To Tackle Covid-19 Surge, Karnataka Government Announces A Two-Week Lockdown
With coronavirus cases spiralling out of control all across the country, Karnataka became the latest state to impose a lockdown. Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa made the announcement on Monday and said that the state will be under lockdown for 14 days from Tuesday night to contain the spread of the virus. The CM also […]
STF for employees
Some media reports have suggested that very soon the government is going to show the door to many government employees including some officers; if the recently formed STF will recommend so for them on the basis of investigations. The Jammu and Kashmir government has said that they will not tolerate any anti-national elements in the […]
DC inspects enforcement of COVID control measures in Chenani town
UDHAMPUR, APRIL 25: Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur Indu Kanwal Chib visited Tehsil Chenani, here the other day to take stock of the enforcement of COVID-19 containment measures. The DC sensitized the shopkeepers about Covid appropriate behaviour and asked them to wear face masks and maintain social distancing by drawing circles at one meter distance in front […]
COVID-19: 110 non-local labourers test positive in Qazigund
As many as 110 non-local labourers, who arrived in Kashmir last week, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Qazigund area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday, officials said. A health official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that they have collected 190 samples of non-local labourers three day ago, among which 110 labourers […]
2381 new positive cases reported in J&K
A record 2381 people have tested positive for novel coronavirus and 21 persons succumbed to the virus in the Jammu and Kashmir as per the government’s latest daily figure for last 24 hours on Sunday. Previous, the highest daily count was recorded on April 21 when 2204 people had tested positive for the ravaging virus. […]
Police and security forces, strictly enforcing covid curfew in Srinagar
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar 34 hours long covid curfew announced by the UT government of Jammu and Kashmir is being strictly enforced in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir. This reporter while travelling from Dalgate to Lal Chowk, saw strict enforcement of covid curfew and only patients, ambulances and people connected with the emergency […]
Director Health inaugurates oxygen plant in Kupwara amid crowd
Admist the second wave of pandemic in Kashmir, the Director Health Services Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Rather reached north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday to inaugurate an oxygen plant. Assembled with a crowd of nearly100 people, including officials, the gathering was a violation of the guidelines to curb the spread of the COVID19. An attendee of […]
Power shutdown
JAMMU, APRIL 24: To execute various development works, the power supply to Jahjjar Kotli, Dansal, Jindhrah, Battal Manwal, Surinsar, Kishenpur, Mansar and adjoining areas shall remain affected on April 25 from 11 am to 3 pm. Similarly, the power supply to Bus Stand, Secretariat, SMGS Hospital, City Portion and adjoining areas shall remain affected on […]
Corona curfew in J&K UT from tonight till Monday morning
Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory (UT) administration has decided to impose complete corona curfew from Saturday night till Monday morning, officials said. They said a complete corona curfew to be observed in the Union Territory from 2000 hrs tonight till 0600 hrs on Monday. However, essential and emergency services to be allowed, the said adding all […]
Director Agriculture Kashmir inaugurates training program on Mushroom Cultivation
SRINAGAR, APRIL 24: The Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today inaugurated a daylong training program on Mushroom cultivation at Lalmandi, here. The program was organised by Farmers Training and Education Centre (FTEC) Ganderbal. Addressing the gathering, the Director said that under Mission Youth the department is making efforts to generate a skilled human resource […]
