14 more test positive in J-K, all from Kashmir; tally 314
Srinagar: 14 new cases have been tested positive for COVID-19 in Kashmir. The government’s spokesperson, Rohit Kansal, confirmed that the tally in the Union Territory rose to 314. Till yesterday, 56,595 travellers and people in contact with suspected cases were put under surveillance which includes 7,784 persons in-home quarantine including facilities operated by government, 270 in […]
FIGHT BACK OF LADAKH
Union Territory of Ladakh has a good news to share while dealing with COVID-19 virus as they have only now three cases left to declare the region infection free. Efforts of local people, NGO’s and administration have been so sincere and massive that Ladakh could be a new model for all other regions of country […]
Man found dead in Sopore village
Sopore,April 16 (KNS):An elderly man was found dead in north Sopore village of Baramulla district on Thursday. According to reports the local residents of the area spotted the body near Pohru river in seelu Sopore and informed the police. A police officer confirmed to KNS and said the body has been recovered under mysterious conditions. […]
High Court grants govt 2 weeks to consider NC leader’s release
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court today granted the administration two more weeks to file a response to the petition, challenging detention orders under Public Safety Act of Ali Muhammad Sagar, General Secretary of National Conference. A single bench of Justice Sindhu Sharma granted two weeks time on seeking of the same by Senior Additional […]
Dozens of laborers from Kulgam, Shopain want government intervention to comeback
By: Javaid Malik Kulgam Few hundred laborers who migrate during the winter months to Himachal Pradesh, recently protested in Kangra district and other areas of HP as they are without food and money. Now these laborers from Shopain and Kulgam have uploaded videos and appeals to UT administration of J&K to arrange for their transportation […]
Srinagar-Leh highway remains shut for second straight day, essential commodity vechicles allowed on Srinagar-Jammu highway
Srinagar/April,16: The Srinagar-Leh highway, connecting Ladakh with Kashmir valley, remained shut on Thursday for the second straight day due to slippery road conditions after fresh snowfall on Wednesday this week. Only essential commodity vehicles were allowed on the highway last week after remaining shut for five months due to accumulation of several feet of snow.Meanwhile, […]
Amid lockdown, Korel village without electricity
By: Javaid Malik Kulgam Villagers of Korel of D.H Pora Kulgam have appealed executive engineer and other official of PDD to set right their damaged transformer as they are without electric supply from the past 10 days. Villagers told this reporter that they approached the ground staff of the PDD in the village and they […]
Kashmir halts sample collection after 5,000 test kits ‘mysteriously’ diverted to Jammu
The Directorate of Health Services (DHS), Kashmir, has stopped taking samples from potentially infected persons in the Valley after a senior health official bypassed directions and diverted a Srinagar-bound consignment of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) allotted five boxes, carrying 5,000 test kits, to Jammu. Official sources said the alarm was raised by top […]
Medical store owners face hardships in getting curfew passes in Samba district
A number of medical shop owners in different areas in Samba district are facing hardships to bring medicines stock for the visiting customers due to the ongoing lockdown amid Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Even though the Samba district administration has issued curfew passes to the chemist shop owners to purchase medical stock from Jammu but the […]
Staying away from families, Kashmir health care professionals soldier on in fight against Covid
As the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise in Jammu and Kashmir, the frontline workers — doctors, nurses, health care workers — are carrying out their duties amid the danger of exposing their families to the illness. So far, six doctors and a nurse have tested positive for the virus. Dr Mir Waseem is […]
