Hospitals directed no COVID patient be refused admission for lack of valid ID, Centre tells SC
New Delhi, May 10 (PTI) All central and state government hospitals managing COVID patients have been directed to ensure that no patient is refused admission due to lack of a valid identity card and a positive test report for coronavirus, the Centre has told the Supreme Court. In an affidavit on the points raised by […]
Amid surge in Covid-19 cases, SKIMS Soura shuts OPD services
Srinagar, May 10: Amid surge in Covid-19 cases, Kashmir’s main Teritiary healthcare institution, Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura has closed its out-patient departments (OPDs). A top official at the Institute informed that OPD services at the institute have been closed, however, emergency services will function normally. He said that the Institute has decided […]
Train services to remain suspended till May 16 in Kashmir
Srinagar, May 10: The authorities in Kashmir announced the suspension of train services from (May 10) till May 16 due to rise in Covid-19 cases in the valley. Chief area manager railways Saqib Yousuf said that train services will be suspended from May 10 till May 16 evening. He said as of now they have […]
India sees 3,66,161 new Covid-19 cases, 3,754 deaths
New Delhi, May 10: India, in the last 24 hours, recorded 3,66,161 fresh Covid-19 cases and 3,754 related deaths, a health ministry handout issued here said. This is for the first time after four straight days that India’s Covid-19 count has risen by less than 4,00,000 fresh infections. The country’s daily death toll, too, was […]
Woman found dead in Budgam
Budgam, May 10: A 30-year-old woman was found hanging from a walnut tree in Chararisharief area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on the interviewing night of Sunday and Monday. An official told that the police received information about the incident in the morning. “We had sent a team and the body of the woman was […]
Had govt done its job, it would not have come to this: Rahul on foreign aid
New Delhi, May 10 (PTI) Hitting out at the Centre, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the government’s “repeated chest-thumping” at receiving foreign aid to tackle the COVID-19 crisis in the country is pathetic and had it done its job, it would not have come to this. The Congress had last week demanded transparency […]
Petrol, diesel prices at record highs; Petrol crosses Rs 100-mark in Maharashtra
New Delhi, May 10 (PTI) Petrol and diesel prices on Monday hit record highs across the country after rates were increased for the fifth time in a week, following which Maharashtra joined Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in the league of states where petrol rates breached the Rs 100-a-litre mark. Petrol price was hiked by 26 […]
‘Shab-e-Qadr’ passes quietly, no major assembly reported
Srinagar, May 10: As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to unleash horror and throwing normal life out of gear, things seem only going from bad to worse with a record spike in cases for over a month now. The onslaught has brought serious challenges for the authorities, nonetheless equally taking an unimaginable toll on social and […]
COVID-19: Ladakh reports 138 fresh cases, 2 deaths
Leh, May 10 (PTI) With 138 fresh cases, Ladakh’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 15,317, while two more fatalities pushed the death toll due to the viral disease to 155 in the Union Territory, officials said on Monday. Of the 138 fresh cases of the coronavirus infection, 105 were detected in Leh and 33 in Kargil, […]
Saudi Arabia calls for dialogue between India and Pak to resolve their issues
Islamabad, May 9 (PTI) Saudi Arabia has emphasised the importance of dialogue between Pakistan and India to resolve their outstanding matters, including the Kashmir issue. Pakistan Foreign Office on Saturday night released a joint statement agreed between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia after Prime Minister Imran Khan held high-level talks with Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. […]