Power Shutdown
SRINAGAR, MARCH 17: According to Power Controller, Kashmir Province, to carry out cutting of Chinar trees at Estate Dharambugh, Kralpora, the power will remain off in the areas fed by 33 KV Pampore-Charar Sharif on March 18 from 10 AM to 4 PM. Similarly, to carry out thickening, twining of conductor from receiving station Magam […]
Amid COVID-19 scare, Kashmiris appeal authorities to restore 4G internet
Srinagar: Ever since the coronavirus scare has reached the Kashmir valley, people from various quarters of life have called on the authorities to resume 4G services in the region that has been bereft of high speed internet for over seven months now. The appeals have multiplied ever since the administration ordered a slew of measures to […]
Amid coronavirus crisis, Iran temporarily frees 85,000 prisoners
The Islamic Republic of Iran has temporarily freed about 85,000 prisoners, including political prisoners in response to the coronavirus epidemic. According to a report by by Reuters the announcement was made by a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday, The death toll in Iran from the coronavirus has reached 853 and a total of 14,991 people […]
Coronavirus: DAK appeals people to avoid unnecessary visits to hospitals
Srinagar, 17 March 2020: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday appealed people to limit their visits to hospitals across Jammu and Kashmir to prevent and curtail transmission of the Covid-19—that has been declared pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO). In a statement, President DAK, Dr Suhail Naik said hospitals remain abuzz with hundreds of […]
No of migrants from J-K residing in parts of country is 64,951
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that the number of registered migrant families from Jammu and Kashmir currently residing in Jammu is 43,618, in Delhi/NCR is 19,338 and in other States/UTs is 1,995. Hence, the total number of registered migrant families residing in Union […]
Govt orders reshuffle in administration; PK Pole is new Div Com Kashmir
Srinagar The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday ordered transfers and postings in the administration. According to Government Order No.385 JK(GAD) of 2020, issued by the General Administration Department (GAD, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, IAS(JK:1993), Principal Secretary to the Government, Animal and Sheep Husbandry Department, holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Transport Department, is transferred […]
Coronavirus vaccine test opens with first doses in the US
US researchers gave the first shots in a first test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine on Monday, leading off a worldwide hunt for protection even as the pandemic surges. With careful jabs in the arms of four healthy volunteers, scientists at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Research Institute in Seattle began an anxiously awaited first-stage study […]
Entire PSL a big hit despite corona disruption, says Waqar
KARACHI: Current national team’s bowling coach Waqar Younis has described the HBL Pakistan Super League 2020 as a resounding success despite the pandemic outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which forced rescheduling of the event and holding back-end matches behind closed doors. Waqar, who is part of the commentary panel for PSL V, formed a deadly […]
Those refusing to follow coronavirus prevention, treatment orders will be penalised: JK admin
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has declared the coronavirus infection an epidemic and said any person who refuses to follow orders on prevention or treatment of the disease would be dealt under the law. This was declared in a four-page notification issued by the Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education Department, Atal Dulloo, following an […]
Three more test positive for Coronavirus in Ladakh
Three more persons have tested positive for the deadly coronavirus in Union Territory of Ladakh, taking the total number of infected persons to six, officials said on Tuesday. Quoting the spokesperson of Union Territory of Ladakh, Rigzin Sampheal, newsgathering agency KNO reported that three more cases from Ladakh Union Territory have been tested positive. Among […]
