Covid-19: 18 including 11 people from Gund Jahangir discharged from hospital
Srinagar, May 1: Finally good news for the people of Gund Jahangri village after a long time as 11 villagers infected from Covid-19 have recovered and discharged from the hospital. Three patients from Tangmarg, one patient each from Naidkhai, Budgam, Sopore and Chatabal Srinagar were also discharged. “18S people, who were hospitalized after testing positive […]
Lockdown: Maruti sells zero units in domestic market in April
New Delhi, May 1 (PTI) The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Friday said it did not sell a single unit in the domestic market last month due to coronavirus-led nationwide lockdown. The company had zero sales in the domestic market in April 2020, MSI said in a statement. This was because in […]
CAT to hear all cases of employees in JK
Srinagar, May 1: The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Friday announced that it will be hearing all service matters of Central Government and UT employees of J&K and Ladakh in CAT bench in J&K itself. “In the wake of the news reports appeared in a section of media that “GoI shifts all service matters of employees […]
Union Health Ministry declares Srinagar, Bandipora, Anantnag and Shopian as red zone districts
Srinagar, May 01: Government of India on Friday declared four districts in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir as Red Zones in a bid to contain the spread of Covid-19. According to an order issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, four districts of JK have been classified as Red Zones. […]
COVID-19: Pak Speaker Asad Qaiser tests positive
Islamabad, May 1 (PTI) Pakistan’s National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser has become the latest top politician to be tested positive for the coronavirus on a day when authorities announced a record 990 new COVID-19 cases in the country. The Ministry of National Health Services on Friday said that 24 people have died in the last […]
Non-subsidised LPG cylinder prices reduced sharply
New Delhi: The prices of non-subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders have been significantly reduced by the country’s key oil marketing companies (OMCs) today. According to the data available with the official website of Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), a 14.2 kg cylinder will now cost Rs 581.50 in Delhi, down by Rs 162.50 from Rs […]
Indo-Pak armies trade gunfire along LoC in Uri
Baramulla, May 01: The armies of India and Pakistan on Friday exchanged gunfire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Hajipeer sector of Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Official sources said that Pakistani troopers on Friday morning resorted small to heavy shelling on Indian Army posts, which was retaliated effectively. Local reports said that […]
Govt opposes 4G internet restoration in JK, says militants inciting people via fake news
New Delhi, May 1 (PTI) Terror modules operating within Jammu and Kashmir and their handlers from across the border incite people by transmission of fake news, the UT administration has told the Supreme Court while opposing restoration of 4G services in the Union Territory. It said there were well founded apprehensions of misuse of internet […]
Employee killed, five others injured in road mishap
(Bilal Ahmad) Sopore, May 1: One person was killed and five others were injured in a road accident at Yambren Hardushiva area of Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramullah district on Friday morning. Reports said that a Jal Shakti Department employee was killed and five others sustained injuries after a tractor they were traveling in skidded […]
Coronavirus originated from China’s Wuhan lab: Trump
Washington, May 1 (PTI) The novel coronavirus, which killed over 230,000 people globally so far and has shattered economies, emerged from a virology lab in the Wuhan city of China, US President Donald Trump has claimed. “Yes, I have. Yes, I have,” Trump told reporters on Thursday at a White House briefing when asked if […]
