Woman’s dead retrieved from Poonch river
Poonch, Mar 21: A dead body of a woman was recovered from a river in Poonch district on Saturday, police said. Reports said that a police team immediately reached at Nagalishaib soon after being informed about the body lying in the area. Confirming the incident, SHO Poonch Nishant Gupta said that the police party retrieved […]
Official suspended for violating govt order in Pulwama
Pulwama, Mar 21: District Magistrate Pulwama Dr Raghav Langer today ordered the suspension of Functional General Manager DIC Pulwama for not complying to the directions of District Magistrate regarding mitigation measures ordered to check spread of coronavirus infection and has been attached with the office of ACR/ADM Pulwama. DM instructed enquiry officer to present chargesheet […]
Coronavirus cases rise to 258 in India: Health Ministry
New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) Novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 258 on Saturday after 35 fresh cases were reported in various parts of the country, according to the Health Ministry. Among the 258 are 39 foreign nationals, including 17 from Italy, three from the Philippines, two from the UK, one each belonging to […]
No new local coronavirus cases for third day in row in China
Beijing, Mar 21 (PTI) China reported no domestically transmitted coronavirus cases for the third consecutive day even as seven more fatalities have been confirmed, taking the death toll in the country to 3255. No new domestically transmitted cases of COVID-19 were reported on the Chinese mainland for the third day in a row on Friday, […]
CRPF trooper commits suicide, was posted at Civil Secretariat sgr
Srinagar, Mar 21: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan who was ailing and under treatment, committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Srinagar on Saturday. Officials said that a CRPF trooper, identified as HC Dilbagh Singh of 23 Battalion, posted at Srinagar civil secretariat, shot himself while on duty at around […]
Coronavirus outbreak: Mobile internet speed increased in JK to raise awareness
Srinagar, Mar 21: The mobile internet speed in Jammu and Kashmir was increased on Friday in view of the growing demand for restoration of 4G services in the wake of coronavirus scare, officials said. The mobile internet speed was increased up to 256 kpbs across the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday evening, […]
Wuhan recovery gives hope to rest of world: WHO
Geneva, Mar 21 (AFP) The World Health Organization said Friday that the Chinese epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak at last reporting no new cases gave hope to the rest of the world battling the pandemic. The city of Wuhan registered no new cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours — for the first time since reporting […]
US slams China for ‘delay’ in sharing information on coronavirus
Washington, Mar 21 (PTI) The United States on Friday slammed China for the “delay” in sharing information with its technical experts on the deadly coronavirus. “We need to know immediately. The world is entitled to know. The Chinese government was the first to know of this risk to the world, and that puts a special […]
Pakistan reports third coronavirus death, confirmed cases jump to 481
Islamabad, Mar 21 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday asked people to self-quarantine for at least another 45 days as the country reported its third coronavirus death and the total number of confirmed cases rose to 481. The third death was reported in Pakistan’s biggest city Karachi, the capital of the Southern Sindh […]