Special e-pass initiative introduced to facilitate patients in Udhampur
Jammu, Apr 12 (PTI) A special e-pass initiative has been started in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir for the convenience of patients, a move appreciated by the local residents amid the ongoing lockdown to combat coronavirus. Under the initiative, started by Deputy Commissioner Piyush Singla, patients are no longer required to visit the DC […]
Officer’s hand chopped off in attack, cops arrest 7 holed up in Gurdwara
Chandigarh, Apr 12 (PTI) An officer’s hand was chopped off with a sword and two other Punjab policemen injured Monday when a group of Nihangs attacked them after being asked to show curfew passes at a vegetable market in Patiala district, police said. Seven people, including five attackers, were arrested hours later after an exchange […]
Coronavirus death toll passes 75,000 in Europe: AFP tally
Paris, Apr 12 (AFP) More than 75,000 people have died from the coronavirus in Europe, with 80 percent of the fatalities occurring in Italy, Spain, France and Britain, according to an AFP tally at 0945 GMT Sunday compiled from official sources. With a total of 75,011 deaths from 909,673 infections, Europe is the hardest-hit continent […]
Suhail Bukhari bereaved
Srinagar: Mother of former Journalist and Media Advisor to PDP President Mehbooba Mufti passed away at SKIMS Soura on Sunday. Begum Sharifa was admitted to SKIMS in the past week where she was undergoing treatment after she had suffered a stroke. Family sources said that the deceased breather her last on Sunday morning as she […]
Nine boys rescued after nightlong operation along Zabarwan Hills
Srinagar, Apr 12: After about eight hours, a team of wildlife department rescued a group of nine boys from Nishat area of Srinagar who gone to Zabarwan hills “possibly for trekking” amid ongoing lockdown to prevent spread of coronavirus. Altaf Hussain, Wildlife Warden Central Division Srinagar, said that he received a call from Additional Deputy […]
Restrictions due to COVID-19 continue in Kashmir
Srinagar, Apr 12 (PTI) Strict restrictions on the movement and assembly of people in Kashmir were in place for the 25th consecutive day on Sunday to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic, as the deputy commissioners have been directed to enforce a round-the-clock lockdown in the Valley, officials said. They, however, said the […]
China reports nearly 100 new coronavirus cases in one day, highest in recent weeks
Beijing, Apr 12 (PTI) China has reported 99 new coronavirus cases, the highest in a single day in recent weeks, and 63 fresh asymptomatic infections, taking the total number of patients in the country to 82,052, health officials said here on Saturday, amid concerns about a second wave of the pandemic. According to China’s National […]
COVID-19: Mobile app to track home quarantined people in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, Apr 12 (PTI) Home quarantined people in Chandigarh will be tracked by a mobile app launched by the union territory administration to ensure COVID-19 norms are being followed. The app — CVD Tracker — has been developed to identify and geo-fence specific areas around people placed under quarantine. It will be mandatory for people […]
