Coronavirus widespread among Saudi royal family: Report
Doha: Dozens of members of the ruling Saudi royal family, as many as 150, have been infected with coronavirus in recent weeks, a news report by Al Jazeera said Thursday. Saudi Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud – the governor of the capital Riyadh who is in his 70s – is in intensive […]
11 family members of deceased Covid-19 patient test positive
Bandipora, Apr 9: Eleven family members of a deceased Covid patient from North Kashmir’s Bandipora have tested positive for Coronavirus infection, reports said Thursday. The patient from Gund Jahangir area of Bandipora district breathed his last a couple of days after ago at SMHS Hospital. Shortly after his death, police was asked to lodge an […]
COVID-19: 24 fresh positive cases reported in Kashmir
Srinagar, Apr 09: As the coronavirus infection cases have been witnessing as steep rise in Jammu and Kashmir authorities on Thursday said that 24 people have tested positive taking the total tally to 184 in the UT. Government spokesman, Rohit Kansal informed that 24 more persons have tested positive in Kashmir, taking the total toll of […]
Man commits suicide as he missed wife in lockdown
Gonda (UP), Apr 9 (PTI) A man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his room as he was missing his wife stuck at her parents’ place due to the lockdown, police said. The incident took place in Radha Kund locality here on Wednesday, they said, adding the deceased has been identified […]
Local JeM militant arrested in North Kashmir
Srinagar, Apr 09: A local militant of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit was arrested by security forces on Wednesday night in Shumlaran area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. A police official said that a joint team of army’s 52 RR, 161 TA, 176 CRPF and police apprehended the militant from Shumlaran area of Chandusa. The officer identified […]
Pak grapples with increasing COVID-19 cases, tally reaches 4,322
Islamabad, Apr 9 (PTI) Pakistan on Thursday saw a jump of 248 new coronavirus cases, taking the tally to 4,322, as the authorities grappled to contain the fast-spreading disease despite over a two-week partial lockdown in the country. According to the Ministry of National Health Services, 63 people have died due to the infection, including […]
Authorities step up surveillance in Kashmir to track COVID-19 cases
Srinagar, Apr 9 (PTI) Authorities in Kashmir have intensified ground surveillance to track travellers, who hid their recent travel history, to contain the spread of coronavirus, even as restrictions on the movement of people across the valley remained in force for the 22nd consecutive day on Thursday, officials said The tracking of those persons who […]
Man arrested for raping physically challenged girl in Shopian
Srinagar, Apr 9: Police on Wednesday arrested a 57-year-old man from Shopian for allegedly raping a deaf and dump girl over the course of several months. The case was registered after the family of the girl approached the police, accusing the 57-year-old man identified as Abdul Gani Tantray (57) of Poterwal village of raping the […]
Nearly 2,000 US coronavirus deaths for second day in a row: Johns Hopkins tally
Washington, Apr 9 (AFP) The United States recorded nearly 2,000 novel coronavirus deaths for a second day in a row, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 8:30 pm Wednesday (0030 GMT Thursday). The record-breaking figure of 1,973 deaths (slightly higher than the previous day’s toll of 1,939) brings the total number […]
Anti-COVID strategy working, number of new cases stabilizing, assures Trump
Washington, Apr 9 (PTI) Amid a coronavirus-stung US mourning thousands of its dead countrymen, President Donald Trump on Wednesday sought to reassure the country, saying there are signs that the aggressive strategy to slow the spread is working and the number of new cases is stabilizing. The numbers are changing and they are changing rapidly […]
