COVID-19: Man with Saudi Arabia travel history runs away from Srinagar hospital
Srinagar: A person, with travel history to Saudi Arabia, ran away from Chest Disease (CD) Hospital Srinagar as medicos were preparing to take his sample for coronavirus test, sources told GNS on Saturday. They said that the person, who was advised by the district authorities to visit the hospital as a part of precautionary measure, […]
Coronavirus prevention measures: Gazetted holidays cancelled in Srinagar
Order issued under disaster management act 2005 aimed at strengthening of response apparatus against coronavirus: DM Srinagar SRINAGAR, MARCH 21: In view of the emerging situation because of the threat from the coronavirus epidemic and the need for strengthening of response apparatus to contain its spread the District Magistrate Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary under […]
COVID-19: Centaur employees stage protest against lodging travelers in hotel for quarantine
Centaur hotel employees and the guests who are already staying in the hotel since long that include three deputy inspector generals (DIGs) of police, staged a massive protest against the Srinagar administration’s decision of lodging passengers at the hotel “for quarantine” on Saturday. A group of employees told that Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal […]
Doctors in Kashmir seek accommodation as they ‘don’t want to carry coronavirus back home’
Srinagar: Doctors in Kashmir hospitals, where suspected COVID-19 patients are admitted, have sought hostel accommodation, fearing that they might infect their family or others. According to the doctors, there is a high probability they might get infected while on duty. Two female resident doctors have already been put under observation after they complained about respiratory problems, […]
Prayers suspended in Wakf-affiliated mosques, shrines in Kashmir
The Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Wakf Board on Saturday announced suspension of regular prayers at its affiliated mosques and shrines as a preventive measure to contain the spread of deadly coronavirus disease. “In view of the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19), declared as “Pandemic” by the World Health Organization and as a preventive measure to contain […]
COVID-19: Farooq Abdullah releases one crore rupees to combat virus
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president on Saturday released an amount of Rupees one crore to combat the novel coronavirus in Kashmir. Taking to their twitter handle, JKNC said, “Party president and MP Srinagar Dr Farooq Abdullah today released an amount of Rs 1 Cr to combat #COVID19 threat in J&K from his MPLAD. […]
10 shops, hotel sealed in Bandipora for violating Govt orders
Authorities on Saturday sealed 10 shops and a hotel in main market Bandipora for violating the government orders after restrictions were imposed in the district under section 144 as a precautionary measure against spread of COVID-19. According to wire service –Kashmir News Observer (KNO), ten shops and a hotel were sealed by first class magistrate […]
Ailing CRPF man shoots self-dead at Civil Secretariat sgr
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) who was ailing and under treatment committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Srinagar on Saturday. Officials told wire service—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that a CRPF trooper, identified as HC Dilbagh Singh of 23 Battalion, posted at Srinagar civil secretariat, shot himself while on duty at […]
Three more persons test positive for coronavirus in Ladakh; total cases 13
Three more persons tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh on Saturday, taking the total number of cases in the Union Territory to thirteen, officials said. Commissioner Secretary (Health) Rigzin Samphel told Greater Kashmir: “The samples of three more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Ladakh.” Those affected include an army soldier as well. Meanwhile, […]
President to undergo corona test
President Ram Nath Kovind will undergo coronavirus test on Saturday, according to Rashtrapati Bhavan sources. The President’s decision comes in the wake of BJP MP Dushyant Singh’s participation in an event where Kanika Kapoor, who is affected by COVID-19, was present on Sunday and the MP’s subsequent meeting with the President. Sources said the President […]
