Delhi CM announces six day lockdown in Delhi starting Monday night
New Delhi, Apr 19 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a six-day lockdown from 10 pm on Monday night till 5 am next Monday in view of an exponential rise in corona virus cases and the city’s health system being stretched to its limits. In the last few days, the daily cases of COVID-19 […]
Rain stops, but more rains forecast in Kashmir
Srinagar, Apr 19: After several days of rain, weather improved in Kashmir Valley on Monday. The improvement, however, is expected to be brief as the weatherman has again forecast light rains in the next few days. Scattered light rain and thundershowers are expected on Tuesday and Wednesday besides widespread rain on April 23 and isolated […]
Covid Surge: PM Modi chairing high level meeting
New Delhi, Apr 19 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing an important meeting on the COVID-19 situation at 11:30 am on Monday, officials said. The meeting comes amid a massive surge in coronavirus cases across the country, with several chief ministers complaining of a shortage of essentials like oxygen supply and medicines like Remdesivir, […]
Voting underway for 2nd phase of UP panchayat polls
Lucknow, Apr 19 (PTI) Voting for the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh panchayat polls is underway with more than 3.48 lakh candidates in the fray for over 2.23 lakh posts in 20 districts. Polling will be held till 6 pm on Monday and over 3.23 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise. In the […]
India reports 2.73 Lakh Fresh Covid Cases, 1,619 Deaths
New Delhi, Apr 19: Hit by the second Covid wave, India recorded 2,73,810 fresh infections in the biggest-ever daily spike as the caseload soared to 1.5 crore. 1,619 Covid deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours in another grim record; over 1.78 lakh people have died so far. This is the fifth straight day […]
Red flags on Army vehicles replaced with white-and-blue ones in JK
Srinagar, Apr 19 (PTI) The Army in Jammu and Kashmir has replaced red flags on its vehicles with white-and-blue ones and road barriers in sensitive zones have been given a new look in a move to ease the feeling of alienation among people during security checks and drills, an Army official said on Sunday. “Nowadays, […]
Half of US adults now have received at least 1 COVID shot
Washington, Apr 19 (AP) Half of all adults in the US have received at least one COVID-19 shot, the government announced Sunday, marking another milestone in the nation’s largest-ever vaccination campaign but leaving more work to do to convince skeptical Americans to roll up their sleeves. Almost 130 million people 18 or older have received […]
Govt orders closure of Colleges, Universities across JK till May-15
Closure of schools also extended till May-15 Srinagar, Apr 18: The government on Sunday ordered closure of all Universities and Colleges across Jammu and Kashmir till May-15. Besides, authorities also ordered an extension for closure of all schools from to May-15. In this regard an order was issued by the State Executive Committee. “On the […]
‘Awaam Ki Awaaz’ radio programme goes on air in JK
Jammu, Apr 18 (PTI) ‘Awaam Ki Awaaz’, a radio programme in Jammu and Kashmir aimed at seeking public feedback to make the process of governance interactive, participatory and people-centric, went on the air on Sunday, an official spokesperson said. The 30-minute programme, to be aired every third Sunday of the month, is an initiative of […]
JK reports 1526 Covid cases, 6 deaths
Srinagar, April 18 : Jammu and Kashmir reported 1526 new covid-19 cases while six persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, the highest single day infections as well as fatalities reported this year, officials said on Sunday. They said that 547 cases were from Jammu Division and 979 from Kashmir Valley, taking […]
