Centre orders closure of state borders to stop migrants’ exodus; warns lockdown violaters of 14-day quarantine
The Centre on Sunday asked state governments and Union Territory administrations to effectively seal state and district borders to stop movement of migrant workers during the nationwide lockdown and warned that those violating the curb will be sent to 14-day quarantine. During a video conference with chief secretaries and DGPs, Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba and […]
As coronavirus cases spike in Kashmir, doctors fear valley has its own ‘Wuhan’
As Kashmir added five more cases to its growing list of coronavirus patients and reported its second death on Sunday, doctors fear the valley has its own ‘Wuhan’- the epicentre of coronavirus in China. Hajin, once a bastion of counter-insurgency militia Ikhwan-ul-Muslimoon, has now been called ‘Wuhan’ of Kashmir after seven of its residents tested […]
Coronavirus: Dr Farooq releases additional amount of Rs 1.5 cr to Srinagar hospitals
Srinagar National Conference (NC) President and former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Sunday released an additional amount of Rs 1.5 crore for Srinagar based hospitals to combat COVID-19. The amount will be equally distributed among three hospitals in Srinagar — SMHS hospital, CD Hospital and GB Pant Hospital. “Continuing our commitment to fight #COVID19, Party […]
Restrictions tightened as Kashmir records second COVID-19 death
Restrictions on the movement and assembly of people in Kashmir to contain the spread of the coronavirus were intensified on Sunday as the union territory recorded its second COVID-19 death, a day after 13 fresh cases were confirmed, officials said. The restrictions on the movement and assembly of people in Kashmir continued for the 11th […]
Coronavirus: Five More Test Positive, Total Cases 38
Srinagar In a sudden spurt in coronavirus cases in Kashmir, five more COVID-19 positive cases were reported in the Valley on Sunday. This takes the total number of coronavirus disease (COVID1-9) cases in the entire J&K to 38. “5 more positives cases confirmed in Kashmir -2 from Srinagar, 2 Budgam, 1 Baramulla,” tweeted government spokesman […]
Coronavirus: Tihar Jail releases 400 prisoners
Srinagar As many as 356 prisoners were released on 45-day interim bail while 63 have been released on emergency parole of eight weeks, as a preventive measure against the spread of coronavirus, Tihar Jail, ANI reported. The Supreme Court had on March 23 asked all state governments to release undertrial prisoners, who are facing charges attracting less […]
Shortage of essential commodities in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir
By Mudasir Ahmad Khan Srinagar With hundreds of trucks loaded with essential items stranded on Srinagar-Jammu highway, problems of common people in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir have multiplied. On Sunday many residents in various localities of Srinagar city told this reporter that the government has failed to maintain supply chain and were not […]
Coronavirus: Kashmir records second death
Srinagar The Kashmir Valley recorded the second fatality due to the novel coronavirus as a 52-year-old man hailing from Tangmarg area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district died on Sunday wee hours. Reports said that a man died at Chest Disease hospital Dalgate, Srinagar at around 4:00 am. A doctor told news agency GNS that the […]
Testing in J&K highest in country-nearly 10 % of surveillance cases being tested
Govt appeals people to Self report travel history Admin monitoring situation proactively; 11 exclusively COVID hospitals earmarked, 35000 quarantine facility created across UT: Kansal JAMMU, MARCH 28: Principal Secretary, Planning, Development & Monitoring Department, Mr Rohit Kansal, who is also the J&K Govt Spokesperson, today said that the administration is closely monitoring and reviewing the situation and […]
Multiple Landslides Block Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, Hundreds Of Trucks Stranded
Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was blocked at over a dozen places by landslides triggered by heavy rains in Ramban district, leaving hundreds of trucks carrying essential commodities to Kashmir stranded, officials said today. The men and machinery are on the job and efforts are on to make the 270-km-long highway, the only all-weather road […]
