Coronavirus cases in India climb to 834, death toll reaches 19

New Delhi, Mar 28 (PTI) The number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 834 in India on Saturday with the death toll rising to 19, according to the Union Health Ministry. In its updated figures, the ministry stated two fresh deaths. However, it could not be immediately known where these two new deaths were reported from […]
Srinagar administration home-delivering food grains and LPG to residents

SRINAGAR, MARCH 27: In view of restrictions on public movement put in place in an effort to contain spread of the coronavirus infection the Srinagar administration is delivering food grains and LPG at the doorsteps of residents of the district. Home-deliveries are starting tomorrow on March 28 and will continue for a full week. The […]
Man shot at in Kulgam

Srinagar, Mar 27: Unknown gunmen on Friday fired at and wounded a man in Redwani area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. A police official said that the suspected militants fired upon Mehraj-Ud-Din Bhat at Redwani this evening. Bhat suffered serious bullet wounds and was shifted to a nearby district hospital for treatment. Soon after the incident, […]
JK Bank waives charges on digital transactions, non-maintenance of minimum balance

Srinagar, Mar 27: J&K Bank Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Rajesh Kumar Chhibber today made a fervent appeal to the customers of the bank to strictly follow the government directives regarding containment of the rising Covid-19 infections and maintain social distancing as mandated by the WHO by avoiding unnecessary rush at the bank’s branches and […]
5763 persons under observation, 18 positive cases: Govt

JAMMU, MAR 27: The Government Friday informed that 5763 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been put under surveillance and, so far, 18 cases have tested positive in Jammu and Kashmir (16 active positive, 01 recovered and 01 death). According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) 3136 persons have […]
Spain death toll hits 4,858 as 769 die in 24 hours

Madrid, Mar 27 (AFP) The death toll in Spain soared over 4,800 Friday after 769 people died in 24 hours, in what was a record one-day figure for fatalities in the country, the government said. Spain has the world’s second-highest death toll after Italy, and has so far suffered 4,858 deaths, while the number of […]
Police tracing all persons who came in contact with JK’s first COVID-19 casualty: DGP

Jammu, Mar 27 (PTI) A day after a native of Srinagar who had a long travel history succumbed to COVID-19, Jammu and Kashmir police chief Dilbag Singh on Friday said efforts are on to trace all those people who came in contact with him so that they can be quarantined. He appealed to people to […]
British PM Johnson tests positive for COVID-19

London, Mar 27 (PTI) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. “Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus,” he said on Twitter. “I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the government’s response via video-conference as […]
International tourism to plunge up to 30% due to virus: UN

Madrid, Mar 27 (AFP) The number of international tourist arrivals will fall by 20-30 percent in 2020 due to the novel coronavirus, putting millions of jobs at risk, the World Tourism Organization said Friday. This revises sharply lower a forecast made earlier this month of a decline of just 1.0-3.0 percent. The drop in arrivals […]
Covid-19 suspects allege ‘mistreatment’ at hospitals
Srinagar: Covid-19 suspects are facing immense problems at Valley’s leading medical institute here in Soura Srinagar. Some Covid-19 suspects are being brought to hospital by Police and some turn voluntarily. A large chunk of these suspects are females with travel history. The family members of some of the Covid-19 suspects who had gone to SKIMS […]