PDD casual labourer dies due to electrocution
Anantnag, Apr 13: A 28-year-old casual labourer with PDD was electrocuted to death while repairing an electric line in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday, officials said. They said the casual labourer identified as Shabir Ahmad Khan, 28, son of Mohammad Iqbal Khan of Check Ishardas Mattan got electrocuted while repairing electric line at at […]
Indian Consulate in Shanghai closes in-person services as COVID crisis worsens in China
Beijing, Apr 13 (PTI) The Indian Consulate in Shanghai has announced the suspension of in-person consular services as China’s gleaming business hub with 26 million people struggled with mounting COVID-19 cases, putting the country’s dynamic zero-case policy to the test. Indian citizens in Eastern China Region may apply at the Embassy of India, Beijing for […]
1,088 new COVID-19 cases recorded in country
New Delhi, Apr 13 (PTI) India saw a single day rise of 1,088 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,30,38,016, while the active cases dipped to 10,870, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,736 with 26 fresh fatalities, the data updated at […]
Relief at last as Kashmir gets rains
Srinagar, Apr 13: Rains lashed Kashmir Valley and parts of Jammu, bringing relief to the people from weeks of hot and dry conditions. The weatherman has forecast more light to moderate rains in next 24 hours as well as another rain spell of similar intensity on April 20-21. “As expected, light to moderate rain occurred […]
DGCA bars 90 SpiceJet pilots from flying 737 Max planes after finding them improperly trained
New Delhi, Apr 13 (PTI) Indian aviation regulator DGCA has barred 90 SpiceJet pilots from operating the Boeing 737 Max aircraft after finding them not properly trained. “For the moment, we have barred these pilots from flying the Max and they have to retrain successfully for flying the aircraft,” DGCA chief Arun Kumar said in […]