Added on April 24, 2020  Press Trust of India

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 […]

 Added on April 24, 2020  Press Trust of India

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 […]

 Added on April 24, 2020  Press Trust of India

Disguise: 22 people portraying as truck cleaners caught on highway

Udhampur/Jammu: Twenty-two people travelling in Kashmir-bound trucks under the disguise of cleaners were nabbed on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in the Union Territory’s Udhampur district and sent to a quarantine facility on Thursday, officials said. During a checking, the district administration and the police caught 22 people disguised as truck cleaners on the Jammu-Srinagar national […]

 Added on April 24, 2020  Press Trust of India

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 […]

 Added on April 24, 2020  Press Trust of India

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 […]

 Added on April 23, 2020  Press Trust of India

Death toll due to COVID-19 touches 640 in India

Cases rise to 19,984, says Health Ministry

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 640 and the number of cases to 19,984 in the country on Wednesday, according to the Union health ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases is 15,474, while 3,869 people have been cured and discharged, and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. The total […]

 Added on April 23, 2020  Press Trust of India

Facebook invests in Jio platforms, invests 43, 574 Cr

Facebook invests in Jio platforms, invests 43, 574 Cr

New Delhi: Facebook on Wednesday announced an investment of USD 5.7 billion (Rs 43,574 crore) to buy a 9.99 per cent stake in Jio Platforms — a deal that will help RIL cut debt and use WhatsApp to create an Indian e-commerce giant that could rival Amazon and Walmart. The largest foreign direct investment (FDI) […]

 Added on April 23, 2020  Press Trust of India

Over 154 Cr students hit by schools, colleges closure: UNSECO

New Delhi: Over 154 crore students are severely impacted by closure of educational institutions across the world amid the COVID-19 outbreak due to which girls will be the worst hit as it will lead to increased drop-out rates and further entrench gender gaps in education, UNESCO said. Stefania Giannini, UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Education, told […]

 Added on April 23, 2020  Press Trust of India

Police uses ‘eye-in-the-sky’ to enforce lockdown in Jammu

Jammu: As a drone hovers over an area in Jammu and Kashmir, people walking in the narrow lanes run inside their houses, while those standing outside a ration shop quickly queue up keeping adequate distance between each other. After August 5 last year, when the special status of J-K was scrapped and the state was […]

 Added on April 23, 2020  Press Trust of India

Coronavirus death toll tops 110,000 in Europe: AFP tally

Paris: The death toll from the novel coronavirus in Europe has passed 110,000, according to figures compiled by AFP from official sources by 0920 GMT on Wednesday. With 110,192 people dead from 1,246,840 cases registered, Europe is the hardest hit continent by the pandemic that has killed 177,368 people around the world. Italy has recorded […]

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