Petrol, diesel prices rise again, reach record highs
New Delhi, May 14 (PTI) Petrol and diesel prices on Friday touched record high levels across the country after rates were increased for the fourth time this week. Petrol price was hiked by 29 paise per litre and diesel by 34 paise a litre, according to a price notification by state-owned fuel retailers. The increase propelled […]
J&K reports 34 more Covid-19 deaths, toll crosses 3000 mark
Srinagar, May 14: At least 34 persons, including a 39-year-old woman, succumbed to covid-19 since last evening so far, taking the fatality count to 3001, officials said on Friday. 18 deaths were reported at GMC Jammu while sixteen persons died at various hospitals and make-shift facilities for covid-19 management in Kashmir Valley, officials said. Among […]
Israel threatens Gaza ground invasion despite truce efforts
Jerusalem, May 14 (AP) Israel on Thursday said it was massing troops along the Gaza frontier and calling up 9,000 reservists ahead of a possible ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory, as the two bitter enemies plunged closer to all-out war. Egyptian mediators rushed to Israel for cease-fire efforts but showed no signs of progress. […]
India adds 3.43 lakh new COVID-19 cases, 4000 fresh fatalities
New Delhi, May 14 (PTI) With 3,43,144 people testing positive for coronavirus in a day, India’s COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 2,40,46,809, while the death toll rose to 2,62,317 with 4,000 fresh fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The active cases have reduced to 37,04,893 comprising 15.41 per cent […]
PM Modi greets people on Eid
New Delhi, May 14 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted people on Eid-ul-Fitr, and expressed the wish that the nation overcomes the COVID-19 pandemic and work towards furthering human welfare with collective efforts. Amid the shadow of the second wave of the disease, Eid is being observed across the country. Modi tweeted, “Best wishes […]
Gaza attack: 83 dead, over 480 wounded, says health ministry
Gaza City, May 13: At least 83 Palestinians, including 17 children and seven women, have been killed and more than 480 wounded in the violence between Israel and Hamas, said Gaza’s Health Ministry. The fatalities in Israel include a soldier killed while patrolling the Gaza border and six civilians, including two children and an Indian […]
NHRC issues notices to Centre, UP & Bihar over bodies found floating in Ganga
New Delhi, May 13 (PTI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Union Jal Shakti Ministry, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, after receiving complaints about several bodies found floating in the Ganga river in the two states. “It (NHRC) has issued notices to the chief secretaries of both the states and the […]
JK reports 4356 Covid-19 Cases, 55 Deaths
Srinagar, May 13: Jammu and Kashmir reported 4356 fresh covid-19 cases while 55 people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. They said that among the fresh cases, 1771 were reported from Jammu division and 2585 from Kashmir, taking the overall case tally to 233763. Regarding the fresh fatalities, […]
SMHS has augmented oxygen supply, beds to compensate demand: Officials
SRINAGAR, MAY 13: As the surge of covid positive cases in District Srinagar continues to infect more and more persons, the administration of tertiary hospitals are capitalizing all their resources to enhance capacity for catering to the demand of treatment of severe SAR COV2 patients through augmentation of bed capacity, oxygen supply and manpower. The […]
Nowhere to run: Fear in Gaza grows amid conflict with Israel
Gaza City, May 13 (AP) Screams and flying debris enveloped Umm Majed al-Rayyes as explosions hurled her from her bed in Gaza City. Groping in the dark, the 50-year-old grabbed her four children and ran as Israeli bombs struck their apartment building Wednesday, shattering windows, ripping doors to splinters and blasting away concrete. While casualties […]
