JAMMU: Srinagar airport on Monday recieved 15 domestic flights with about 1678 passengers on board. Also a total of 709 passengers aboard 10 regular commercial flights arrived at the Jammu Airport. Pertinently, Jammu Airport Authorities have received a total of 423 domestic flights with 31,411 passengers while Srinagar Airport Authorities have received 689 domestic flights […]
DUBAI: The ICC on Monday postponed the T20 World Cup in Australia owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, paving the way for the BCCI to organise the Indian Premier League during the October-November window. “The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia 2020 has been postponed due to the […]
Dubai:The ICC on Monday postponed the T20 World Cup in Australia owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, paving the way for the BCCI to organise the Indian Premier League during the October-November window. “The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia 2020 has been postponed due to the ongoing […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has authorised the deputy commissioners of respective districts to fine people not taking precautionary measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 including those spitting at public places. As per an order issued by Financial Commissioner Health and Medical Education Department, the Lieutenant Governor of J&K has authorised the DCs […]
PAMPORE: Pampore health block witnessed spike in coronavirus cases as 59 cases were reported in the health block during the last 24 hours. The number of cases included over 40 civilians from various quarantine centres and red zones and eighteen cases from CRPF personnel at Lethpora camp. Tehsildar Pampore confirmed the number of cases and […]
JOHANNESBURG: Countries from the U.S. to South Africa to India were struggling to hold down rising rates of the coronavirus, as global deaths from COVID-19 surged past 600,000 in a sign of how far off the world remains from a return to normalcy. While the U.S. leads global infections, South Africa now ranks as the […]
NEW DELHI: About 55 per cent of households in 24 states and two union territories managed only two meals a day during the period from April 1 to May 15, indicating affordability challenges amid the COVID crisis, according to a survey of 5,568 families. The ‘Unmasking the Impact of COVID-19 on Asia’s Most Vulnerable Children’ […]
Islamabad: Pakistan’s coronavirus tally reached 263,496 with the detection of 1,579 new cases in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Sunday. Of the total COVID-19 infections, 204,276 patients have recovered so far, it said. Forty-six more fatalities were recorded overnight, taking the nationwide coronavirus death toll to 5,568. Pakistan’s total coronavirus tally […]
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam on Thursday said that perimeter control and complete lockdown in red zones and containment zones should be strictly enforced. He impressed upon Deputy Commissioners to cautiously declare an area/cluster as a red zone on scientific basis, and ensure strict adherence of SOPs thereafter. “Aggressive testing in the red/containment […]
Srinagar: “Right to health of every person has to be placed at the highest pedestal,” the J&K High Court said on Wednesday while directing the government and the Amarnath Shrine Board to take a decision on the annual Amarnath Yatra keeping in view the pandemic situation. The court said that though it is bound within […]