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Turkey sends medical equipment to help US fight virus

Ankara: Turkey has dispatched a planeload of personal protective equipment to support the United States as it grapples with the coronavirus outbreak. A Turkish military...

Body of missing Baramulla man found in Jhelum

Srinagar: A decomposed body of a man of old town area of Baramulla who had gone missing recently was found from river Jehlem at...

Pak Army shells three sectors along LoC in Poonch: Army spokesperson

  Jammu:  The Pakistan Army on Tuesday fired mortars along the Line of Control (LoC) in three sectors of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, a...

SC asks Centre to ensure PPE kits are provided to health workers in non -COVID treatment areas

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to make suggestions in the guidelines for rational use of personal protective equipment so that...

Trump says virus testing ‘not a problem,’ but doubts persist

Washington:The White House released new guidelines Monday aimed at answering criticism that America's coronavirus testing has been too slow, and President Donald Trump tried...

New guidelines for home isolation of people with very mild symptoms of coronavirus

New Delhi:People who have very mild symptoms of coronavirus or those pre-symptomatic can opt for home isolation if they have the requisite self-isolation facility...

Trump: US coronavirus deaths could reach 70,000

Washington:  President Donald Trump is projecting that coronavirus deaths in the United States could reach 70,000, but says original projections were much higher as...

Retired army Major booked for posting fake news

Hyderabad:   A retired Major of the Army was on Monday booked by the Cyberabad Police here for allegedly posting fake news on a social...

COVID-19: Trump says US doing ‘very serious’ investigation against China

Washington:  The US is carrying out a "very serious" investigation against China, President Donald Trump has said, indicating that his administration is looking at...

COVID-19 death toll rises to 934 in country; cases climb to 29,435: Health ministry

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 934 and the number of cases climbed to 29,435 in the country on Tuesday,...

Ban on 4G mobile internet extended

Srinagar: The government on Monday extended ban on 4G mobile internet in Jammu and Kashmir. The ban will continue till May 11, an order issued...

COVID-19: Jammu admin begins week-long exercise to screen its entire population

Jammu: The Jammu district administration on Monday began a massive door-to-door survey for "COVID-19 health audit" to screen its over 15 lakh population within...

COVID-19 death toll rises to 886 in country; cases climb to 28,380: Health ministry

New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 28,380 and the death toll due to it rose to 886 in the country on...

J-K Police launches highway patrols vehicles in Ramban

Ramban/Jammu: Police on Monday launched four highway patrol vehicles (HPVs) in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district as part of the government's initiative to enhance 24/7...

Kashmir students stranded in Gujarat appeal for their return

Srinagar: Around a dozen Kashmiri students including four girls have been stranded in Gandhinagar, Gujarat amid the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown and have...

4 gamblers arrested with Rs 80,000 stake money in Ganderbal

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday arrested four gamblers in Central Kashmir's Ganderbal district and recovered a stake money of Rs 80,000 from...

Ladakh gets its first COVID-19 testing lab

Leh/Jammu: A COVID-19 laboratory has been set up in the Union Territory of Ladakh to ensure timely and cost-effective sample testing, officials said on...

6 children among seven injured in explosion at Kulgam encounter site

  Kulgam: At least seven people including six children sustained grave injuries after an unexploded device went off at the Lower-Munda Qazigund, Kulgam where three...

KTMF prez Yasin Khan released from Agra jail

Srinagar: KTMF President, Mohammad Yasin Khan, who was lodged in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra was released on Monday. Khan, who is also chairman Kashmir Economic Alliance,...

China’s Wuhan city discharges last COVID-19 patient from hospital

Beijing: The last COVID-19 patient in Wuhan has been discharged and the hospitals in the epicentre of the global coronavirus pandemic in the central...

Doctors panel issues advisory for pollen allergy

Srinagar: The J&K Society of Consultant Doctors (JKSCD) on Monday issued a health advisory ahead of the pollen season in Kashmir. A statement issued by...

369 J&K students stranded in Kota heading to home districts

Kathua:  A group of 369 students, hailing from different districts of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, reached here on Monday from Kota in Rajasthan...

SC seeks Centre’s reply on PIL of journalists’ bodies on job loss, wage cuts in media

New Delhi:  The Supreme Court Monday sought the Centre's reply on a plea alleging that employees including journalists have been meted out inhuman and...

Door-to-door health survey starts in Srinagar

Srinagar: Authorities on Monday started a door-to-door health survey in Srinagar district in a bid for better planning and response towards the prevailing COVID-19...

UK, Europe devise furlough schemes, bailouts for coronavirus-hit private sector

London:  This is not a time for ideology and orthodoxy. This is a time to be bold. A time for courage, said Rishi Sunak,...

Ind-Ra cuts India’s FY21 GDP growth further to 1.9 pc, lowest in 29 yrs

New Delhi: India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) on Monday revised its FY21 economic growth forecast for the country further down to 1.9 per cent, lowest...

RBI announces Rs 50,000 cr special liquidity facility for mutual funds

Mumbai:  The Reserve Bank of India on Monday announced a Rs 50,000 crore special liquidity facility for mutual fund, days after Franklin Templeton Mutual...

3 militants killed in ongoing Kulgam encounter: Army spokesperson

Srinagar:  An encounter broke out between militants and government  forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Monday, leaving three militants dead, a defence...

PM Modi interacts with CMs on COVID-19 situation; to discuss staggered exit from countrywide lockdown

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a video conference with chief ministers to discuss the situation arising due to the coronavirus...

Global military spending saw largest increase in decade in 2019; China, India in top 3: study

London:Global military expenditure at 3.6 per cent saw its largest annual spike in a decade in 2019 with China and India being the second-...

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