Covid-19: Altaf Bukhari reiterates demand for restoration of 4G Internet in J&K
Jammu Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Thursday urged the Prime Minister and Union Home Minister to restore high speed mobile Internet, one of the prerequisites, in taking up preventive measures against the spread of Coronavirus-19 in Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement issued here, Bukhari observed that restoration of 4G […]
Number of coronavirus cases 649 in India, death toll 13: Health Ministry
The number of coronavirus cases climbed to 649 in India on Thursday and the death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 13, with one death reported each from Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh, according to the Health Ministry. Goa featured for the first time in the chart prepared by the ministry, reporting 33 coronavirus […]
4G seesaw? Here’s what has happened so far
Srinagar, Mar 26: As coronavirus continues devouring lives and closing down the entire world, the persistent shutdown of high-speed mobile internet in J&K has peeved the residents here, who believe that absence of such a cardinal facility is a great hurdle in speedy healthcare and dissemination of vital information. What has equally flustered the residents […]
Post lockdown, rise in mercury may prevent spread of COVID-19 in India: Top microbiologists
Top Indian microbiologists are hopeful that after the 21-day lockdown, when summer approaches, the rise in temperature would play an important role in preventing the drastic spread of COVID-19 virus in India. “My biggest hope is that an expected rise in temperature by the end of April (this year) would certainly give a leverage in […]
Untimely ‘azaans’ leads to panic in Kashmir
Panic gripped Kashmir late on Wednesday night after there were untimely ”azaans from mosques at several places across the valley amid the lockdown imposed to check the spread of coronavirus. Some people reached their nearby mosques while many prayed at their homes after the ”azaans” at 10 pm on Wednesday, officials said. A religious organisation […]
COVID-19: HC orders closure of all courts during lockdown
The Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday ordered closure all the Court complexes of J-K and Ladakh including the High Court complexes at Srinagar and Jammu, during the period of the lockdown. This is has been ordered in view of the declaration of 21-day lockdown by the Government of India and […]
Suspected coronavirus patient left Srinagar hospital for home after stray dogs entered ward: Family
A woman, who had returned from Europe last week and admitted to a hospital here with symptoms for coronavirus, left the facility for home after stray dogs entered her ward, her family said on Thursday, refuting the administration’s claim that she had escaped. “The claims of the administration that they had tracked her are nothing […]
COVID-19: “Restore 4G in J-K with immediate effect,” medical professionals write to PM
Public health practitioners and medical professionals from across India have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to highlight “the plight of people in Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh” during the novel coronavirus scare as 4G internet remains out of bound since August 2019. The letter has demanded the restoration of the high-speed internet with immediate effect. […]
Places of worship closed in Srinagar to prevent Covid-19 outbreak: ‘Hard but unavoidable measure’, says DM
The district magistrate Srinagar on Thursday ordered the closure of all places of worship, including mosques and gurdwaras, to prevent the further spread of coronavirus disease in the district. Major shrines and gurdwaras supported the decision of the administration and made the initiative in this regard, said an official spokesman. Some of these closing gates […]
Friday prayers suspended across country amid lockdown
All Muslim sects have suspended Friday prayers to abide by the government’s decision of complete lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, however the call for prayers will continue in the mosques. Jamaat-e-Islami Sharia Council said in a statement that, “the Friday prayer (Juma namaz) should also be observed (only by Imam, Muezzin, Khadim, and […]
