Two villages declared red zones to prevent spread of COVID-19
SHOPIAN, MARCH 30 Invoking prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC, Disaster Management Act and The Epidemic Disease Act, District Magistrate Shopian said that there would be no inward and outward movement of any person from the villages declared red zones and the people would stay in their homes to ensure complete lockdown. In […]
Covid-19: Govt sanctions Rs 17.65 Cr for registered construction workers
JAMMU, MARCH 30: The government today sanctioned Rs 17.65 crore for construction workers registered with the J&K Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board who have been left without any work due to lockdown announced in view of coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Accordingly, the government sanctioned Rs 1000 each in favour of active registered construction workers. […]
Covid-19: Govt notifies helpline for JK’s stranded migrant labourers
JAMMU, MARCH 30: The government today notified helpline numbers for migrant labourers of Jammu and Kashmir who are stranded in various parts of the country due to lockdown announced in view of coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Migrant labourers have been asked to seek assistance and help by contacting the following helpline numbers: Zameer Ahmad, Assistant Labour […]
Suspended Jammu And Kashmir Cop Davinder Singh Sent To Police Custody Till April 3
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Police officer Davinder Singh, who was arrested while ferrying two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorists in a vehicle on the Srinagar-Jammu Highway earlier this year, has been sent to further custodial interrogation by a Delhi court till April 3. Special Judge Ajay Kumar Jain extended Singh’s custody after Delhi Police said that he […]
COVID-19: Budgam man tests positive, tally reaches 46 in J-K
Srinagar: One more person has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Kashmir. The patient is a resident of Soibug, Budgam, and had a travel history of Odisha. He had also taken part in a religious gathering at Bemina. Dr. G H Yatoo, Nodal officer at SKIMS, Soura, confirmed the report. This case had taken the […]
Govt revokes PSA against 14 detainees, released
Srinagar The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday revoked the Public Safety Act (PSA) against 14 persons who were detained in August of last year, ahead of the scrapping of special status for J&K. All of these 14 individuals have now been released from Central Jail, reported India Today. The Home Department decided to revoke the […]
COVID-19: Shopian cases have Indonesia travel history, Srinagar duo shared cab with Bemina patient
Srinagar: The number of COVID-19 cases rose to 33 in Kashmir as four more persons have tested positive for the disease in Valley on Monday. Official sources told that a number of test reports were received today, confirming four positive cases. Two each are admitted in JLNM and Pulwama hospitals, they said. Two among them are […]
Appreciable’: Modi Lauds Omar Abdullah’s Call To Avoid Large Gathering After Uncle’s Death
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the death of Omar Abdullah’s uncle and appreciated the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister’s call to supporters to respect guidelines and not gather at either his residence or the graveyard. Prayers from home will give peace to his uncle’s soul, Abdullah tweeted on Twitter on Sunday night […]
COVID-19: Two south Kashmir residents among four test positive, total 45 in J-K
Srinagar: Four more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Kashmir on Monday taking the overall tally to 45 in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir . Government Spokesman Rohit Kansal tweeted, “Four more cases detected positive in Kasmir. 2 each from Shopian and Srinagar. All contacts of previous positive cases. Contact tracing working […]
Khanyar woman, who became Kashmir’s first Covid-19 patient, tests negative
A woman from Khanyar area of Srinagar, who became the first case of the Covid-19 disease in Kashmir, has recovered with doctors saying she has now tested negative for the novel disease. “The Srinagar woman, who became the first coronavirus case in Kashmir on March 18 tested negative on Sunday at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical […]
