Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (Covid-19)
3938 persons under observation in JK, 4 positive cases JAMMU, MARCH 22: The Government today informed that 3938 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been put under surveillance and, so far, only four cases have tested positive in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) 2727 […]
Ensure smooth movement of essential service vehicles: Div Com to DCs
Urges people to adhere health advisories SRINAGAR MARCH 22: Amid Coronavirus threat, the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole, directed all Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to ensure smooth movement of essential services vehicles like Health, Ration, Water, PDD and other services across valley. In case of short fall of manpower in essential services department, he also […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
J&K takes on Covid-19 on a war footing
SRINAGAR: A senior officer in J&K administration has told this newspaper that efforts are on to make preparations to combat Covid-19. “We suspended the nodal officer in the health department for dereliction of duties,” he said, adding that the government was trying its best to procure testing kits and other equipment, including ventilators, to combat the […]
Leh cab driver, who tested ‘negative’ for COVID-19 twice, tests positive after third test
A man is screened for COVID-19 | Photo: ANI Text Size: A- A+ Srinagar: Panic gripped Chuchot Gongma, a village about 20 km from Leh, where a resident, who had tested negative for COVID-19 twice and was discharged from hospital, was readmitted Friday along with his family members, including a toddler, after his third test results came […]
Its virtual curfew in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir
By Mudasir Ahmad Khan Srinagar In downtown Srinagar, most of localities especially around Khanyar look like ghost localities. It seems no human being is living here heavy presence of security forces on streets. From Nowpora to Khanyar, authorities have already sealed the area after one women tested positive and created a quarantine ward in Gousia […]
Kashmir: Slow Internet Speeds Frustrate Students Trying to Register to Colleges
Srinagar: Many times in the past month, Pulwama resident Faizan ul Haq has been trying to apply for various universities outside Kashmir. The 22-year-old recently completed his bachelor’s in arts from the Pulwama college, and now is looking for better opportunities for his master’s degree. The reason he had to try multiple times is not that he […]
