Coronavirus: 80 containment zones declared in Kashmir, restrictions continue
Srinagar, Apr 17 (PTI) Restrictions on the movement of people in Kashmir to contain the spread of coronavirus completed one month on Friday, even as the number of red zone areas in the valley has risen to 80, officials said. They said the security forces have sealed off main roads in most places in the […]
RBI to use all instruments to deal with Covid-19 challenges
Mumbai, Apr 17 (PTI) Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday assured that the central bank will use all instruments to deal with the challenges posed by the outbreak of Covid-19. He also said that this is not the last of the announcements on financial support during the crisis, stating that the central […]
COVID-19: Pak PM asks lead agency to take measures to curb the disease during Ramadan
Islamabad, Apr 17 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked the country’s lead agency in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic to take measures to cope up with the deadly disease during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan as the number of COVID-19 cases in the country crossed 7,000. Khan was on Thursday addressing […]
Govt lifts curbs on exports of formulations made from Paracetamol
New Delhi, Apr 17 (PTI) The government on Friday removed restrictions on exports of formulations made from Paracetamol amid outbreak of Covid-19. However, restrictions on exports of Paracetamol active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) will continue on, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification. “…The formulations made from Paracetamol (including fixed-dose combinations)…are made […]
Body of 56-year-old recovered in Poonch
Poonch, Apr 17: Body of a 56-year-old was found under mysterious circumstances inside a cow shed in Bandi Chechian area of Poonch district on Friday. Reports said that the body of Mohammad Sultan Magray (56) son of Ahmad Jan was spotted lying inside the cow shed near the shrine at Kopra area of Bandi Chechian. […]
Bandipora -Gureiz road opens for traffic
Bandipora, April 17: The 86 Kilometer long Bandipora-Gurez road was reopened for the movement of the traffic after the snow clearance on the highway was completed by the Border Roads Organization, a spokesman for the organization said. Notably, the Gurez Valley with a population of over 40000 people remained cut off due to the heavy […]
Update: One more militant killed in Shopian encounter, toll reaches two
Srinagar, Apr 17: Another militant has been killed in an encounter between government forces and militants in Dairoo, Keegam area of Shopian district in southern Kashmir taking the toll to two. Official sources said that on specific inputs about the presence of militants a joint team of forces including 44 RR launched a search operation […]
US coronavirus death toll passes 32,000: Tracker
Washington, Apr 17 (AFP) The confirmed coronavirus death toll in the United States reached 32,917 on Thursday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The toll as of 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Friday) marked an increase of 4,491 deaths in the past 24 hours, by far the highest daily toll in the pandemic so […]
China suffers worst economic drop since ’70s in virus battle
Beijing, Apr 17 (AP) China suffered its worst economic contraction since at least the 1970s in the first quarter as it fought the coronavirus, and weak consumer spending and factory activity suggest it faces a longer, harder recovery than initially expected. The world’s second-largest economy shrank 6.8% from a year ago in the three months […]
Militant killed in ongoing encounter in Shopian, ops still on
Srinagar, Apr 17: A militant has been killed in an ongoing encounter which broke out between militants and government forces in Dairoo, Keegam area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. Official sources said that a a joint team of Police, Army’s 44RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Dairoo, Keegam area […]
