Milkman tests positive for COVID-19, authorities tracing contacts
Srinagar, Apr 15: Authorities are conducting door-to-door operation to locate those people especially females who have come into contact with a milkman, who tested positive for Covid-19 in Naidkhai area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Yesterday, two positive cases surfaced in Bandipora among them one was a milkman reportedly hailing from Shallpora Naidkhai. Sources said […]
Three houses damaged in Noorbagh blaze
Srinagar, Apr 15: Three houses were damaged housing six families during a blaze at Noorbagh area of Safa Kadal in old city area on Wednesday. Officials said that three houses belonging to Ghulam Muhammad Kaloo, Mushtaq Ahmed Dar and Habibullah Wani got completely damaged in the fire incident. “Six families were residing in these houses,” […]
Coronascare: On-off social distancing may be needed until 2022, says Harvard study
Washington, Apr 15, (AFP): Scientists assume that Covid-19 will become seasonal, like closely related coronaviruses that cause the common cold, with higher transmission rates in colder months. A one-time lockdown won’t halt the novel coronavirus and repeated periods of social distancing may be required into 2022 to prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed, Harvard scientists who […]
Non-local labourer found dead
Kulgam, Apr 15: Police on Wednesday recovered a dead body of a 33-year-old non-local laborer from a village in Mir Bazar area of Qazigund in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Officials said that locals spotted a body lying in a rented room in Gassipora village and informed the concerned Police Station on Wednesday. A police officer […]
First batch of 52 Kashmiri students to reach Sgr from Rajasthan today
Srinagar, Apr 15: The first batch of 52 students who were airlifted from Iran and were put under quarantine in an army facility at Jaisalmeer, Rajasthan, are expected to arrive in Srinagar today, officials said. They said first batch of students, who have completed their mandatory quarantine after remaining in an army facility at Rajasthan are […]
MHA new guidelines for lockdown
New Delhi, Apr 15: The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday announced a new set of guidelines for the enhanced period of lockdown across the country. The guidelines say that all state/UT govts shall not dilute lockdown guidelines in any manner; may impose stricter measures as per local requirements. Exemptions given from April 20 will not […]
Bat coronavirus found in two Indian bat species: Study
New Delhi, Apr 15 (PTI) As the world grapples with coronavirus, researchers have found the presence of a different kind of coronavirus — bat coronavirus (BtCoV) –in two bat species from Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu, according to a study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). There is no evidence or […]
Death toll soars after NYC counts ‘probable’ fatalities
New York, Apr 15 (AP) The official death toll from the coronavirus soared in New York City on Tuesday after health authorities began including people who probably had COVID-19, but died without ever being tested. Officials reported 3,778 probable deaths, where doctors were certain enough of the cause of death to list it on the […]
All 5 who died of COVID-19 in Bhopal were gas tragedy victims
Bhopal, Apr 15 (PTI) All five persons who died due to coronavirus in Bhopal were victims of the 1984 gas tragedy in the Madhya Pradesh capital, an official said on Wednesday. On March 21, some organisations working for the survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy had written to the authorities concerned, saying such people were […]
Trump orders funding halt to WHO
Washington, Apr 15 (PTI) President Donald Trump has announced halting America’s funding of up to USD 500 million annually to the World Health Organization while a review is being done to assess its role in “severely mismanaging and covering up” the spread of the deadly coronavirus when it first emerged in China. The novel coronavirus, […]
