In first phase, DAK sends 150 PPE’s to medical staff in hospitals in Kashmir

Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Monday said it has send about 150 Personal protective equipment’s (PPE) and protective glass goggles to hospitals in Baramulla, Kupwara, Bandipora, Budgam and Anantnag in the first phase. “In its 2nd phase DAK will cover District Kulgam, Shopian, Pulwama, Srinagar and Ganderbal,” the statement said. Each suite has been […]

Don’t hesitate to visit hospitals in case of emergency: DAK to people

Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Monday urged people not to hesitate to go to a hospital if they have an emergency. DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan in a statement said that people have been asking if it is still possible for them to go to the hospitals for problems not related to Coronavirus. […]

Guzhama village in Ganderbal declared red zone after first positive case

GAN DERBAL : After first positive Covid-19 case was reported from village Guzhama in district Ganderbal, District Magistrate (DM) Shafqat Iqbal has declared it red zone and its surrounding areas including Batpora and Khanpora as buffer zones. He appealed people of the district to cooperate with the district administration and to adhere to restriction orders […]

Elderly man killed in hit-andrun accident in Sopore

Baramulla: An elderly man killed after he was hit by a car in Sopore town of Baramulla district on Monday morning. Sources said that a 60-years old man identified as Mohammad Sadiq of Sidiq Colony Sopore was walking along Sopore bypass on Monday morning when he was hit by a car resulting in his on […]

Tengpora residents seek restoration of power supply

SRINAGAR : The residents of Hanfia Jamia Masjid Shareef Tengpora have appealed the power authorities to immediately restore power supply to their area. The locals said that they are without electricity for the past two and even approached the power department employees of the area and others, but to no avail. They have now sought […]

4 dilapidated houses collapse in Rainawari

Srinagar: Four old houses in a rundown condition collapsed in Sikandarpora area of Rainawari Srinagar on Monday morning. According to CNS, there was no one inside these houses when they collapsed and no report of any causality or injury to anyone in the incident. Locals alleged that there are many decaying houses lying in the […]

Cop injured in accidental fire at Gupkar

Srinagar: A policeman of special security wing, SSG was injured in an accidental fire when his service rifle went off accidentally, while he was cleaning it, in high-security Gupkar area of Srinagar on Monday morning. According to CNS, the incident occurred on Monday morning when a policeman from SSG wing, identified as Bilal Ahmed Rather […]

Battle against coronavirus to be long, India’s efforts have set example to world: PM

Battle against coronavirus to be long, India’s efforts have set example to world: PM

NEW DELHI: India’s battle against the coronavirus pandemic will be a long one, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday while asking people to feel neither tired nor defeated and expressing confidence the country will emerge victorious in its fight. Addressing BJP workers on the party’s 40th foundation day, Modi also responded to the Opposition’s […]

Trump sends $2.9 million aid, awaits hydroxychloroquine supply from India

Trump sends $2.9 million aid, awaits hydroxychloroquine supply from India

NEW DELHI: The Donald Trump administration has provided $2.9 million to aid India”s fight against the coronavirus disease. In an official statement issued by US Embassy in New Delhi on Monday, the US government said that the pandemic financial support was granted to India through the US Agency for International Development (USAID). The relief is […]

Iran will never ask United States for coronavirus help: Report

Iran will never ask United States for coronavirus help: Report

DUBAI: Iran will never ask the United States for help in the fight against the new coronavirus, Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Monday. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has rejected offers from Washington’s for humanitarian assistance to Iran, the Middle Eastern country so far most affected by the coronavirus, with 3,603 deaths […]