Police arrest facebook user for posting fake report about a girl being COVID-19 positive
Budgam, April 10, KNT: Police have arrested a youth and registered a formal case against him for maligning the image of a girl and declaring her as Covid-19 positive on facebook in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. A 21 year old girl from Sonpah area of Beerwah Budgam had arrived home from Chandigarh. After developing fever, […]
Shelling on LoC triggers panic in Kupwara villages
Srinagar, Apr 10: Amid coronavirus pandemic, the armies of India and Pakistan on Friday engaged in artillery shelling along Line of Control in Kupwara district of north Kashmir. The shelling has been reported from Panzgam, Malikpora, TCP, Hafrada and Ferkiyan areas and it has created panic among the residents. At Panzam, many people have […]
JeM commander’s funeral: Dozens arrested during nocturnal raids in Sopore
Sopore, Apr 10: Dozens of people especially youth were arrested during nocturnal raids in Zaingeer belt of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said. The arrested persons had defied the government’s prohibitory orders and had attended the funeral procession of slain Jaish-e-Muhammad commander, who was killed in a gunfight that took place on Tuesday. […]
Armed with sticks, women guard hamlet against coronavirus in Jammu
Chatta Pind (Jammu), Apr 10 (PTI) Armed with sticks, women at a hamlet in Jammu stand guard at entry points, which have been blocked by barbed wires, as they have taken it upon themselves to ensure a complete lockdown and prevent outsiders’ entry into their hamlet to keep the residents safe from coronavirus. Both mothers […]
Global virus death toll passes 94,000, but some signs of hope
Brussels, Apr 10 (AFP) Another horror day of the coronavirus pandemic saw the global death toll pass 94,000, although there were tentative signs of hope that the crisis was peaking in the United States and Europe. The picture of the unfolding economic catastrophe also became clearer with the IMF warning of a Great Depression and […]
PM to interact with CMs on Saturday, extension of lockdown on agenda
New Delhi, Apr 10 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with chief ministers of all states on Saturday via video, where a call would be taken on whether the 21-day lockdown to check spread of coronavirus, ending next week, should be extended. The video conference comes amidst indications that the central government may extend […]
Restrictions remain in force in Kashmir to check spread of coronavirus
Srinagar, Apr 10 (PTI) Restrictions on the movement of people in Kashmir to contain the spread of coronavirus were tightened on Friday in view of congregational prayers and the increase in the number of positive cases in the valley, officials said. Security forces have sealed off the main roads in the valley and erected barriers […]
Survey on respiratory illness suggests spike in COVID-19 cases in India
New Delhi: The percentage of random positive samples of COVID-19 among severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) patients across the country has increased incrementally over the past month, new ICMR research says. Out of 5,911 SARI patients randomly tested for COVID-19 from February 15 to April 2, a total of 104 (1.8 per cent) tested positive […]
India slams China over comments on Jammu and Kashmir
New Delhi, Apr 10 (PTI) India has strongly rejected remarks on Jammu and Kashmir by a spokesperson of China’s permanent mission to the United Nations, asserting that the union territory “has been, is and shall continue” to be its integral part. Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Anurag Srivastava said India expects China to […]
