Added on April 11, 2020
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Number of positive cases climbs to 6,761
New Delhi: The death toll due to coronavirus rose to 206 and the number of cases in the country climbed to 6,761 on Friday, a record spike of 896 cases and 37 deaths in 24 hours since Thursday evening, according to the Union Health Ministry. While the number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 6,039, […]
Added on April 10, 2020
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New Delhi: From making masks mandatory to restricting movement of people in areas identified as COVID-19 hotspots, authorities across several states on Thursday beefed up surveillance and enforcement measures to contain the deadly virus outbreak as the nationwide tally of confirmed cases neared 6,500 with at least 196 dead. The Centre also announced a Rs […]
Added on April 10, 2020
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New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Thursday stressed on the rational use of personal protective equipments (PPEs) by healthcare workers treating coronavirus patients amid concerns over their dwindling numbers in the country. Joint Secretary at the Health Ministry Lav Agarwal said there is no need to panic as India has sufficient stocks of PPEs […]
Added on April 10, 2020
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday to respond to a plea seeking directions to them to restore 4G internet in the Union Territory in view of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. A bench of Justices N V Ramana, R Subhash Reddy and B R Gavai issued […]
Added on April 10, 2020
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Srinagar: No night prayers were held at any major mosque or shrine in Kashmir on Shab-e-Baraat (night of forgiveness) as people stayed indoors due to the lockdown to combat the coronavirus threat, officials said on Thursday. They said authorities as well as religious organisations had appealed to people not to observe the congregation prayers on […]
Added on April 10, 2020
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Srinagar: Authorities in Kashmir have intensified ground surveillance to track travellers, who hid their recent travel history, to contain the spread of coronavirus, even as restrictions on the movement of people across the valley remained in force for the 22nd consecutive day on Thursday, officials said The tracking of those persons who have travel history […]
Added on April 10, 2020
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Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday termed as “reprehensible’ India’s decision to change the domicile law for Jammu and Kashmir when the international community’s focus is on the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. It also expressed concern over what it said was a lack of medical supplies in Kashmir to help the local people fight the coronavirus pandemic. Pakistan […]
Added on April 10, 2020
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Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday claimed that it shot down a small Indian surveillance drone for allegedly violating airspace along the Line of Control. According to a statement by the Pakistan Army, the Indian Quadcopter in a provocative act intruded 600 meters inside across the LoC on the Pakistani side in Sankh sector for surveillance. This […]
Added on April 10, 2020
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Srinagar: Security forces arrested a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant from Baramulla district of north Kashmir, officials said here on Thursday. A cordon and search operation was launched around Shimlaran Nallah in Chandoosa area of Baramulla late on Wednesday following information about presence of militants there, police officials said. “During search operation, one JeM militant — Bashir […]
Added on April 10, 2020
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Beijing: China on Thursday denied any cover-up in reporting the initial information of the novel coronavirus outbreak in December last as it put up a staunch defence of WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, refuting US President Donald Trump’s allegation that he was “very China centric”. “China was the first country to report the COVID-19 to […]
