GMC postpones last dates for receipt of application forms
JAMMU, MARCH 27: In view of prevailing situation due to COVID-19, Associated Hospitals of Government Medical College Jammu has informed that the last dates for receipt of application forms with respect to advertisement notifications No. 03 of 2020 dated 16.03.2020 and No. 04 of 2020 dated 18.03.2020 are hereby postponed till further orders. The revised […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (Covid-19)
5763 persons under observation, 18 positive cases JAMMU, MARCH 27: The Government today informed that 5763 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been put under surveillance and, so far, 18 cases have tested positive in Jammu and Kashmir (16 active positive, 01 recovered and 01 death). According to the daily Media Bulletin […]
Job of police to facilitate journalists, not impede work: Editors Guild
Responding to the multiple cases of police stopping journalists from reporting in different parts of the country since the 21-day lockdown came into effect, the Editors Guild of India has said police needs to be reminded by the governments that journalists provide an essential service and are exempted. The Guild also said there should be […]
Coronavirus Live Updates: Cases Continue To Rise In India; UK PM Boris Johnson Tests Positive
The number of Coronavirus cases worldwide crossed 510,000 with 22,993 deaths. The pandemic has topped 70,000 in the US and killed more than 1000. In India, the number of cases crossed 700. Eighty-eight cases were reported on Thursday, which is the highest in a single day. India is under a complete lockdown till April 14, […]
All domestic, non-scheduled and private flight operations suspended till April 14: DGCA
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday extended the suspension of all domestic, non-scheduled and private flight operations till April 14 amid a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of the Covid-19, the coronavirus disease. This comes a day after the aviation regulator said that all international commercial passenger flights will remain suspended till […]
COVID19: Four more test postive in Kashmir
Srinagar: Four more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Srinagar on Friday, taking the total number of such cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 16. Government spokesperson Rohit Kansal confirmed that four persons, all residents of Srinagar have been tested positive. “4 more positive cases in Kashmir; all from Srinagar district – 2 have […]
J-K: Nearly 1,200 people with foreign travel history identified, sifted to quarantine centres
Nearly 1,200 people in Jammu and Kashmir, who hid their travel history to coronavirus-affected countries, have been identified and sent to quarantine facilities in the Union territory , a top official said on Friday. A batch of 300 police recruits has also been sent to a quarantine centre in Kathua after successfully completing the training […]
15 lakh intl travellers arrived India between Jan 18 and Mar 23: Cabinet Secy to states
Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba has told state governments that more than 15 lakh international travellers came to India over the last two months but there appears to be a gap between the actual monitoring for COVID-19 and the total arrivals. In a letter to chief secretaries of all states and Union territories, Gauba said such […]
Pak opens borders with China to supply medical equipment as virus cases cross 1,200
Pakistan on Friday opened its borders with its all-weather ally China for a day to accept Chinese medical supplies to fight the growing coronavirus outbreak in the country which has infected 1,235 people and claimed nine lives, officials said. China on Thursday asked Pakistan to open the border between the two countries for one day […]
COVID-19: Two doctors who treated Hyderpora man test negative
Srinagar: Two doctors in north Kashmir’s Sopore who had treated COVID-19 patient from Hyderpora tested negative for the pathogen. While the 67-year-old from Hyderpora died yesterday, the two doctors had been in isolation in Sopore hospital since Wednesday. Also Read: ‘What will we eat?’: Migrant workers in Kashmir’s COVID-19 lockdown Dr Rudyaan Incharge officer at […]
