Kashmir reports biggest spike in cases, 42 test positive
Srinagar, Apr 25: In biggest single day spike, Kashmir Valley recorded 42 fresh cases in last 24 hours, officials said. A senior government official said that 14 cases were confirmed at Viral Diagnostic Lab at SKIMS and 28 others at Chest Disease Hospital Dalgate. Among the fresh cases include 23 from Anantnag, 5 from Srinagar, […]
COVID-19: Restrictions on movement of people continue in Kashmir
Srinagar, Apr 25 (PTI) Restrictions to contain the spread of coronavirus continued in Kashmir for the 38th consecutive day on Saturday, even as Divisional Commissioner Pandurang K Pole appealed to the people to follow lockdown guidelines during the holy month of Ramzan, officials said. The security forces have sealed off main roads in most places […]
Girl without a jaw, her father with a back injury wait outside AIIMS for lockdown to end
New Delhi, Apr 25 (PTI) During meal distribution every day, Sneha Kumari hopes that the volunteers will dole out khichdi rather than any other dish. The semi-solid rice and lentil stew is the only food she can swallow without having to chew, for the comfort of her dislocated jaw. “My jaw hurts due to which […]
Lt guv greets people on Ramzan, underscores need for social distancing to fight COVID-19
Jammu, Apr 25 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor G C Murmu on Saturday greeted the people on the commencement of the holy month of Ramzan and hoped that this auspicious period would be a harbinger of peace, amity, brotherhood, progress, and prosperity in the Union Territory. In a message, Murmu said the holy month […]
Coronavirus: Pak govt asks people to follow guidelines while visiting mosques during Ramzan
Islamabad, Apr 25 (PTI) The Pakistan government has asked the people to follow the official guidelines while visiting mosques as the Muslims marked the start of the holy month of Ramzan on Saturday amidst the coronavirus pandemic that has infected nearly 12,000 people in the country. The government on Friday extended the countrywide partial lockdown […]
Lightening kills shepherd in Rajouri
Jammu, Apr 25 (PTI) A 30-year-old man was killed when he was struck by lightning in a forest area in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said on Saturday. Sajjad Hussain was grazing his sheep and goats in the forest adjoining his Pangai village in Thanamandi area when the incident took place, […]
COVID-19 death toll rises to 776, cases climb to 24,506: Health Ministry
New Delhi, Apr 25 (PTI) The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 776 and the number of cases climbed to 24,506 in the country on Saturday, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 18,668 while 5,062 people were cured and discharged, and one patient has migrated, the […]
China approves third COVID-19 vaccine for clinical trials
Beijing, Apr 25 (PTI) China has approved its third coronavirus vaccine for the second phase of clinical trials as it reported 12 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of infections in the country to 82,816. China has approved three coronavirus vaccines, including the one developed by Chinese military, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) for […]
Govt revokes PSA detention of Yasin Khan, 27 others
Srinagar, Apr 25: The Jammu & Kashmir government revoked Public Safety Act (PSA) detention orders of 28 persons languishing in different jails within and outside the Union Territory. Highly placed sources disclosed that Home department has revoked PSA detention orders of 28 persons languishing in UP and J&K jails. “Of them, 22 are lodged in […]
Sixth COVID-19 death reported in JK, elderly man from Tangmarg dies
Srinagar, Apr 25: The death toll due to novel coronavirus or Covid-19 rose to six in Jammu and Kashmir after one more patient died of the infection on Saturday morning. Coordinator for Coronavirus at JVC SKIMS Bemina, Dr Nouman Nazir said that an elderly man from Tangmarg area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district Covid-19 positive […]