Restrictions continue, one more area declared red zone
While restrictions across the valley remained in place, the government on Thursday declared one more area as red zone in Srinagar. Chattabal has been declared Containment (Red) Zone in view of cluster of 4 positive cases containment zone: Administrative boundary of the residential colony and a buffer zone of additional 5 Km radius.
Amid lockdown Noorabad villages reel under hardships
By Javaid Malik Noorabad Many villages in Noorabad area of Kulgam are suffering on various fronts amid lockdown against COVID-19 virus. They told this reporter that after the recent snowfall and rains, electric supply has not been restored to dozens of villages here. Many transformers got damaged and even after villagers collect money at local […]
When everyones attention should have been on Covid19 control, Govt slips in with domicilaw: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar, April 1 (KNS): Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah criticised the centre government for issuing an order on domicile of J&K when everyones focus should have been to stop Covid19 spread. He said this in a tweet:” Talk about suspect timing. At a time when all our efforts & attention should be focused on the […]
COVID-19: 324 more walk home after completing quarantine in Srinagar
Srinagar: 324 more persons who had returned from had returned from foreign countries were discharged after completing their quarantine in a Srinagar hotel. Department of Information and Public Relations while taking to their twitter handle said that till now over 600 people were discharged from quarantine centers in valley. “324 more persons who had returned from […]
Two army troopers injured in cross border shelling in J-K
Srinagar: Two army soldiers were injured in cross border shelling in Balakote area of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Reports reaching said that the soldiers namely Naib Subedar Satpal and Havaldar Dharmpal of 14 Punjab Regiment suffered splinter injuries after Pakistani army attacked Indian army’s posts in Balakote sector of Mendhar today early […]
Grim one-day virus death toll for US, Spain,
Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States have all reported the highest number of deaths in a single day since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The US recorded 884 coronavirus deaths, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University. It has also confirmed more than 213,000 cases of the disease. In the UK, a further […]
Tablighi Jamaat: The group blamed for new Covid-19 outbreak in India
The Tablighi Jamaat have come into the spotlight after an event they held in the Indian capital Delhi has spawned a number of Covid-19 clusters across the country. But exactly who is this group and why did they hold a big gathering in Delhi? BBC Hindi’s Zubair Ahmed reports. Who are the Tablighi Jamaat? The […]
Coronavirus: Expert panel to assess face mask use by public
Should more of us wear face masks to help slow the spread of coronavirus? This question is to be assessed by a panel of advisers to the World Health Organization (WHO). The group will weigh up research on whether the virus can be projected further than previously thought; a study in the US suggests coughs can […]
Jamia student arrested for ‘hatching conspiracy to incite’ communal violence in Delhi
Delhi Police Thursday arrested a Ph.D student of Jamia Milia Islamia for allegedly “hatching a conspiracy to incite communal riots” in several parts of Delhi. The 35-year-old old student was detained Wednesday evening. The February communal violence had left 50 dead and scores injured in several parts of the national capital during protests against the Citizenship […]
A Pakistani official, politician, army man, reporter walk into a TV show. Only one is a hero
This is a story of four Pakistani friends. Three of them are collateral damage in the service of one. The end. That’s how things are done by Pakistan’s ISPR. These four men represent the four pillars of the Pakistani state, in this latest production of the Pakistan military’s PR wing, the Inter Services Public Relations’ much-hyped television drama Ehd-e-Wafa (Promise of the Faithful). One […]
