SRINAGAR: The department of Wildlife Protection on Sunday issued an advisory asking people not to venture into forest areas in wake of Covid-19 pandemic. Wildlife official Altaf Hussain said that the advisory has been issued in view of Covid-19 case in animals. He said that human intervention into wildlife areas may have adverse effects in […]
Srinagar: Nine boys were rescued by the Wildlife department from Zabarwan hills on Sunday who had gone for trekking and were reportedly lost. While talking to Kashmir Reader, Wildlife official Altaf Hussain said that they received a call from Additional Deputy Commissioner Srinagar that some boys had gone into Zabarwan hills and have not returned. […]
PAMPORE: Six health officials including three doctors were sent to home quarantine by the authorities from Sub District hospital Pampore after they came in contact with COVID-19 positive cases, sources told Kashmir Reader. The doctors and health workers from district hospital Pampore came in contact with positive patients at a quarantine facility in EDI Pampore. […]
PAMPORE: To combat Covid-19, epartment of Ayurveda Yoga and Naturopathy Unani Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) distributed immune booster drugs, which according to health experts will boost the immune system of the body and may hasten the recovery from the disease. AYUSH department on Saturday launched a distribution drive in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district and Distributed […]
Pampore: Two illegal structures were demolished in Lethpora village in Pampore on Saturday. A team from Revenue department visited Lethpora village in Pampore outskirts and three persons – Muhammad Ismail, Muhammad Sidiq Kumar and Abdul Rashid were found constructing tworoom cow shed and one washroom illegally. The illegal structures made of concrete blocks established on […]
TRAL: The administration here has established 20-bedded Covid-19 hospital to combat the crisis. A road connecting to the hospital has been upgraded just a few days ago by the R&B Department besides securing the premises by wire fencing. NTPHC Bathnoor Tral, a newly constructed building under the foothills of Bugmud Forest, which was recently handed […]
PAMPORE: A demolition drive was held in south Kashmir’s Pampore on Friday to remove illegal structures erected during the lockdown. The drive was held in Shar Shali village. Tehsildar Pampore Ishtiyaq Mohi-ud-Din said that they received an information regarding illegal construction activities in Shar Shali Village and after visiting the spot, several structures were demolished. […]
PULWAMA: Phone booth sample collection has been introduced in Pulwama for collecting samples from suspected Covid-19 infected persons. The official said that the administration has introduced an innovative portable unit for collecting samples from suspected Coronavirus infected persons. He said that this unique collection centre will not only reduce manpower needed for collecting samples for […]
PAMPORE: One more person has succumbed to injuries from Pamore battery blast on Thursday taking the death toll to two so far. The deceased has been identified as 20-year-old Shafeeqa Akhtar, daughter of Ghulam Nabi Mir, resident of Zantrag Khrew. On Wednesday evening, a 26-year-old Shabir Ahmad Mir, son Ghulam Nabi died and his two […]
PAMPORE: Executive officer Municipal Committee Pampore on Wednesday distributed Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) among sanitation workers deployed in different quarantine centres. Executive officer Shakeel Ahmad Shah told Kashmir Reader that sanitation is their priority and the manpower engaged in sanitation work are at risk, so the authorities decided to provide necessary PPEs to sanitation workers […]