UK Health minister Nadine Dorries tested positive for COVID-19
London,: UK’s Health minister and Conservative MP Nadine Dorries has been diagnosed with coronavirus. After being diagnosed with the disease Ms Dorries said, she had taken all the advised precautions after finding out, and had been self-isolating at home as reported by BBC. Ms Dorries, the MP for Mid Bedfordshire, said in a statement that […]
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 1400hrs amid Opposition uproar on various issues
New Delhi,: Proceedings of the Rajya Sabha were adjourned till 1400 hrs on Wednesday following Opposition’s uproar over various issues. Soon after the laying of the papers, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu informed the House that as the Lok Sabha would be discussing the Delhi violence issue today, the Upper House will take it up on […]
HC dismisses Nalini’s plea for release
Chennai, : The Madras High Court today dismissed a petition filed by S.Nalini, one of the seven life convicts in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case seeking a direction to the Tamil Nadu government to release her without waiting for the approval of state Governor. In her habeas corpus petition filed before a […]
MP governor refuses to take any decision to expel 6 rebel ministers
Lucknow,: Madhya Pradesh governor Lalji Tandon on Wednesday refused to take any decision on the recommendation of Chief Minister Kamal Nath to expel six rebel ministers. Mr Tandon said here that he is on leave and will take a decision when he will reach Bhopal on Friday. “I am watching the political situation of MP […]
Traffic again suspended on Srinagar-Jammu highway due to fresh landslides
Srinagar, : Traffic was on Wednesday again suspended on the 270-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway due to fresh landslides and shooting stones. Meanwhile, massive snow clearance operation by Beacon project was going on to put through the highway, connecting Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh with Kashmir. The 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh highway remained closed for the past about […]
Sports bodies and TV bosses summoned for coronavirus crisis talks
Sports bodies and broadcasters have been summoned by the government to discuss plans for staging sporting events without fans if the coronavirus crisis worsens. Officials at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport will host the meeting on Monday to look at how to handle events if mass gatherings are banned. At the moment, […]
Coronavirus: Italy’s sports minister says ‘no sense’ for football to continue
Football in Italy should be suspended and currently “makes no sense” for it to continue amid the increased risk of coronavirus, says the country’s sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora. Last week, Italy’s government said all sport in the country would be played behind closed doors until 3 April. But Spadafora supported calls from the president of […]
Kashmiri trucker killed in Jalandhar accident
Srinagar, March 08: A trucker driver from south Kashmir’s Kulgam was killed in a road accident on Jalandhar-Pathankot highway on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Ishaq Bhat son of Abdul Rashid Bhat, resident of Manzgam, was critically wounded when his truck (JKA8A-5309) collided with another truck at Jalandhar Punjab on the highway. The […]
Delay hits construction of school building in Budgam
Srinagar, March 08: The residents of Daharmuna area of central Kashmir’s Budgam Sunday expressed resentment against government for failing to construct a building for a local high school. They said that Government Girls Middle School Darharmuna was upgraded to government high school in 2016 but due to non availability of land the construction was delayed. […]
Coronavirus: Probably first death reported in Leh, sample taken for testing
Leh, Mar 08 (KNO): A patient admitted in Sonam Nurboo Memorial (SNM) Hospital in newly carved Union Territory of Ladakh Sunday died probably due to the deadly coronavirus. However, the administration claimed to have taken the sample of the deceased for testing, saying it will take nearly six days to confirm whether the patient was […]