Attari-Wagah border closed for movement: BSF official
Says no foreigners will be allowed entry
Amritsar: Any foreign national will not be allowed to enter India from Pakistan through the Attari-Wagah border from Friday evening onwards amid coronavirus threat, a senior BSF official said here. He said Indian nationals who had gone across the border would be allowed to come back before their visas expire. The entry of foreign nationals […]
Second batch of 44 Indian pilgrims arrived from Iran: Jaishankar
Mumbai/New Delhi: Second batch of 44 Indian pilgrims has arrived from Iran, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said. An Iran Air flight carrying Indian pilgrims stranded in coronavirus-hit Iran landed at the airport in Mumbai on Friday afternoon, an official said. Iran is one of the worst-affected countries by the coronavirus outbreak and […]
Nepal halts all mountaineering expeditions, suspends tourist visas
Kathmandu: Nepal has halted all mountaineering expeditions, including Mount Everest ascents, and stopped issuing on-arrival tourist visas after the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic and urged countries to take precautionary measures. The Himalayan country attracts mountaineers from all over the world and earns millions of dollars a year from Everest permits. Nepal has […]
Farooq Abdullah visits father Sheikh Abdullah’s grave following release, offers prayers
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah visited his father Sheikh Abdullah’s grave, located on the banks of the Dal Lake at Hazratbal here, shortly after being released from his 221-day detention on Friday. Accompanied by his wife Moile, grandson Adeem and other members of the family, Abdullah offered prayers at the grave […]
Coronavirus: JK govt orders closure of all malls, gyms, swimming pools in Jammu
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered closure of all malls, gyms, swimming pools, recreational clubs in the district till March 31 as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of novel coronavirus, an official said. As it is not possible to serve this order individually, it shall be circulated in print, electronic […]
Visa suspension by India to cost Rs 8,500 cr for tourism sector
New Delhi: The coronavirus pandemic could bring Indian travel, tourism and aviation industries to a halt within next ten days, especially with the government suspending visas for a month, a move that could cause an immediate economic impact of at least Rs 8,500 crore, according to industry players. Industry bodies, including Indian Association of Tour […]
NH closed due to snowfall, landslides
Banihal: The arterial 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was closed on Thursday amid fresh snowfall and landslides at several places in Ramban and Udhampur districts, officials said. There was overnight snowfall at Jawahar Tunnel, which serves as a gateway to Kashmir valley, while rains […]
Coronavirus cases in India rise to 74: Health Ministry
New Delhi: The number of coronavirus patients in the country has risen to 74 with 14 fresh cases, including nine from Maharashtra and one each from Delhi, Ladakh, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh as well as one foreign national, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. Giving a state-wise breakup, the ministry said Delhi reported […]
