Fighting Coronavirus: I&B ministry asks states to ensure ‘operational continuity’ of print, electronic media
New Delhi, Mar 24 (PTI) The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has directed all states and union territories to ensure “operational continuity” of print and electronic media in view of the coronavirus outbreak. In a letter to the chief secretaries of all states and union territories on March 23, the ministry said robust and essential […]
Civilian injured in Pak shelling along IB in Kathua
Jammu, Mar 24 (PTI) A 45-year-old civilian was injured in heavy overnight mortar shelling by Pakistan Rangers along the International Border (IB) in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. Bodh Raj suffered splinter injuries when a mortar shell exploded near his house in Manyari area of Hiranagar sector in the early […]
COVID-19 pandemic ‘accelerating’: WHO chief
Geneva, Mar 24 (AFP) The new coronavirus pandemic is clearly “accelerating”, the World Health Organization warned Monday, but said it was still possible to “change the trajectory” of the outbreak. The remarks came as the number of deaths soared past 15,000, with more than 341,000 people infected worldwide, according to a tally compiled by AFP […]
UK goes into three-week lockdown to tackle coronavirus spread
London, Mar 24 (PTI) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has enforced the strictest curbs on movement of people for at least three weeks to try and control the spread of COVID-19 in the country, where the death toll has reached 335. In a televised address to the nation on Monday evening, he said while no […]
Police vacate protesters at Shaheen Bagh amid coronavirus outbreak
New Delhi, Mar 24 (PTI) Protestors against the citizenship law at Shaheen Bagh were vacated by the Delhi Police amid coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday morning, officials said. The women agitators have been on a sit-in at Shaheen Bagh for over three months, protesting the newly amended Citizenship Act . Deputy Commissioner of Police (southeast) R […]
US: 139 COVID-19 deaths in 1 day, Trump signs executive order to prevent medical supplies hoarding
Washington, Mar 24 (PTI) US president Donald Trump has signed an executive order to prevent hoarding of vital medical supplies and personal protective equipment as the country for the first time registered over 130 deaths in a day due to coronavirus. Till Monday, more than 43,700 confirmed cases of coronavirus were reported in the United […]
Three Srinagar hospitals converted into COVID hospitals
Srinagar, Mar 24: The government has decided to convert SKIMS Medical College Bemina and two other hospitals in Srinagar as COVID hospitals. The decision to convert SKIMS Bemina besides Chest Disease Hospital Dalgate and JLNM Rainawari Srinagar was taken at a review meeting under the chairmanship of Financial Commissioner, Health & Medical Education Department, sources […]
Two employees of health department suspended in Poonch
Poonch: Authorities on Monday suspended two employees of health department for remaining unauthorized absent in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. “In view of Noval Coronavirus pandemic all over the country and in the world as already repeated order of U/S that all sort of leave stand cancelled and all staff will remain present at […]
