Conductor found dead inside his vehicle
Srinagar, Mar 26: A truck conductor died under mysterious circumstances at Nowgam area of Srinagar outskirts on Thursday, sources said. They said that the conductor identified as Madan Lal son of Mithoo Ram of Bethani, Punjam was found dead today in the morning inside the truck (vehicle bearing registration number RJ19GA-2389) which was parked near […]
Number of coronavirus cases 649 in India, death toll 13: Health Ministry
New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) The number of coronavirus cases climbed to 649 in India on Thursday and the death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 13, with one death reported each from Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh, according to the Health Ministry. Goa featured for the first time in the chart prepared by […]
No Friday prayers to be held in Kashmir tomorrow: Grand Mufti
Srinagar, Mar 26: Kashmir’s Grand Mufti Nasirul Islam on Thursday said that Kashmir is heading towards a disaster and there should be no Friday prayers in any masjid of shrine in Kashmir tomorrow. “There should be no Friday congregational prayers in any masjid or shrine across Kashmir. We are heading towards a disaster,” he said. […]
48 people who came in contact with coronavirus affected person quarantined: Officials
Srinagar, Mar 26 (PTI) Forty-eight people, who had come in contact with the first coronavirus fatality in Kashmir, are in quarantine and authorities are in touch with the states visited by the man to track those who may have been infected by him, an official said on Thursday. The 65-year-old man, hailing from uptown locality […]
Dead bodies infected with Covid-19 need to be dealt with extreme care: MHA guidelines
Srinagar, Mar 26: With Kashmir registered first Covid-19 dead, the guidelines from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) have strongly stressed that there should be no bathing, kissing, hugging and reciting of verses while as the body should be transported in a secured bag. Health experts have stressed that the grave for the person should […]
COVID-19 death: Div Com orders inquiry into alleged mishandling of patient
Srinagar, Mar 26: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir has ordered inquiry into the allegedly mishandling of the COVID19 patient who dies in a Srinagar hospital on Thursday morning. The patient had tested positive two days back. Divisional commissioner Kashmir has asked additional commissioner Kashmir Tasaduq Hussain Mir to enquire into the matter, officials said. An order […]
Restrictions intensified in Kashmir following detection of 4 more COVID-19 cases, one death
Srinagar, Mar 26: The restrictions on the movement and assembly of people to contain the spread of the coronavirus were intensified in Kashmir on Thursday, in the wake of four more positive cases detected in the valley on Wednesday, taking the total number of affected persons to 11, officials said. Besides, one person has died […]
New Zealand mosque gunman pleads guilty to murder, terrorism
Wellington, Mar 26 (AP) The man who committed the worst atrocity in New Zealand’s modern history when he slaughtered 51 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques unexpectedly pleaded guilty to all charges Thursday. The attacks targeting people praying at the mosques a year ago shocked the nation and prompted new laws banning the deadliest types of […]
Pak cricketers to donate Rs 5 million to govt emergency fund for COVID-19 pandemic
Karachi, Mar 26 (PTI) Pakistan’s centrally-contracted cricketers will contribute Rs 5 million to the national government’s emergency fund to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ehsan Mani on Wednesday said apart from centrally-contracted players contributing Rs 5 million, the employees in the board, up to the senior manager level, will contribute their one […]
Kashmir records first coronavirus death as 65-year-old Covid-19 patient dies
Srinagar, Mar 26: A 65-year-old man infected with the coronavirus died at Chest Disease (CD) hospital Dalgate, Srinagar in the early hours of Thursday as Kashmir recorded its first death due to the disease, official sources said. The man had a medical history of illness with diabetes, hypertension and obesity. “Despite our best efforts, the COVID19 […]
