New Delhi: Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) A P Maheshwari said on Sunday that he has gone into quarantine as part of his responsibility to break the coronavirus transmission chain after a doctor of his force tested positive for COVID-19. Maheshwari (59), the chief of the country’s largest paramilitary force with […]
Srinagar: Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah on Sunday showered praise on Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, apparently for the way the latter is handling the COVID-19 situation in his state. “UddhavThackeray has been a revelation,” Omar tweeted. The Maharashtra chief minister, the first Thackeray to rule the state, has been lauded […]
Banihal/Jammu: A massive landslide struck the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district early Sunday, disrupting the movement of vehicles carrying essential commodities to Kashmir. The landslide blocked the highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, at Maroog near Ramban town, at 3 am, officials said. The road clearance agencies pressed […]
Srinagar : Principal Government Medical College Srinagar, Dr Samia Rashid on Sunday said that the threat of COVID-19 outbreak “looms over our head” and appealed for maintaining social distance to prevent further spread of the virus. “Gentle reminder to all that the threat of the virus is still far from over. It looms over our […]
New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 deaths inched towards 100 on Saturday along with a significant increase in the number of confirmed infections, but the government assured there was no need to panic as the rate of spread was less than in many other countries and just “one place” accounted for 30 per cent of […]
Rome: Italy saw its first drop Saturday in the number of patients receiving intensive care treatment for the coronavirus that had stretched the Mediterranean country’s world-class healthcare system to breaking point. Civil protection service chief Angelo Borrelli called the drop from 4,068 on Friday to 3,994 on Saturday in the number of critical patients an […]
Washington: US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to ensure smooth functioning of the global supply chains for critical pharmaceuticals and medical goods to fight the coronavirus pandemic and discussed the significance of Yoga and Ayurveda for the physical and mental well-being of people during the major global health crisis. A […]
New York: New York State, the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic in the US, continued to record the highest count of daily deaths from COVID-19 as a staggering number of 630 people died in a 24-hour period and Governor Andrew Cuomo said the outbreak in the state could peak in about seven days. The state […]
Srinagar: Five militants and an army soldier were killed in a gunfight along Line of Control in Kupwara’s Keran after army prevented infiltration of militants. An army spokesperson confirmed it saying five militants have been killed so far. “One soldier has been martyred and two more are critically injured. Evacuation of the injured is hampered […]
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