US delivering supplies worth over USD100 million to India; first flight to land today

Washington, Apr 29 (PTI) The United States will be delivering COVID-19 relief materials worth over USD100 million to India in the coming days, the White House said as the first flight carrying urgent health supplies left for the country. The flight took off from the Travis Air Force Base on the world’s largest military aircraft […]
Polling begins for final phase of Bengal elections

Kolkata, Apr 29 (PTI) Polling began at 7 am on Thursday for 35 seats in the eighth phase of the assembly elections in West Bengal amid the rampaging second wave of COVID-19. Long queues were seen outside most polling booths since early morning, raising concern over the spread of the infection even as the Election […]
JK reports 30 deaths, 3,023 positive cases

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday reported 30 deaths, highest ever since the outbreak of the pandemic and 3,023 new positive cases pushing the number of active cases to 24,313 which otherwise were less than 600 around a month back. With 30 more deaths, the death toll has reached to 2,227 and the active […]
Admin announces Curfew in 11 districts from Thursday

Srinagar: Amid a surge in Covid-19 Cases in Jammu and Kashmir, the authorities on Wednesday decided to impose Corona curfew in eleven districts to contain the further spread of Covid-19, officials said here. They said that Corona curfew will be imposed in 11 districts from Thursday 7pm to Monday 7am. They said that the districts […]
Waqf Board appeals to avoid gatherings, KU defers exams
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Wakf Board on Wednesday appealed to people to avoid gatherings at mosques and shrines, as 3,023 fresh COVID cases were reported in the Union Territory taking the tally to 1,69,077. The University of Kashmir also decided to postpone all its offline examinations, including for UG and PG courses, till May […]
Covid-19: Govt makes interim allocation of ‘tocilizumab’ to states, JK ignored
New Delhi: The Union government has made an interim allocation of tocilizumab among the states, as a fresh limited stock of the drug used for the treatment of COVID-19 patients has arrived in the country. In a letter, Pharma Joint Secretary Navdeep Rinwa and Health and Family Welfare Ministry Director Rajiv Wadhawan said the drug […]
Pharma body questions disparity in distribution
Jammu: Questioning the disparity in allocation of certain drugs used for COVID-19 treatment to Jammu and Kashmir, president of Jammu Pharmaceutical Distributors Association (JPDA) Rakesh Gupta on Wednesday demanded a seven-day complete lockdown in the Union Territory from next Saturday to tackle the pandemic. Gupta also demanded installation of already sanctioned oxygen generation plants across […]
Covid-19 crisis: All major hospitals in valley run shortage of Remdesivir
Stocks arriving, situation to stablize from tomorrow: MD JKMSCL
Srinagar: Amid the steep surge in Covid-19, the families of sick Covid-19 patients are moving from pillar to post to arrange Remdesivir injections as almost all major hospitals in J&K are running out of stock from the last several days. All major hospitals including SKIMS Soura, SKIMS Bemina, SMHS, CD Hospital, JLNM and others are […]
Can’t afford another lockdown, but saving lives more important: Traders
Srinagar: Maintaining that the economy in Jammu and Kashmir has suffered a significant loss, traders from both the divisions Wednesday said that though they can’t afford another lockdown but given the COVID-19 situation human life is more important as compared to business. The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered the closure of 50 percent market […]
Surge in Covid cases: SC extends limitation period for filing appeals until further orders
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has extended the period of limitation for filing appeals from courts or tribunals by litigants until further orders in view of the steep rise in COVID-19 cases across the country. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana said the extraordinary situation caused by the sudden, second outburst of […]