New York, May 11 (KMS): The World Health Organization said that a new COVID-19 variant first identified in India is now classified as a variant of global concern amid skyrocketing case levels in the country and research that shows the modified coronavirus may spread more easily. The variant, known as …
Read More »Karnataka witnesses chaos on the first day of its two-week lockdown
Bengaluru, May 11 (KMS): Karnataka’s first day of two-week lockdown was witness to people agitating over the tough rules, several instances of police adopting crude policing tactics to tame erring people and finally even police were forced to give-up caning and started appealing people with folded hands not to …
Read More »Spread of Indian COVID variant in UK ‘not looking good at all’, warns expert
London, May 11 (KMS): The spread of the Indian COVID variant in the UK is “not looking good at all,” an expert has warned. The variant, known as B1.617.2, was first detected in India, where a deadly surge of coronavirus has been overwhelming hospitals and killing thousands. The strain has …
Read More »India Covid: Dozens of bodies wash up on banks of Ganges river
New Delhi, May 11 (KMS): The bodies of at least 40 people have washed up on the banks of the Ganges river in northern India, officials say. The discovery, near the border between the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, was confirmed to the BBC on Monday. It is not …
Read More »Indian doctors warn against cow dung as COVID cure
Ahmedabad, May 11 (KMS): Doctors in India are warning against the practice of using cow dung in the belief it will ward off COVID-19, saying there is no scientific evidence for its effectiveness and that it risks spreading other diseases. The coronavirus pandemic has wrought devastation on India, with 22.66 …
Read More »‘Black fungus’ complication adds to India’s COVID woes
Bnegaluru, May 11 (KMS): The Indian government has told doctors to look out for signs of mucormycosis or “black fungus” in COVID-19 patients as hospitals report a rise in cases of the rare but potentially fatal infection. The state-run Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said at the weekend that …
Read More »Modi rejects proposal to import oxygen from Pakistan
Chandigarh, May 11 (KMS): Indian Punjab’s Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has disclosed that the Modi-led government in New Delhi rejected the province’s request to import liquid medical oxygen from Pakistan as the country faces a dire shortage amid record coronavirus cases and deaths, it emerged on Monday. Singh had written …
Read More »Corona curfew extended in IIOJK till May 17
Srinagar, May 10 (KMS): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the authorities have extended ‘corona curfew’ by seven days in all districts of the territory. The IIOJK administration in a tweet on DIPR (Department of Information and Public Relations) handle said that corona curfew imposed in all 20 districts …
Read More »Kashmir couldn’t breathe after J-K administration choked supply
Saqib Mugloo On 6 May, 28-year-old Mudasir Ahmad ran from pillar to post and posted multiple SOS messages on his social media handles. The Srinagar resident was desperate to find an oxygen cylinder for his ailing mother who like thousands of others had been hit by Covid-19 and needed supplementary …
Read More »APHC concerned over plight of Kashmiri detainees in Indian jails
Srinagar, May 10 (KMS): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference has expressed serious concern over the plight of illegally detained Kashmiris lodged in Indian jails and the threat posed to their lives due to massive surge in coronavirus in India. The APHC spokesman in …
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