No decision about imposing lockdown yet: DC Srinagar
Srinagar, Apr 19: The district administration Srinagar refuted reports about the imposition of lockdown in the district, saying that there was no such decision at present and that adequate beds and oxygen supply is available within the district. Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Muhammad Aijaz Asad told reporters here that they have not received any decision vis-à-vis […]
Encounter breaks out in south Kashmir’s Shopian village
Shopian, Apr 19: An encounter broke out between militants and government forces in Zeipora village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday. An official said that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of militants in the area. He said as […]
COVID-19: Ten states account for over 78 per cent of new cases
New Delhi, Apr 19 (PTI) Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Rajasthan are among the 10 states that account for 78.58 per cent of the new COVID-19 cases reported in a day, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. India’s daily cases continue to soar and a record single-day rise of 2,73,810 new coronavirus infections have […]
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 […]