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Cop abducted in Shopian set free

  Srinagar:  Militants have set free a policeman abducted by them from his home in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said here on...

Death toll due to COVID-19 touches 718; number of cases climb to 23,077

New Delhi:The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 718 and the number of cases to 23,077 in the country on Friday, according to...

US still trying to get actual sample of coronavirus from China: Pompeo

Washington:  The US is still trying to get an "actual sample" of the novel coronavirus from China as several questions related to the infection...

China’s coronavirus cases drop to single-digit; pvt firms launch COVID-19 test services

Beijing: China's confirmed coronavirus cases dropped to single-digit, while technology giants like Alibaba and Tencent have launched booking services for COVID-19 tests. China's National Health...

Trump bats for phased reopening of US economy

  Washington: President Donald Trump has favoured a phased reopening of the US economy, devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed nearly 50,000 lives...

US: Sombre Congress delivers nearly $500 billion more in virus aid

  Washington: Congress delivered a nearly USD 500 billion infusion of coronavirus spending, rushing new relief to employers and hospitals buckling under the strain of...

Summer-like conditions can curb COVID-19 transmission: US official

Washington: Sun light, heat and humidity can create conditions that are less favourable for the spread of coronavirus, a public health official of the...

7 more COVID-19 cases in Kashmir, J&K tally jumps to 434

Srinagar: Seven more COVID-19 cases have been detected in Kashmir taking the J&K tally to 434 now. The new cases have taken the total number...

Coronavirus: Death toll rises to 686, cases climb to 21,700

New Delhi:  The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 686 and the number of cases climbed to 21,700 in the country on Thursday,...

US blasts China at Southeast Asian meeting on coronavirus

Bangkok: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told his Southeast Asian counterparts on Thursday that China is taking advantage of the world's preoccupation with...

China could have had 2.32 lakh coronavirus cases by mid-February: Study

Beijing:  China could have reported over 2.32 lakh COVID-19 cases by mid-February -- more than four times of what was officially announced -- if...

18 Kashmiri PSA detainees released from outside jails

Jammu: Eighteen Kashmiri prisoners, detained under stringent Public Safety Act, were released from different jails in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, while 36 others, whose...

10 shops sealed, 12 vehicles and two-wheelers seized for violating lockdown orders in Srinagar

SRINAGAR: Ten shops were sealed and over a dozen vehicles and two-wheelers seized Thursday in different areas of Srinagar for violating lockdown orders amid...

8 more persons discharged after completing quarantine in Srinagar, 1930 discharged so far

SRINAGAR: Eight more persons who were shifted into administrative quarantine in Srinagar two weeks ago were discharged Thursday after successfully completing their quarantine period. An...

19 more COVID-19 cases in Kashmir, J&K tally 427

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 20 more COVID-19 cases in Thursday taking the tally of cases to 427. Nineteen of the new cases have been reported...

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, IUST innovators create ‘frugal’ ventilator prototype

Srinagar: Innovators at the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) Awantipora in south Kashmir's Pulwama district have claimed to have set up a...

Jammu Muslims brace for social distancing during holy month

Jammu:  Though upbeat about the commencement of the holy month of Ramzan, Muslims in Jammu are disappointed that they will have to miss traditional...

3 medical shops sealed in Shopian

Shopian: Three medical shops were sealed by authorities on Thursday after they found them violating the norms under drugs and cosmetics Act 1940. Fida Muhammad,...

KJA condemns FIRs against journalists

  Srinagar: Kashmir Journalists Association (KJA) has strongly condemned the harassment of journalists by police and expressed serious concern over the series of FIRs filed...

IndiGo rolls back pay cut in April salary of employees in deference to govt’s wishes

New Delhi, Apr 23 (PTI) IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta told employees on Thursday that the airline has decided to roll back the pay cuts,...

NC leader Yasin Shah dies

Srinagar: National Conference leader and former MLA Mohammad Yasin Shah died here on Thursday. He was 71. "The @JKNC_ family lost a kind & soft spoken leader...

Pak PM Imran tests negative for COVID-19; total cases cross 10,000 mark

Islamabad:  Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was tested negative for the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, his aide said, as the number of the COVID-29...

Two cats in New York are first pets in US to test positive for COVID19

New York: Two cats in New York State have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, marking the first confirmed case of the COVID-19 infection...

Two killed in accident on J-K highway

Banihal/Jammu:Two persons were killed and another injured when a load carrier skidded off a highway and rolled down down a 400-feet gorge in Jammu...

Remittances to India to decline by 23 pc in 2020 due to COVID-19: World Bank

Washington: As a result of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, which has resulted in a global recession, remittances to India are likely to drop by...

Islamic tradition of hospitality a remarkable lesson in this world: Guterres in Ramzan message

United Nations: As Muslims around the world will be observing "a very different" Ramzan amid a devastating COVID19 pandemic, UN chief has said the...

China buys crude as prices collapse, adding to stockpiles

Beijing: China, the world's biggest energy consumer, is building up stockpiles of crude oil as global prices plunge due to the coronavirus outbreak. Imports rose...

World coronavirus death toll tops 180,000: AFP tally

Paris: More than 180,000 people in the world have died from the novel coronavirus, nearly two-thirds of them in Europe, since it emerged in...

Trump tweets order to destroy harassing Iranian gunboats

Washington: President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has ordered the Navy to “shoot down and destroy” any Iranian gunboats that harass U.S. ships,...

Lockdown in India has impacted 40 million internal migrants: World Bank

Washington: The nationwide lockdown in India which started about a month ago has impacted nearly 40 million internal migrants, the World Bank has said. “The...

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