Month: March 2020

Break Covid-19 chain, pay water bills online: PHE to Public

open view news desk JAMMU, MARCH 27: In view of Coronavirus pandemic, Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department has urged people to stay safe and avoid venturing out of their homes. To break the Covid-19 chain, department has asked its consumers to avail online bill payment facility from the […]

Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (Covid-19) 5763 persons under observation, 18 positive cases

open view news desk JAMMU, MARCH 27: The Government today 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 […]

Prince Harry and Meghan now based in California: report

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have permanently relocated to California amid the coronavirus pandemic, media reports said Friday. The royal couple flew by private jet from Canada to Los Angeles last week before the border between the two countries closed because of the deadly virus outbreak, The […]

India’s migrant workers face long walk home amid coronavirus lockdown

LUCKNOW/AHMEDABAD, India – After India imposed a 21-day nationwide lockdown on Tuesday to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the plywood factory near Uttar Pradesh’s state capital Lucknow where Surendra Pandey works was forced to shut down. On Thursday morning, with no way of earning a living, the 28-year-old […]

China’s Xi offers Trump help in fighting coronavirus as U.S. faces wave of new patients

BEIJING/SHANGHAI – Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump during a phone call on Friday that he would have China’s support in fighting the coronavirus, as the United States faces the prospect of becoming the next global epicentre of the pandemic. The United States now has […]

India lost time in race to keep coronavirus health staff safe, groups say

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI – As the coronavirus spread across Asia in February, Indian manufacturers of personal protective equipment contacted the health ministry urging the government to stock up. They got no response, according to Sanjeev Relhan and Rajiv Nath, the heads of two health-sector manufacturing associations. They and other […]

British PM Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus

LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he had tested positive for coronavirus and was self isolating but would still lead the government’s response to the outbreak. A Downing Street spokesman said Johnson, 55, experienced mild symptoms on Thursday – a day after he answered […]

MHA issues advisory to all States/UTs to make adequate arrangements for migrant workers, students etc from outside the States to facilitate Social Distancing for COVID-19

open view news desk The Union Home Secretary has written toall States/UTs to take immediate steps to provide adequate support, including food and shelter, to migrant agricultural labourers, industrial workers and other unorganized sector workers during the 21-day Nationwide COVID-19 lockdown.Similarly, States/UTs have been advised to take steps […]

President and Vice President hold discussions with Governors, LGs and Administrators of States and UTs on COVID-19 Response

open view news desk The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, along with the Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, today (March 27, 2020) held a video-conference with all Governors, Lieutenant Governors and Administrators of all States and Union Territories to find ways to complement […]

Indian Railways is making all efforts to ensure availability of essential commodities through its uninterrupted freight services

During the last 4 days, more than 1.6 lacs wagons carried supplies to keep the supply chain functional ; Of these, more than 1 lac wagons carried essential commodities Essential commodities like food grains, salt, sugar, milk, edible oil, onions, fruits & vegetables, petroleum products, coal, fertilizers etc. […]

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