Pak COVID-19 cases cross 24,000
Islamabad: Pakistan’s COVID-19 cases have crossed 24,000 after 1,523 new infections were detected, while the death toll has jumped to 564 with 38 more people succumbing to the coronavirus, health officials said on Thursday. Even as the country is seeing an increase in the number of coronavirus cases and fatalities, Prime Minister Imran Khan will […]
April saw a steep rise in COVID-19 cases: WHO
Says 80,000 cases reported daily across the globe
United Nations: An average of 80,000 COVID-19 cases were reported each day in April to the World Health Organization, the top UN health agency has said, noting that South Asian nations like India and Bangladesh are seeing a spike in the infections while the numbers are declining in regions such as Western Europe. WHO Director-General […]
COVID-19 pandemic: India expected to have 20.1 million births during Mar-Dec 2021: UNICEF
United Nations: India is projected to record the highest number of births in the 9 months since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March, with more than 20 million babies expected to be born in the country between March and December, according to a top UN body. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned that […]
Delhi court issues production warrant against arrested cop Davinder Singh
New Delhi: A Delhi court Thursday issued production warrant against Jammu and Kashmir Police officer Davinder Singh, who was arrested while ferrying two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen men in a vehicle on the Srinagar-Jammu Highway earlier this year. Special judge M K Nagpal directed the authorities of Hira Nagar Jail in Jammu and Kashmir, where Singh is currently […]
Pak Army shells forward sectors along LoC
Jammu: The Pakistan Army on Thursday shelled forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in three sectors of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, drawing retaliation from the Indian Army, a defence spokesperson said. This is the sixth consecutive day of firing and shelling by Pakistani troops along the LoC in Jammu and […]
Don’t let lockdown gains go waste: Jitendra Singh
Cautions against laxity, says haste may adversely affect gains achieved
New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said any laxity or haste on the part of people may adversely affect the advantage gained in the six weeks of the lockdown enforced to check the spread of the novel coronavirus. In a two-hour long video conference with public activists from different districts of Jammu and […]
3 JK photojournalists make history, earn Pulitzer Prize
Srinagar: Three photojournalists from Jammu and Kashmir have been awarded the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for their “striking images of life” in the valley. Channi Anand, Mukhtar Khan and Dar Yasin of the Associated Press won in the feature photography category. Khan is over the moon after he came to know about the award. “I could […]
Overcoming Covid-19 needs massive public health effort: UN Chief
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that overcoming the coronavirus pandemic will require the most massive public health effort in history since it is an interconnected world where “none of us is safe until all of us are safe”. His remarks came as the world leaders on Monday pledged 7.4 billion euros (approximately […]