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12 Jun

Srinagar: Reopens 50% of Shops from Saturday.

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Over two-and-a-half months after the Covid-19 lockdown was implemented here, markets, including non-essential business establishments, will open in the summer capital on Saturday. However, only 50 percent shops will be allowed to run on alternate days. As per an order issued by the district administration Srinagar headed by Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Shahid Iqbal Chaudhary, a copy of which is with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), in view of multifarious dimensions involved, suggestions and recommendations were obtained from SKIMS Srinagar, Govt Medical College Srinagar, SKIMS Medical College Bemina and Directorate of Health Services Kashmir, and sector-specific SOPs have been devised…

12 Jun

Covid-19 cases hit daily record in Nagaland

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12 June, 2020: Nagaland has reported fresh 26 coronavirus cases, its highest single-day spike as on Friday, taking the state’s tally to 156 on Friday, Minister for Planning and Coordination Neiba Kronu said. The previous highest single-day spike was on June 4 when 22 cases were reported. Of the total 156 cases, 126 were active and 30 have recovered. he said. The minister also informed that all the positive persons are receiving medical care at the designated COVID-19 hospitals.

12 Jun

1 Indian Killed , 2 Injured in Firing by Nepal Police near Bihar Border.

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One person was killed and two others were injured when armed police of Nepal opened fire near Lalbandi border outpost on Friday morning.The incident took place around 8.45am when some residents of Jankinagar village under Sonbarsa police station in Sitamarhi district were working in an agricultural field. The deceased, Vikesh Kumar Rai, 25, and the injured, Umesh Ram and Uday Thakur, are Indian nationals. One Lagan Rai is said to have been detained by the Nepal police. Locals said the firing took place after a clash between some people working in their agricultural field at the Lalbandi-Janki Nagar border in…

12 Jun

Kejriwal is a ‘failure’: BJP on Delhi govt’s handling of Pandemic.

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Citing the Supreme Court's sharp comments on the Delhi government's handling of COVID-19 cases, the BJP on Friday said the national capital's "truth" is out and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been a "failure". Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court termed as "horrific" the state of affairs in Delhi hospitals, with dead bodies being stacked next to COVID-19 patients. It sought responses from the Centre and different states as it took suo moto (on its own) cognisance of the treatment being meted out to patients and the handling of bodies. However, amid harrowing accounts of people struggling to get…

12 Jun

India is now the fourth worst-hit country

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Jun 12, 2020: India has overtaken the United Kingdom to climb the fourth spot in the list of nations worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a website that tracks the number of cases across the world. Worldometer data on Thursday evening showed that India had 295,772 cases against 291,588 infections recorded by the UK and it took just 18 days for the Asian country to reach the fourth spot. India’s number of infected people has increased to 297,538 and the death toll has risen to 8,498 on Friday, according to the Union health ministry. India was among the…

12 Jun

Lockdown not to be re-announced in Maharashtra

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NEW DELHI, 12. June, 2020: Lockdown will not be reintroduced in Maharashtra, tweeted chief minister Uddhav Thackeray’s office on Friday, quelling rumours about a possible reintroduction of a total shutdown amid spike in coronavirus cases in the state. The people have also been advised to follow guidelines and maintain social distancing to stem the spread of the disease. “Lockdown will not be re-announced. Chief Minister Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray has requested and appealed to the people not to crowd anywhere and follow the instructions given by the government,” tweeted chief minister Thackeray’s office. In Maharashtra, which has the highest number of…

11 Jun

Houston bids goodbye to George Floyd

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11.06.20: George Floyd died at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis. A thousand miles to the south, in the Texas city where he was raised, two rows of police officers saluted as his coffin went past. Hours before Floyd’s funeral began at a southwest Houston church, uniformed officers stood between the hearse and the front doors. As relatives and friends pushed the gold coffin with blue trimming into the church, the officers raised their hands in a show of respect. Floyd’s funeral and the public viewing that preceded it a day earlier have been a counterpoint to the fury…

11 Jun

Kali temple to reopen with safety measures

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11.06.20: The Kali temple in Dakshineswar will reopen on June 13, the shrine authorities said on Wednesday. A series of safety measures, including reduced hours, have been announced to ensure devotees do not contract the novel coronavirus on the temple premises. The temple has been shut to devotees for over two months because of the lockdown. “We are happy to reopen the shrine,” said Kushal Chowdhury, the secretary of the Dakshineswar Kali Temple and Debottar Estate. “We will not allow any violation of social distancing norms.”

11 Jun

Goa: IMD Forecasts Heavy Rains , High Speed Winds.

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As Goa prepares for arrival of the south-west monsoon, the IMD has forecast heavy rainfall along with high speed winds in isolated places in North and South Goa districts. The coastal state experienced pre-monsoon showers earlier this week. As a precaution, the Goa government shuts down beaches, popular with tourists, for swimming and water sports during the monsoon (from June to September) each year as the sea during this period tends to be extremely rough and choppy. Meanwhile, Drishti Marine, the state-appointed professional lifeguard agency, on Thursday advised people visiting beaches againstventuring into the sea with the monsoon expected to…

11 Jun

Mumbai experience it’s highest one day spike of cases

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On Wednesday, Maharastra as well as mumbai experienced a highest 24 hours toll. Only after a week of the first phase of 'mission begin again' started the death rate was highest in a day. The state saw its highest single-day rise in cases (3,254) ,the previous highest toll was on June 5 (139 cases).The city in total has more positive cases (52,667) than the cases of Wuhan (50,333) the epicentre of corona virus outbreak. Mumbai city, which recorded a staggering 1,595 of these new cases to post its highest day-surge as well, breached the 20,000-case mark to rise to 20,150…