SC asks Centre to consider repatriation of 250 pilgrims from Iran
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to actively consider repatriation of 250 Indian pilgrims, who have tested positive for COVID-19 and are stranded in Qom of Iran, at an appropriate stage as it commended the proactive steps taken by the Indian embassy there. The top court noted that […]
COVID-19: Valley’s first positive case discharged from hospital
(Kashmir Vision News) Srinagar, Apr 2: A woman from Khanyar area of Srinagar, who became the first case of Covid-19 in Kashmir, has recovered with doctors saying that the woman has tested negative in multiple tests. She has also been discharged from SKIMS on Wednesday. “The Srinagar woman, who became the first coronavirus case in […]
COVID-19: 1 held, dozen booked for group namaaz despite lockdown
(Kashmir Vision News) Noida (UP), Apr 2 (PTI) One man was arrested and around a dozen people booked here for allegedly gathering for a group namaaz in violation of lockdown restrictions imposed due to coronavirus, the Noida police said on Thursday. The FIR was lodged under provisions including those of the National Disaster Management Act, […]
66 COVID-19 deaths reported across India: Reports
New Delhi: Over 1,900 COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in India as of Thursday. The country saw 66 deaths, of which Maharashtra accounts for 19. More than 9,00,000 people have been infected by the novel coronavirus and nearly 46,000 have died since it first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year, […]
Coronavirus death toll in US crosses 5000
(Kashmir Vision News) Washington, Apr 2 (PTI) America continues to wage an all-out war to defeat the “horrible” coronavirus, President Donald Trump has said, as the US reported over 5,000 deaths and more than 200,000 infections, the highest in the world, due to the fast-spreading COVID-19 pandemic. According to Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, the […]
Covid-19: High Powered Committee issues directions for release of jail inmates in JK
JAMMU, APRIL 01: On the directions of Supreme Court of India, the Jammu and Kashmir Government constituted, a High Powered Committee to pass several directions for release of prisoners to de-congest the jails following the spread of Coronavirus Pandemic in the country. The Committee comprises Executive Chairman J&K SLSA, Justice Rajesh Bindal, as its Chairman […]
COVID-19: Positive cases continue to surge, toll touches 62
Srinagar: Seven more fresh Covid-19 cases were detected in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, prompting the administration to further tighten the restrictions on the movement of people. Seven more patients have tested positive for the coronavirus taking the total number of positive cases in J&K to 62. “Covid-19 cases have risen to 62 with 58 […]
NPPA sanctions establishment of price monitoring unit in J&K
JAMMU, APR 01: In order to monitor the availability of essential medicines in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir at affordable prices, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has accorded sanction to the establishment of Price Monitoring and Resource Unit (PMRU) in J&K. The Authority has identified Jammu & Kashmir as a Pilot location […]
