40 million internal migrants see impact in India: World Bank
Washington: The nationwide lockdown in India which started about a month ago has impacted nearly 40 million internal migrants, the World Bank has said. The lockdown in India has impacted the livelihoods of a large proportion of the country’s nearly 40 million internal migrants. Around 50,000 to 60,000 moved from urban centers to rural areas […]
COVID-19: Cases surge in Pak rise to 10,513 with 224 deaths
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said it has reported 742 new cases of COVID-19 and 15 more deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of deadly coronavirus infections to 10,513 with 224 deaths in the country. The Ministry of National Health Services said 15 more patients died across the country during the period, […]
Coronavirus: Death toll rises to 686, cases climb to 21,700
New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 686 and the number of cases climbed to 21,700 in the country on Thursday, with 34 more deaths and 1,229 fresh cases being reported since Wednesday evening, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 16,689 as 4,324 people […]
Lockdown ensured cut in COVID transmission, says Govt
New Delhi: The government said on Thursday that it has been able to “cut coronavirus transmission”, minimise its spread and increase the doubling time of COVID-19 cases in the country during the 30-day period of the nationwide lockdown. While asserting that the growth of coronavirus cases in the country has been more or less linear […]
Epass facility extended for entire Jammu district
Jammu: The facility of e-pass, which was introduced in Jammu district for people residing in red and containment zones, has now been extended to the entire district. Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Sushma Chouhan said since the launch of this service on April 13, more than 5,100 requests were received from people for e-pass out of which […]
NC leader Yasin Shah dies
Srinagar: National Conference leader and former MLA Mohammad Yasin Shah died here on Thursday. He was 71. “The @JKNC_ family lost a kind & soft spoken leader today. Yaseen Shah Sahib, Ex MLA Sonwar, passed away this morning. His loss will be deeply felt by all of us. My condolences go out to his family […]
