Month: April 2020

Arunachal govt launches apps for essential commodities

Itanagar, Apr 11: To help people, who are confined to their homes due to the lockdown, the Arunachal Pradesh government has taken various steps to ensure that essential commodities reach their doorsteps. Online apps like ‘U Tell Us’ and ‘Dukan Dada’ were introduced by the state government immediately after […]

Hardcore JeM OGW arrested along IB in Jammu

Jammu, Apr 11: An alleged hardcore overground worker (OGW) of Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist outfit was arrested from a village near the International Border here, a police official said on Saturday. Mohammad Muzaffar Beigh (24), a resident of the Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, was arrested during a late […]

PM's meeting with CMs: Demand transfer of cash to poor families, says Chidambaram

New Delhi, Apr 11: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with chief ministers, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday urged CMs of states where the party is in power to unanimously demand for transfer of cash to every poor family. He said the poor have lost their […]

Death toll due to COVID-19 rises to 239; cases climb to 7,447

New Delhi, Apr 11: The death toll due to the novel coronavirus rose to 239 and the number of cases to 7,447 in the country on Saturday, according to the Union Health Ministry While the number of active COVID-19 cases is 6,565, as many as 642 people were cured […]

What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

Christians observed Good Friday without the solemn church services or emotional processions of past years, instead watching livestreams at home as the world remained locked down by the coronavirus pandemic. The global death toll headed toward 100,000, with the confirmed number of infected people topping 1.6 million, according to […]

Loan moratorium: Banks ask customers to be cautious against frauds

Kolkata, Apr 10: Several banks have cautioned their customers against possible attempts by fraudsters as they became active to exploit the three-month loan repayment moratorium offer in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, officials said on Friday. The cyber criminals pretending as officials of banks have been reaching out […]

‘Everybody is very scared’: Struggle to keep apart on subway

NEW YORK — They let trains that look too crowded pass by. If they decide to board, they search for emptier cars to ride in. Then they size up fellow passengers before picking the safest spot they can find to sit or stand for commutes sometimes lasting an […]

In a test of faith, Christians mark Good Friday in isolation

JERUSALEM — Christians are commemorating Jesus’ crucifixion without the solemn church services or emotional processions of past years, marking Good Friday in a world locked down by the coronavirus pandemic. The chanting of a small group of clerics inside Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher echoed faintly through […]

Rohingya camps in Bangladesh put under 'complete lockdown'

Cox’s Bazar, Apr 10: Bangladesh has imposed a “complete lockdown” in Cox’s Bazar district — home to over a million Rohingya refugees from neighbouring Myanmar — to halt the spread of coronavirus, officials have said. Experts have warned that the disease could spread quickly through the cramped, sewage-soaked alleys […]

Lockdown should continue, Punjab will allow district-wise relief to farmers:Amarinder

New Delhi, Apr 10: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday said the ongoing lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus should continue, while noting that predictions by health experts about the spread of the pandemic are “horrendous and frightening”. He said a decision on whether Punjab will extend […]

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