COVID19: Bandipora fights back, figures at the bottom of positive patients list
BANDIPORA, MAY 15: Bandipora once being a hotspot for the novel Coronavirus cases is effectively fighting back and skipped from number one position to No 8 within a month. Thanks to the coordinated efforts by the district administration, Health Department and the field functionaries. Bandipora district was the first district to cross 100 figure mark […]
China defends its company building dam in PaK
Beijing, May 15 (PTI) China on Friday defended its state-run company taking up the contract to build the Diamer-Bhasha dam in Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK) despite objection from India, saying that it is part of a “win-win” bilateral cooperation to promote the wellbeing of the local population. On Wednesday, Pakistan government signed a whopping […]
Mobile phones potential carrier of coronavirus, hospitals should restrict their use: Docs
New Delhi, May 15 (PTI) A group of doctors from the AIIMS, Raipur has recommended restrictions on use of mobile phones in healthcare institutions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, warning that such devices can be a potential carrier of the virus and lead to infection among healthcare workers. In a commentary published in the BMJ Global […]
SC says no coercive action against small industries for non-payment of full wages to workers
New Delhi, May 15 (PTI) The Supreme Court Friday asked the government not to take any coercive action till next week against the companies and employers who are unable to pay full wages to their employees during the nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. There may be small companies which are not earning and […]
Delhi govt to release Tablighi Jamaat members with no COVID-19 symptoms from quarantine: HC told
New Delhi, May 15 (PTI) The Delhi High Court was informed on Friday that the AAP government has decided to release the members of Tablighi Jamaat, who have completed mandatory quarantine and show no coronavirus symptoms. The submission was made at the outset of the hearing on a petition seeking release of nearly 3300 Tablighi […]
Heading home during lockdown, 6 migrant workers killed, 95 injured in UP
Lucknow, May 15 (PTI) Six migrant workers were killed and 95 others injured in separate road accidents in Uttar Pradesh when they were returning home during the ongoing lockdown to combat the coronavirus outbreak, police said on Friday. The accidents have taken place in Barabanki, Jalaun, Bahraich and Mahoba districts since Thursday evening, they said. […]
Muslims cremate Jatt Sikh in Central Kashmir
Ganderbal, May 14: Yet again people of Kashmir set a glittering example of communal brotherhood on Thursday when Muslims went all out to help in cremation of a non-Muslim carpenter hailing from Punjab. Sources said that a non local hailing from Punjab died at his rented accommodation here in Wapora village of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal […]
Protests erupt in Pulwama as locals seek to offer prayers in mosques
Pulwama, May 15: Massive clashes erupted in Rahmoo area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday afternoon, reports and officials said. They said that scores of people took to streets and staged a protest in Rahmoo for not allowing them to offer prayers. They said when the sale of liquor was allowed in outside states “why […]
Commercial flights to resume ops, cabin crew to get protective gear
New Delhi, May 15: The Central government has started work to prepare for resumption of commercial domestic flights, something that may happen in a staggered manner over the next one month, senior government and industry officials said. To this effect, government agencies have began laying the groundwork in terms of safety and policy measures required […]
Low intensity quake hits Delhi; fourth since April 12
New Delhi, May 15 (PTI) A low-intensity earthquake of magnitude 2.2 hit the national capital on Friday, the fourth since April 12, the National Centre for Seismology said. The epicentre was Pitampura in north Delhi. The NCS said the quake occurred at 11:28 am at a depth of eight kilometres. The NCS is a body […]