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 […]
Ladakh All Set To Become Coronavirus-Free Zone, Only 3 Cases Left
With just three Coronavirus positive cases left, the administration of Ladakh says the Union Territory has the potential to become one of the first Covod-19-free zones in the country. A health ministry document states that Ladakhs’s fight against Covid-19 serves as a model for other regions. It attributes the success to the hardwork of doctors […]
2G Services In Kashmir Extended Till 27 April
Srinagar :Authorities on Wednesday extended till April 27 ban on high speed internet, saying it has reduced incidents of misuse of social media and there is no hindrance to COVID-19 control measures due to 2G services. “Pursuant to the directions related to regulation of telecom services, issued on 3rd April 2020, the overall Security Scenario […]
PIL in SC on 4G: Fresh application includes accounts of doctors, students, teachers…
New Delhi: In an ongoing PIL in Supreme Court seeking restoration of high-speed internet in J&K, a fresh application has been filed to bring on record the hardships faced by different people in the society. The application included individual narratives of hardships faced by doctors, teachers, students and, a comparative technical analysis of functioning of websites […]
Hundreds of trucks carrying essentials stranded in Poonch, drivers aghast
Srinagar: Over a hundred trucks carrying essentials continue to remain stranded in Poonch causing fear and anxiety amid the drivers amid the coronavirus surge. Reports reaching here said that hundreds of trucks laden with ration and other supplies are stranded near Sher-i-Kashmir bridge in the district. A driver said, “All the trucks stuck here are carrying […]
Amid lockdown army chief arrives in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar: Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane will be arriving on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir to review the prevailing security situation as well as measures undertaken by the army during COVID-19. General Naravane is likely to visit the forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) during his two stay in J-K region, […]
Clashes rock red zone area in central Kashmir’s Budgam
Srinagar: Clashes erupted when a group of villagers assembled and pelted stones at the government forces near the spot, where an encroachment drive was going on in Soibugh village of Budgam, central Kashmir, on Wednesday. Sources told that police was inspecting the land where they had to build a police station. “People gathered at the spot […]
