Armed with sticks, women guard hamlet against coronavirus in Jammu
Chatta Pind (Jammu), Apr 10 (PTI) Armed with sticks, women at a hamlet in Jammu stand guard at entry points, which have been blocked by barbed wires, as they have taken it upon themselves to ensure a complete lockdown and prevent outsiders’ entry into their hamlet to keep the residents safe from coronavirus. Both mothers […]
Global virus death toll passes 94,000, but some signs of hope
Brussels, Apr 10 (AFP) Another horror day of the coronavirus pandemic saw the global death toll pass 94,000, although there were tentative signs of hope that the crisis was peaking in the United States and Europe. The picture of the unfolding economic catastrophe also became clearer with the IMF warning of a Great Depression and […]
PM to interact with CMs on Saturday, extension of lockdown on agenda
New Delhi, Apr 10 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with chief ministers of all states on Saturday via video, where a call would be taken on whether the 21-day lockdown to check spread of coronavirus, ending next week, should be extended. The video conference comes amidst indications that the central government may extend […]
Restrictions remain in force in Kashmir to check spread of coronavirus
Srinagar, Apr 10 (PTI) Restrictions on the movement of people in Kashmir to contain the spread of coronavirus were tightened on Friday in view of congregational prayers and the increase in the number of positive cases in the valley, officials said. Security forces have sealed off the main roads in the valley and erected barriers […]
Survey on respiratory illness suggests spike in COVID-19 cases in India
New Delhi: The percentage of random positive samples of COVID-19 among severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) patients across the country has increased incrementally over the past month, new ICMR research says. Out of 5,911 SARI patients randomly tested for COVID-19 from February 15 to April 2, a total of 104 (1.8 per cent) tested positive […]
India slams China over comments on Jammu and Kashmir
New Delhi, Apr 10 (PTI) India has strongly rejected remarks on Jammu and Kashmir by a spokesperson of China’s permanent mission to the United Nations, asserting that the union territory “has been, is and shall continue” to be its integral part. Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Anurag Srivastava said India expects China to […]
World faces worst crisis since Great Depression: IMF’s Georgieva
Washington, April 10 (AFP) The global coronavirus pandemic has inflicted an economic crisis unlike any in the past century and will require a massive response to ensure recovery, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Thursday. The warnings about the damage inflicted by the virus already were stark, but Georgieva said the world should brace for “the […]
Coronavirus death toll crosses 16,000 in US, infected cases surge past 460,000
Washington, Apr 10 (PTI) The coronavirus pandemic has claimed over 16,000 lives and infected over 460,000 people in the US, devastating the country’s economy and rendering a record 16 million workers jobless in just three weeks. Of this, the New York metropolitan area, comprising the adjoining New Jersey and Connecticut, alone account for more than […]
Indian Newspaper Society slams Sonia’s suggestion of ad ban
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) The Indian Newspaper Society on Wednesday condemned Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s suggestion of imposing a ban on media advertisements by the government and PSUs for two years, saying such a proposal tantamounts to “financial censorship”. The Indian Newspapers Society (INS) asked the Congress chief to withdraw the suggestion in the […]