Added on March 28, 2020
Press Trust of India
Jammu: With four more people testing positive for coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir, the total number of COVID-19 cases rose to 18 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 11 people tested positive for coronavirus in Jammu […]
Added on March 28, 2020
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Jammu: 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 adhered to by […]
Added on March 28, 2020
Press Trust of India
Mumbai: The RBI on Friday put on hold EMI payments on all term loans for three months and cut interest rate by steepest in more than 11 years as it joined the government effort to rescue a slowing economy that has now got caught in coronavirus whirlwind. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut repo […]
Added on March 28, 2020
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Kolkata: West Bengal on Friday reported five fresh cases of COVID-19 including that of an infant, the highest number of confirmed cases on a single day in the state, pushing the total number of positive cases to 15. Of the five fresh cases which were reported from Nadia district in South Bengal, four did not […]
Added on March 27, 2020
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New Delhi: The government on Thursday announced a Rs 1.7 lakh crore stimulus that included free foodgrain and cooking gas to poor for three months, and cash doles to women and poor senior citizens as it looked to ease the economic impact of the nationwide lockdown. While over 80 crore poor ration card holders will […]
Added on March 27, 2020
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New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday asked state governments to arrange food and shelter for migrant workers who are facing difficulties due to the 21-day lockdown announced to check the spread of coronavirus. Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Punya Salila Srivastava said students, who are in hostels, should continue to stay there […]
Added on March 27, 2020
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Amid cries of negligence, govt announces probe
Srinagar: A 65-year-old man infected with the coronavirus died at Chest Disease (CD) hospital Dalgate, Srinagar in the early hours of Thursday as Kashmir recorded its first death due to the disease, official sources said. The man had a medical history of illness with diabetes, hypertension and obesity. “Despite our best efforts, the COVID19 positive […]
Added on March 27, 2020
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Srinagar: Two siblings, both minors, were tested positive for coronavirus in Srinagar on Thursday, taking the number of cases to 13, officials said. “Two more positive cases in Srinagar. Siblings (seven-years-old and eight-months-old)… Total number of active positive cases is now at 11,” government spokesperson Rohit Kansal tweeted. The eight-month-old might be the youngest to […]
Added on March 27, 2020
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Srinagar: Kashmir’s Grand Mufti Nasirul Islam on Thursday said that Kashmir is heading towards a disaster and there should be no Friday prayers in any masjid of shrine in Kashmir tomorrow. “There should be no Friday congregational prayers in any masjid or shrine across Kashmir. We are heading towards a disaster,” he said. “My humble […]
Added on March 27, 2020
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Srinagar: The restrictions on the movement and assembly of people to contain the spread of the coronavirus were intensified in Kashmir on Thursday, in the wake of six more positive cases detected in the valley, taking the total number of affected persons to 11, officials said. Besides, one person has died of the deadly virus […]
