World faces worst crisis since Great Depression: IMF’s Georgieva
Washington, April 10 (AFP) The global coronavirus pandemic has inflicted an economic crisis unlike any in the past century and will require a massive response to ensure recovery, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Thursday. The warnings about the damage inflicted by the virus already were stark, but Georgieva said the world should brace for “the […]
Coronavirus death toll crosses 16,000 in US, infected cases surge past 460,000
Washington, Apr 10 (PTI) The coronavirus pandemic has claimed over 16,000 lives and infected over 460,000 people in the US, devastating the country’s economy and rendering a record 16 million workers jobless in just three weeks. Of this, the New York metropolitan area, comprising the adjoining New Jersey and Connecticut, alone account for more than […]
Indian Newspaper Society slams Sonia’s suggestion of ad ban
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) The Indian Newspaper Society on Wednesday condemned Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s suggestion of imposing a ban on media advertisements by the government and PSUs for two years, saying such a proposal tantamounts to “financial censorship”. The Indian Newspapers Society (INS) asked the Congress chief to withdraw the suggestion in the […]
Doctors in Hajin allege misbehavior by DDC Bandipora, announce strike
Hajin, Apr 9: As Covid-19 spreads rapidly throughout Kashmir, Doctors in Hajin block have gone on strike after DDC Bandipora allegedly misbehaved with their senior colleagues at Hajin on Thursday. The doctors alleged that they were abused by DDC Bandipora when he was on a visit to Hajin block. Dr Muzafar Zargar, a doctor posted […]
Coronavirus widespread among Saudi royal family: Report
Doha: Dozens of members of the ruling Saudi royal family, as many as 150, have been infected with coronavirus in recent weeks, a news report by Al Jazeera said Thursday. Saudi Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud – the governor of the capital Riyadh who is in his 70s – is in intensive […]
11 family members of deceased Covid-19 patient test positive
Bandipora, Apr 9: Eleven family members of a deceased Covid patient from North Kashmir’s Bandipora have tested positive for Coronavirus infection, reports said Thursday. The patient from Gund Jahangir area of Bandipora district breathed his last a couple of days after ago at SMHS Hospital. Shortly after his death, police was asked to lodge an […]
COVID-19: 24 fresh positive cases reported in Kashmir
Srinagar, Apr 09: As the coronavirus infection cases have been witnessing as steep rise in Jammu and Kashmir authorities on Thursday said that 24 people have tested positive taking the total tally to 184 in the UT. Government spokesman, Rohit Kansal informed that 24 more persons have tested positive in Kashmir, taking the total toll of […]
Survival of the unfittest?
(Bilal Ahmad Dar) Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception. Carl Sagan Survival in the trying times becomes a matter of concern and a point to ponder over for both the rich and the poor. The Corona pandemic has nudged the mind of the whole world about the question of survival. The entire […]
Man commits suicide as he missed wife in lockdown
Gonda (UP), Apr 9 (PTI) A man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his room as he was missing his wife stuck at her parents’ place due to the lockdown, police said. The incident took place in Radha Kund locality here on Wednesday, they said, adding the deceased has been identified […]
Local JeM militant arrested in North Kashmir
Srinagar, Apr 09: A local militant of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit was arrested by security forces on Wednesday night in Shumlaran area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. A police official said that a joint team of army’s 52 RR, 161 TA, 176 CRPF and police apprehended the militant from Shumlaran area of Chandusa. The officer identified […]
