Advisor Baseer Khan visits Srinagar Airport, City quarantine centers
Reviews preparedness; asks under quarantine persons to cooperate SRINAGAR, MARCH 22: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan today visited Srinagar Airport to review the preparedness of the Divisional Administration to tackle the spread of COVID-19. After reaching the Airport terminal, the Advisor was passed through Health Screening desk where doctors tested him properly. Khan […]
Govt declares 16 services, commodities as essential services
JAMMU, MARCH 22: In view of the situation arising due to COVID-19, Secretary Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Simrandeep Singh today issued an order declaring 16 services as Essential services and commodities within the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. According to the order, the Essential Services will include Supply of Groceries (wholesalers and […]
Passenger trains cancelled till 31 March due to COVID-19, buses & metros also suspended
New Delhi: To combat the outbreak of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the Indian Railways has cancelled all passenger trains until 31 March. However, to ensure seamless supply of essential commodities across the country, goods trains will continue to ply. Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted about the decision Sunday. The decision […]
Lockdown in 75 coronavirus-hit districts; no trains, Metros, interstate buses till March 31
Authorities on Sunday said 75 districts affected by the novel coronavirus will be locked down and no trains, Metros and interstate buses will operate till March 31 as the number of Covid-19 cases soared to 370, in the biggest jump the country has seen so far. Bihar and Maharashtra reported two more Covid-19 linked […]
Maoists kill 17 security personnel in Chhattisgarh in bloodiest hit since 2017
In one of the biggest setbacks for security forces in Chhattisgarh, Maoists killed 17 troopers in an encounter in Sukma, police said Sunday. Police have found the bodies of the 17 jawans of state police in Minpa jungles of Sukma where a fierce encounter took place on Saturday. Chhattisgarh police had said on Saturday that […]
Coronavirus: Govt declares holiday in all offices on March 24
Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday declared March 24 as a holiday in all government offices in view of the ongoing efforts to control the Coronavirus pandemic. Taking to social networking site Twitter, government spokesman Rohit Kansal wrote: “Ongoing #COVID pandemic; Govt declares holiday in all offices on Tuesday March 24..Monday March 23 and Wednesday […]
Petrol bomb hurled near Shaheen Bagh protest site
A petrol bomb was hurled by an unidentified person near the protest site at Shaheen Bagh on Sunday where women have been on a sit-in for over three months against the newly amended citizenship act, police said. No injuries have been reported. The incident took place at around 9.30 am, they said. A police […]
PM Modi highlights efforts to promote Janta Curfew, tags two folk singers on Twitter
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is highlighting the contribution made by various people in spreading awareness about the Janta Curfew. The self-imposed curfew, announced by the Prime Minister in his address to the nation, is being observed from 7 am to 9 pm today. “Everyone is contributing in Janta Curfew in his/her own way. Folk singer Malini […]
Ladakh under virus lockdown as 13 test positive
SRINAGAR: Three more persons tested positive for Covid-19 in the Union Territory of Ladakh on Saturday afternoon. With this, the total number of cases in Ladakh has now jumped to 13 so far. Reports said that two dozen people on Saturday were taken to quarantine isolation as a precautionary measure as they had come in contact […]
Curfew-like curbs in Kashmir over virus scare
SRINAGAR: Srinagar city, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory, has been under a virtual curfew since Thursday as an old woman from the Khanyar locality of downtown Srinagar, who returned on 16 March from Saudi Arabia after performing Umrah, tested positive for coronavirus. On Friday afternoon, doctors and officials in Srinagar said that […]
