Door-to-door contact tracing in Bandipora after milkman tests positive
Srinagar: Authorities are conducting door-to-door operation in Naidkhai area of Bandipora, north Kashmir, to locate those people, especially females, who have come into contact with a milkman, who has been tested positive for COVID-19. Yesterday, two positive cases had surfaced in Bandipora, among them one was a milkman, reportedly, hailing from Shallpora Naidkhai. Sources told that […]
Temporary campus used for isolation, medical facility for COVID-19 patients in J&K
In the backdrop of the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the premises of some of the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir are being utilised for the purpose of setting up the temporary campus for isolation, medical facility for the patients affected with the fatal virus. Pertinently, there are more […]
Police Arrest Man For Social Media Posts Which Led To Migrants Gathering At Bandra Station
The Mumbai Police on Wednesday arrested a man from Navi Mumbai for allegedly posting messages on social media which triggered a huge horde of migrants in Bandra on Tuesday evening, officials said. Besides, several other persons have also been booked, including a channel reporter, for alleged fake messages that resulted in the massive jamming. The […]
Covid-19: With 2 more medicos testing corona positive, 6 doctors infected in Jammu region
With two more doctors testing positive, a total of six doctors have been infected by coronavirus in Jammu province. One doctor had direct contact with Tablighi Jamaat activists who had attended the Nizammudin congregation. The retired doctor had attended a religious function at Bari Brahmana and came in touch with the Tablighis who also tested […]
Highway dhabhas, truck repair shops to be allowed from April 20: MHA
Dhabas on highways, truck repair shops, and trucks carrying goods, will be allowed to operate, albeit with social distancing norms, from April 20, as per the government’s directive on the relaxation of COVID-19 lockdown in areas which are not demarcated “containment zones” in India. As mentioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on Tuesday, the Home Ministry today morning […]
As Ladakh Opens Srinagar Highway After 4 Months, Police Asked To Keep Close Eye On Truck Drivers, Helpers
As Union Territory of Ladakh opened the 434-km long Srinagar-Leh National Highway on Saturday, after a period of four months, the authorities kept a close eye on incoming vehicles and their drivers. The highway remained shut during the winters due to heavy snowfall on Zojila pass, but was opened yesterday to procure essential goods for Ladakh. […]
Government offices to reopen with senior staff from April 20
All central ministries and departments and their subordinate offices will start functioning from April 20 with 100 per cent attendance of officials in the rank of Deputy Secretary and above, while 33 per cent of the rest of the staff are to be present in the offices, as per new norms of relaxation of Covid-19 lockdown rules issued by […]
There’s paranoia in the air and UP’s Corouna village is paying a big price for it
Corouna (Sitapur): The residents of an Uttar Pradesh village find themselves shunned by neighbours and others amid the Covid-19 pandemic, even though there hasn’t been any positive diagnosis in the settlement of 8,000 people. The reason? The village is called “Corouna”, a name whose pronunciation resembles that of “corona” — a shortened form of “coronavirus” that has gained colloquial […]
After month-long quarantine in Rajasthan, first batch of Kashmiri students return home
Srinagar: The first batch of fifty-two students, who were airlifted from Iran and were put under quarantine in an army facility at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, are expected to arrive in Srinagar today, officials said. The students are being brought to Srinagar in batches. “A first batch of fifty-two students will reach Srinagar today later in the day,” […]
Altaf Bukhari talks to LG Murmu, seeks shifting of J&K residents
Srinagar April 15 KNS): Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Wednesday took up the issue of J&K residents who are stranded in various states of the country with the Lieutenant Governor G.S Murmu. Talking to the Lieutenant Governor G.S Murmu on phone from Delhi, Bukhari sought his intervention in […]
