School Education Dept to start online career, mental health counselling for students
Srinagar, April 14 (KNS):: Principal Secretary, School Education Dr Asgar Samoon today said that the department will be starting online career and mental health counselling for students in order to reduce their mental stress and keep them engaged with studies during the lockdown period. Dr Samoon was speaking at a meeting which was attended by […]
Samba administration enforces complete clampdown in village Chajjawal
SAMBA, APRIL 14: Following the declaration of Supwal area as Hot Spot after a case was found Covid-19 positive, District administration Samba has enforced complete clampdown and restricted movement of men, material and means both inward and outward of the area for general public besides has setup multiple control rooms for assistance of the local […]
DDC Doda reviews measures to contain spread of Covid 19
DODA, APRIL 14: District Development Commissioner, Dr Sagar D Doifode today convened the meeting of designated Nodal officers appointed to effectively deal the menace of COVID-19 across the district. In this regard DDC sought in details from all the designated Nodal officers about their assigned tasks besides asking them to suggest some measures that can […]
Lt Governor interacts with Doctors through Video Conference
Seeks suggestions for better management and containment of COVID-19 JAMMU, APRIL 14: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today held a video conference to interact with Doctors and sought their valuable suggestions for better management and containment of COVID-19 pandemic in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Deliberations were also held on various important aspects, […]
‘Arrest virus, revive economy’: PM Modi has a double-barrel lockdown exit plan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement on the national lockdown was driven by the assessment of states that they were not ready or prepared to exit the Covid-19 lockdown, people familiar with the development said. PM Modi also accounted for the fact that except for some pockets, the states had not been able to hit the […]
Can BCG vaccine protect against Covid-19? Here’s why the excitement needs to be tempered
Bengaluru: Of late, the 100-year-old BCG vaccine has received increasing attention, even though it is only partially functional in fighting the disease it was made to battle — tuberculosis. The reason for the excitement is that early analysis patterns in data seem to indicate that in countries that have had mass immunisation programmes with the BCG […]
Amid Covid fear, Kashmir border residents not safe even at home because of Pak shelling
Amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, a number of families fled their homes in shelling-hit Kupwara villages after three people, including a seven-year-old, were killed on Sunday in Pakistani shelling. There was no report of any shelling or firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara on Monday. However, the intense shelling on Sunday has […]
12 Tablighi workers from Delhi test coronavirus positive in Kashmir
As many as 25 people, including 12 Tabligh-e-Jamat workers of Delhi tested positive for coronavirus in Kashmir on Monday, taking the total number of cases in J&K to 270. Officials said 12 Delhi residents, who are on a missionary programme of Tabligh-e-Jamat (TJ) in Kashmir, were among the fresh positive cases from the valley. “Twenty-five […]
JKAP leaders condemns attack on labourers in Himachal
Srinagar, April 14 (KNS): Jammu & Kashmir Apni Party Senior leader Syed Showkat Gayoor Andrabi has strongly condemned the attack on Kashmiri labours by police in Himachal. He has damanded for strict action against the Police involved. Gayoor said that it is a human rights violation that poor men gone outside for earning livlihood for […]
Coronavirus India LIVE UPDATES: Amit Shah says stocks adequate as India extends lockdown till May 3
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday extended the nationwide lockdown till May 3 and said a detailed document with guidelines on the same would be released on Wednesday. There will be strict enforcement of the lockdown for six days, till April 20, after which there could be relaxation in specific areas after an assessment of the situation. “The virus is spreading fast. […]
