Day: April 7, 2020

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Mizoram govt contemplating to extend lockdown

9:03 pm April 7, 2020

Aizawl: The Mizoram government is contemplating to extend the ongoing 21-day lockdown in the state after receiving an “informal suggestion” from a medical panel it had set up to fight the contagion, a senior official said on Tuesday. The nationwide lockdown was imposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 25 to break the chain […]

COVID-19 patient dies in Kashmir, 15 fresh cases in J-K

8:57 pm April 7, 2020

Srinagar: A 54-year-old man died of coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, taking the death toll to three, officials said. The number of cases in the Union Territory now stands at 125 and 15 of them were reported on Tuesday. The deceased, a resident of Bandipora district, was undergoing treatment at a hospital here […]

Rajasthan to ramp up coronavirus testing: Minister

8:51 pm April 7, 2020

Jaipur: Rajasthan Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma on Tuesday said the state government has decided to step up screening of people through rapid testing kits in the areas hit by coronavirus infection. The rapid testing, a kind of blood test, gives quick results in comparison to the current swab-based examination. The minister said the Bhilwara […]

SBI cuts savings rate by 25 bps to 2.75 pc

8:45 pm April 7, 2020

New Delhi: The country’s largest lender SBI on Tuesday said it has cut savings rate by 0.25 per cent to 2.75 per cent on all deposits. The new rate will come into effect from April 15, 2020. In view of adequate liquidity in the system, SBI realigned its interest rates on Savings Bank Deposits, with […]

MP: Sunday 'corona' curfew to be lifted as pandemic under control now, says CM

MP CM hints at extending lockdown period

8:41 pm April 7, 2020

Bhopal: The ongoing lockdown, which is in place in view of coronavirus outbreak, might be extended in Madhya Pradesh if needed, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said here on Tuesday. “We will take a decision after seeing the circumstances. Lives of people are more important. We can tolerate lockdown. We can resurrect the economy later […]