Brick kilns in Jammu asked to operate
Jammu: Brick kilns will resume operations in Jammu as Lt Governor G C Murmu gave orders of easing out lockdown restrictions in the division, except in areas declared as red zones’, amid the coronavirus pandemic. The move came a day after the administration constituted a committee for resumption of commercial and industrial activities in a […]
Minor, two medicos among 22 test positive for COVID-19
JK tally touches 300
Srinagar: A 6-year-old girl and two doctors were among 22 persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, taking the number of COVID-19 patients to 300 in Jammu and Kashmir. Principal Secretary Planning Rohit Kansal said that four among the fresh cases reported in last 24-hours are from Jammu while remaining 18 in […]
Double Whammy: Coranavirus, shelling makes lives miserable for border residents
Poonch: With the threat of coronavirus looming large and intense shelling by Pakistan, villagers living along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir are stuck between the devil and the deep sea. For the last month, Pakistan has targeted villages and army posts along the LoC and IB in […]
Two injured in shelling by Pak Army in Rajouri
Jammu: Two members of a family, including a 10-year-old girl, were injured in overnight shelling by the Pakistan Army along the Line of Control in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. A mortar shell from across the border hit the house of Nazir Hussain at village Lamibari in Rajdhani area of […]
Ensure close monitoring of containment zones: Union Govt
Asks all states, UTs to follow revised guidelines
JAMMU: Government of India has asked all States and Union Territories to continue implementing lockdown restrictions strictly for the extended period till May 3, 2020 as announced by the Prime Minister as an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the country. The Government has decided to provide some relaxations after April 20 in […]
Death toll due to COVID-19 rises to 392 in India
Cases climb to 11,933: Health Ministry
New Delhi: The death toll due to the novel coronavirus rose to 392 with 39 fatalities reported since Tuesday evening, while the number of cases saw a jump of 1,118 to go up to 11,933 cases on Wednesday, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 10,197, while as […]
Two million coronavirus cases recorded globally
Paris: More than two million cases of the new coronavirus have been officially registered around the world, half of them in Europe, according to a tally compiled by AFP at 1000 GMT Wednesday based on official sources. At least 2,000,576 infections, including 126,871 deaths, have been recorded. Europe is the hardest hit continent, with 1,010,858 […]
Pak’s coronavirus tally nears 6,000
Islamabad: The number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan approached 6,000 after 272 new infections were reported, the health ministry said on Wednesday as Prime Minister Imran Khan extended the ongoing lockdown until the end of this month to fight the pandemic. The number of coronavirus patients in the country rose to 5,988, with 272 new […]
Containment zones sealed to ensure strict lockdown
Srinagar: Authorities in Kashmir have sealed off the containment zones to ensure strict adherence to the standard operating procedure to contain the spread of coronavirus even as the lockdown in the Valley entered the 28th day on Wednesday, officials said. The restrictions on the movement and assembly of people in Kashmir continued on Wednesday, they […]
COVID-19: Shadow cast over first-ever global investors’ summit
Srinagar: The outbreak of deadly coronavirus in Jammu & Kashmir has cast a shadow over holding of the first-ever global investors’ summit in the Union Territory for attracting investment in different sectors. The much-talked about investors’ summit is unlikely to be held in near future given the fact that global as well as Indian economy […]
