Police warn arrest of those ”inciting people on domicile law” in Kashmir
Srinagar, Apr 03: J&K police on Friday said it will arrest those trying to incite people on the new domicile law. Vijay Kumar, IGP (Kashmir zone) said on Friday that there are certain elements who are trying to incite people on the new domicile law. Kumar said these anti-social elements are using various social networking […]
Blacklisting proceedings against 360 foreigners linked to Tablighi Jamaat who have left India: MHA
New Delhi, Apr 03: Blacklisting proceedings have started against 360 foreigners who participated in Tablighi Jamaat activities in India and left the country before borders were sealed in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the Union Home Ministry said Friday. The ministry has also ruled out deportation of 960 foreigners who came on tourist visa […]
LeT module busted; 4 militants, 3 OGWs arrested, arms recovered in Handwara
Srinagar, Apr 03: Security forces on Friday busted a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) module by arresting four militants and three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) along with huge cache of arms and ammunition at Handwara in border district of Kupwara. A police official said that following specific information, security forces raided several areas in Kupwara late on Thursday […]
Boost morale of Nation & spread positivity: PM to 40 sportsstars including Tendulkar, Kohli
New Delhi, Apr 03: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted via video conference with 40 eminent sportspersons with the likes of batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, team India skipper Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly and six-time World boxing champion Mary Kom on the current scenario due to COVID-19 pandemic in the country. This is PM’s first […]
Five-year-old boy’s essay on Babar Azam takes internet by storm
Karachi, Apr 03: A five-year-old boy, named Oscar, charmingly wrote an essay on Pakistan’s Twenty20 International (T20I) captain Babar Azam — which was shared by the official Twitter account of Somerset County Cricket Club. Oscar met Babar after a medical surgery, last year, while the latter was playing for Somerset in the Vitality Blast. “Babar […]
DC Ganderbal Takes stock of preparedness and measures to contain the spread of COVID-19
Ganderbal April 02: To take stock of preparedness and measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the district, Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal today chaired a meeting with the concerned officers at Mini Secretariat Ganderbal. ADC Ganderbal, Farooq Ahmad Baba, ASP Ganderbal, CPO Ganderbal, SDM Kangan, CMO Ganderbal, all Tehsildars and other officers and […]
Another batch of 324 people released from quarantine facilities in Srinagar
Srinagar, Apr 02: Authorities here on Thursday released another batch of 324 people from various quarantine facilities in the city, taking the total number of those who successfully completed the isolation period to 638, officials said. “About 324 more persons who had returned from overseas countries being discharged after completing their two-week quarantine in Srinagar. […]
Govt under-funding fight against coronavirus: Chidambaram
New Delhi, Apr 02: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday alleged that the government is “under-funding” the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and asked the Modi dispensation to announce that it will fund the battle with Rs 5-6 lakh crore. In a series of tweets, he said it is the ninth day since the […]
COVID-19 can travel 27 feet, stay in air for hours, says MIT researcher
Washington DC, Apr 02: Staying six feet away from others may not work, an MIT researcher has warned – saying the coronavirus can rather travel 27 feet and can linger for hours. The study was conducted by MIT associate professor Lydia Bourouiba, who has researched the dynamics of coughs and sneezes for years. It was […]
China reports 35 new imported coronavirus cases, six deaths
Beijing, Apr 02: China reported 35 new imported cases of the novel coronavirus while the death toll from the COVID1-9 infections increased to 3,318 after six more fatalities were confirmed on Wednesday from the virus hit Hubei province, health officials said on Thursday. China”s National Health Commission (NHC) in its daily report also said 37 […]