Police arrest BDC Chairman for ‘abusing, manhandling’ cop on duty
Handwara, Mar 28: Block Development Chairman, Vilgam in north Kashmir is in police lockup from past three days while several BDC’s are up in arms against police, mulling to stage a protest outside DDC office Kupwara against what they call ‘arbitrary’ arrest. Sources said few days back BDC Vilgam in Handwars town, Muhammad Yasin Sheikh […]
Restrictions continue in Kashmir, many booked for organising Friday prayers
Srinagar, Mar 28 (PTI) The restrictions on the movement and assembly of people to curb the spread of the coronavirus continued in Kashmir for the tenth consecutive on Saturday, even as police booked several people for defying the lockdown by organising congregational prayers on Friday, officials said. While most of the mosques and shrines in […]
Two suspected militants held in Baramulla
Srinagar, Mar 28 (PTI) Security forces on Saturday arrested two suspected militants from north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said. During vehicle checking at Pattan town, police arrested two local militants, identified as Showkat Mir and Showkat Yattoo, they said. One pistol, one hand grenade and some ammunition were recovered from the possession of the arrested […]
China to share coronavirus data with US: Trump
Washington, Mar 28 (PTI) China will share its data related to the novel coronavirus pandemic with the US and the country will learn from Beijing’s experience, President Donald Trump has said, a day after he held an hour-long conversation with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Trump spoke to Xi over telephone, days after the US […]
Cop disengaged from service for hurling abuses at locals during lockdown announcement
Srinagar, Mar 28 (PTI) A policeman was disengaged from service after a video of him went viral wherein he is seen using abusive language while asking people to stay indoors in the wake of the lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said on Saturday. Police have taken cognisance of a video which was […]
Italy records almost 1,000 virus deaths in one-day record
Rome, Mar 28 (AFP) Italy recorded a shocking spike in coronavirus deaths Friday with 969 new victims, the worst daily record for any country since the pandemic began. The infection rate however continued its downward trend, with the civil protection agency reporting nearly 86,500 confirmed cases in Italy — a 7.4 percent increase, down from […]
COVID-19 positive cases rise to 18 in JK, over 5,500 under surveillance
Srinagar, Mar 28 (PTI) With four more people testing positive for coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir, the total number of COVID-19 cases rose to 20 on Friday in the Union Territory, where over 5,500 people have been put under surveillance. In the last three days, one person has died and 13 people tested positive for […]
329 FIRs registered against lockdown violators in JK so far: DGP
Jammu, March 28 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Police has so far registered 329 FIRs against people who violated lockdown orders enforced to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, a senior police officer said. Thousands of police personnel along with other security forces are on the ground to make sure that the orders are being […]
Coronavirus pandemic: World has entered recession, says IMF
Washington, Mar 28 (PTI) The world is in the face of a devastating impact due to the coronavirus pandemic and has clearly entered a recession, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday, but projected a recovery next year. “We have reassessed the prospects for growth for 2020 and 2021. It is now clear that we […]
As coronavirus cases in US cross 100,000, Trump takes steps to combat pandemic
Washington, Mar 28 (PTI) President Donald Trump on Friday took a series of actions to ensure availability of medical resources and equipment to fight the global pandemic, as the number of COVID-19 cases in the US surpassed 100,000, with more than 1,500 dead. “My administration is taking new action to ensure that America has the […]
