Kashmiri students stranded in Bangladesh not in evacuation list seek govt help

Srinagar: Kashmiri students in Community Based Medical College (CBMC) Bangladesh have said that their names are not in the list of students being evacuated to their homes. A day ago, more than 160 Kashmiri students from Bangladesh arrived in Srinagar in a special  flight as part of the government of India’s efforts to bring back […]

Trump admin working to temporarily ban work-based visas: Report

Washington, May 8 The US is working to temporarily ban the issuance of some work-based visas like H-1B, popular among highly-skilled Indian IT professionals, as well as students visas and work authorisation that accompanies them, amidst the high level of unemployment due to the coronavirus, according to a media report on Friday. The H-1B is […]

Delhi govt issues 4.75 lakh e-tokens to buy liquor

New Delhi, May 9 The Delhi government has so far issued around 4.75 lakh e-tokens to buy liquor in the national capital, an official said on Saturday. Under the e-token system, customers are given specific time for purchasing alcohol so that there is no violation of social distancing norms by people queuing up outside liquor […]

FDA, J&K, carried out surprise check of food business establishments across the UT of Jammu and Kashmir.

The Food Safety Wing of Food and Drugs Administration Department, in compliance with the instructions issued by the Commissioner, FDA, J&K, carried out surprise check of food business establishments across the UT of Jammu and Kashmir. This exercise was carried out to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food to the end user. (LLC in […]

SBI complains to CBI after Rs 411 crore loan defaulter flee country

New Delhi, May 9  Three promoters of Ram Dev International, recently booked by the CBI for allegedly cheating a consortium of six banks to the tune of Rs 411 crore, have already fled the country before the State Bank of India reached the agency with the complaint, officials said on Saturday. The CBI had recently […]

Tendulkar provides financial support to 4,000 underprivileged people

New Delhi, May 9  Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has donated an undisclosed amount to financially help 4,000 underprivileged people, including children from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) schools, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Tendulkar made the donation to the Hi5 Foundation, a non-profit organisation based out of Mumbai. “Best wishes to team Hi5 for your efforts […]

J-K witnesses decline in infant mortality rate

Jammu, May 9 Jammu and Kashmir has been able to achieve “remarkable improvement” in multiple indicators related to maternal and child health in recent years, with a decline in infant mortality rate (IMR), an official spokesman said. The IMR has been reduced from 52 (2005) to 22 (2018), according to the latest data released by […]

White House: US planning to ship 8,000 ventilators abroad

Washington, May 9 (AP) President Donald Trump, who’s taken to calling the US the king of ventilators, is making plans to ship 8,000 of the breathing machines to foreign countries by the end of July to help in their fight against the coronavirus. That’s a long way from the early days of the virus when […]

Death toll due to COVID-19 rises to 1,981; cases climb to 59,662

New Delhi, May 9  The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,981 and the number of cases climbed to 59,662 in the country on Saturday, registering an increase of 95 deaths and 3,320 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry.? The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 39,834, […]

365 Kashmiri students to return home from Bhopal in 18 buses

Bhopal, May 9  Over 360 Kashmiri students stranded in parts of Madhya Pradesh due to the lockdown will be sent back to their native places in air-conditioned buses from Bhopal on Saturday, an official said. As many as 365 Kashmiri students stuck in different districts of the state will return home in 18 AC buses […]