Added on April 11, 2020
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Ahmedabad: The government has asked IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan, who quit the elite service eight months ago “over denial of freedom to the people of Jammu and Kashmir”, to immediately join duty in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic but the bureaucrat said he won’t resume work. The government has asked Gopinathan to join duty on […]
Added on April 11, 2020
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Srinagar: An earthquake of 3.0 magnitude hit Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, but there were no reports of any damage, officials said. The earthquake occurred at 11.51 am, they said. The officials said the quake occurred at a depth of 10 Km in the Jammu region of the union territory at a latitude of 33.3 […]
Added on April 11, 2020
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Srinagar: Restrictions on the movement of people in Kashmir to contain the spread of coronavirus were tightened on Friday in view of congregational prayers and the increase in the number of positive cases in the valley, officials said. Security forces have sealed off the main roads in the valley and erected barriers at several places […]
Added on April 11, 2020
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Brussels: Another horror day of the coronavirus pandemic saw the global death toll pass 94,000, although there were tentative signs of hope that the crisis was peaking in the United States and Europe. The picture of the unfolding economic catastrophe also became clearer with the IMF warning of a Great Depression and data showing 17 […]
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Islamabad: The total number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan has sharply increased to 4,601 with more than 280 fresh infections while the death toll reached 66, the health officials said on Friday. The Ministry of National Health Services, in an early morning update on its website, reported that four patients died of coronavirus in the […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
