. Smith was stripped of the captaincy and banned from leading Australia for two years over his involvement in the 2018 ball tampering scandal in South Africa. His sentence […]
