Schools could resume with 30% students ‘at a time’ after lockdown, HRD minister hints
New Delhi: Schools are likely to see only 30 per cent of attendance at a time once students get back to classrooms after the Covid-19 lockdown, Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said as he informed teachers about proposed government guidelines to resume classes. Schools and colleges across the country have been closed […]
Srinagar airport ready to resume with 40 per cent flight operations: Officials
Srinagar: The airport authorities in Srinagar Thursday said that they are ready to resume the flight operations with only 30 to 40 per cent air traffic if the Centre gives its nod. The officials said that all Standard Operating Procedure (SoPs) and Covid-19 protocol will be followed as all arrangements have been put in place. […]
COVID-19 death toll rises to 2,549; number of cases cross 78,000-mark in country: Health Ministry
New Delhi, May 14 (PTI) The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 2,549 and the number of cases climbed to 78,003 on Thursday, registering an increase of 134 deaths and 3,722 cases in the last 24 hours since Wednesday 8 am, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood […]
Plea in HC to release nearly 3,300 Tablighi Jamaat members from quarantine centres
New Delhi, May 14 (PTI) A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking release of nearly 3,300 members of Tablighi Jamaat who have been sent to various quarantine centres for around 40 days and not released despite reporting negative for COVID-19. The petition, which is likely to come up for hearing on […]
UN forecasts pandemic to shrink world economy by 3.2%
United Nations, May 14 (AP) The United Nations forecast Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic will shrink the world economy by 3.2 per cent this year, the sharpest contraction since the Great Depression in the 1930s. The U.N.’s mid-year report said the impact of the coronavirus crisis is expected to slash global economic output by nearly […]
Impossible to predict when COVID-19 pandemic will be controlled: WHO
Geneva, May 14 (AP) The World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said it’s possible the new coronavirus may be here to stay, warning it’s impossible to predict when the pandemic might be controlled. “This virus may never go away,” said Dr. Michael Ryan, in a news briefing on Wednesday. He said that the number of people […]
China may test all of Wuhan amid fears of virus comeback
Beijing, May 14 (AP) Authorities in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic first broke out, are planning to test all 11 million residents in the next 10 days, Chinese media reported. No official announcement has been made, but district officials confirmed receiving marching orders from the city’s coronavirus task force, the reports said. […]
Coronavirus: Trump to look into legislation proposing to sanctions on China
Washington, May 14 (PTI) US President Donald Trump has said that he will look into the legislation introduced in the Senate a day earlier that proposes sanctions on China if it fails to cooperate and provide a full accounting of the events leading up to the novel coronavirus outbreak. The coronavirus, which first emerged in […]
Nocturnal gunfight breaks out in Kulgam in south Kashmir
Srinagar, May 14: A nocturnal gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Yamrach of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday morning. Reports said that a joint team of Police, army’s 34RR and CRPF launched cordon search operation in Yamrach following specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area. As the joint […]
Administrative Council approves Transport Deptt’s proposal to partially modify SRO-492
JAMMU, MAY 13: In order to resolve the problems faced by Transporters/vehicle owners regarding re-registration of old vehicles and the issue of road tax payable, the Administrative Council under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor G.C. Murmu, approved proposal of Transport Department to partially modify SRO-492. The road tax in case of the vehicles registered prior to issuance of […]