Covid-19: Death toll in JK crosses 2300 mark as 25 more deaths reported
Srinagar, May 1: A 25-year-old youth was among 25 people who succumbed to the covid-19 since last evening in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. They said that sixteen of these deaths were reported from GMC Jammu while nine were reported from Kashmir. The 25-year-old youth from Natipora Srinagar died at SKIMS Soura, two […]
Heartbreaking scenes outside hospital after 18 die in blaze
Bharuch, May 1 (PTI) Wailing relatives of coronavirus patients who perished in the blaze at a Bharuch hospital in Gujarat gathered outside the building in the wee hours on Saturday, blaming the facility administration for the tragedy. There were chaotic scenes outside the Welfare Hospital as authorities tried to calm the agitated kin of the […]
COVID-19: India records highest-ever 4,01,993 new cases, 3,523 deaths
New Delhi, May 1 (PTI) Coronavirus cases in India hit a record daily high with over 4 lakh new infections being reported in the last 24 hours, while the active cases crossed the 32-lakh mark, according to date updated by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday. The infection tally rose to 1,91,64,969 with 4,01,993 new […]
NGO offering to cremate COVID victims
New Delhi, May1 (PTI) United Sikhs, a human rights and advocacy organisation, is offering dignified cremation services here to those who have succumbed due to coronavirus, a statement said on Friday. The United Nations-affiliated group is approaching the families who are unable to arrange a funeral either because they are sick, scared or too weak […]
Man hailing from Banihal arrested 33 years after committing’ rape
Jammu, May 1 (PTI) Police on Friday arrested an absconder wanted in a 33-year-old rape case in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar district, officials said. Ghulam Mohammad alias Gulla of Kherkote Banihal was underground and on the run for the last 33 years after registration of a rape and abduction case against him in police station […]
Suicide truck bomber hits Afghan guest house, killing 14
Kabul, May1 (AP) A powerful suicide truck bombing struck a guest house in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 14 people and wounding as many as 90, the Interior Ministry said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing in Pul-e-Alam, the capital of Logar province, and there was no indication as to why […]
Boeing announces USD10 million aid for India’s fight against COVID-19
Washington, May 1 (PTI): Boeing on Friday announced a USD10 million emergency assistance package to support India’s COVID-19 response. The assistance from Boeing will be directed to organisations providing relief, including medical supplies and emergency health care for communities and families battling COVID-19, the company said in a statement. “The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated communities […]
Biden restricts travel to US from India
Washington, May 1 (PTI) US President Joe Biden on Friday issued a proclamation, restricting travel to the United States of all non-citizens who have stayed in India in the past 14 days. The proclamation, which comes into effect on May 4, has been issued due to the “extraordinarily high COVID-19 caseloads and multiple variants circulating […]
No option in sight
We all know that the economy is in a bad shape. We are aware that people are out of jobs and trade and other business related activities are also recording an all time low. We have had a loss of two years of time since August 2019 in various lockdowns and we admit that we […]
Virtual learning: Need for change in learning methods
Vijay Garg As schools in India switched to an online mode, the learning experience has taken a new form – it’s now all study and no play. The initial lure of freedom to do anything while attending classes from the comfort of home has faded and a “Zoom Fatigue” has set in. Zoom classes are […]