Extension of lockdown necessary step in view of COVID-19 threat: Omar
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the decision to extend the lockdown till May 3 was a necessary step in view of the threat posed by COVID-19. “The extension of lockdown till May 3 isn’t something we all wanted but given the threat we face from COVID-19, it’s a necessity. Let’s do everything […]
Corona death count reaches 339, cases soar to 10,363: Health Ministry
The death toll due to coronavirus infection in the country rose to 339 while the number of cases soared to 10,363 on Tuesday, said the Union Health Ministry. While the number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 8,988, as many as 1,035 people have been cured and discharged and one had migrated, it said. The […]
India To Remain Under Lockdown Till May 3; Some Relaxations After April 20, But…: PM Modi
In his fourth address to the nation on the Coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended the nationwide lockdown till May 3 even as India continues to fight the spread of COVID-19. Starting his address, the prime minister equated the people of India to soldiers fighting to protect their nation and expressed gratitude […]
Ladakh on right path, 12 patients out of hospital
The Union Territory of Ladakh has turned out to be a “role model” in the fight against the coronavirus as it is showing the potential to be among the first to be “Covid free” in the country. Ladakh reported the first case of the coronavirus on March 7. After the initial surge to 13 cases […]
In J&K’s containment plan: 100% lockdown, raising isolation facilities
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has laid out the strategy for the period following the 21-day lockdown that ends Tuesday. The 19-point strategy governing the containment approach includes 100 per cent lockdown and screening in red zones, enhancing capacities for isolation, quarantine, and monitoring home quarantine, and constituting separate teams for contact tracing so that […]
Govt revokes PSA detention orders of 36 persons
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday revoked Public Safety Act (PSA) detention orders of 36 persons lodged in different jails, sources said. Highly placed sources disclosed that Home department of J&K Union Territory today revoked detention orders of 36 persons lodged in different jails. Details gathered from different jails and police revealed that […]
SRINAGAR NEEDS EASING
Srinagar city has already witnessed four weeks of lockdown and being the capital of Jammu and Kashmir it has more reasons for the easing of restrictions now. There is no spike in the cases of COVID-19 and it has brought fresh optimism among the residents that they will get some respite now. District Administration of […]
COVID-19: Three Srinagar residents test positive, tally mounts to 273
Srinagar: A 4-year-old girl from Bandipora and twelve non-locals were among twenty-eight people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Kashmir on Monday. The number of COVID-19 patients surged past 200-mark in the Valley and pushed the J-K’s tally to 273. “25 new cases of COVID-19 reported in J&K. All from Kashmir. Total now at […]
J&K frames medical strategy to combat coronavirus
As the coronavirus cases are on the rise in Jammu and Kashmir, the government has come up with a medical strategy to deal with the contagion. The nineteen-point medical strategy prepared in consultation with the specialists of health department emphasises on four Ts — trace, test, track and treat. It calls for setting up of […]
Militants attack Police, CRPF party in Awantipora
Militants on Tuesday fired upon a joint party of police and CRPF at Naka in Malangpora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A senior Police officer told GNS that militants attacked joint party at Malangpora area of Awantipora, the joint party retaliated, triggering off a brief exchange of gunfight. Till this report was being filed […]
