PM appreciates Omar’s call for social distancing following his uncle’s death
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the death of Omar Abdullah’s uncle and appreciated the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister’s call to supporters to respect guidelines and not gather at either his residence or the graveyard. Prayers from home will give peace to his uncle’s soul, Abdullah tweeted on Twitter on […]
337 FIRs registered, 627 arrested for violating lockdown in J&K: DGP
Jammu: Director General of Jammu and Kashmir police Dilbag Singh said 337 FIRs have been registered and 627 persons arrested for violating prohibitory orders in the Union Territory amid the coronavirus outbreak. He said 118 shops and 490 vehicles were seized for defying the government orders. The Jammu and Kashmir administration has ordered a shutdown […]
French expert says second study shows malaria drug helps fight coronavirus
Paris: The controversial French professor who believes the anti-malaria drug chloroquine can help beat the coronavirus, has claimed that a new study he has conducted confirms its “efficiency” at combatting the virus. But several other scientists and critics of microbiologist Didier Raoult, who heads the infectious diseases department of La Timone hospital in Marseille, were […]
China rushes COVID-19 medical supplies to Pakistan through PaK border
Beijing: China has sent a truck-load of medical supplies to Pakistan through the Khunjerab Pass to combat the deadly novel coronavirus, after it asked Islamabad to open the border between the two countries for one day to transport the equipment. China’s Xinjiang province which borders Pakistan- administrated Kashmir dispatched the truck on Friday containing five […]
Govt launches helpline for mental health issues during lockdown
New Delhi: The government has launched a toll-free helpline number 08046110007 — for people who may face any mental health issue due to the ongoing countrywide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus. In its daily briefing on the coronavirus situation in the country, the health ministry said on Sunday the National Institute of Mental […]
