Probe ordered into handling of Sopore Corona patient

Srinagar: Divisional Commission Kashmir, P K Pole on Thursday ordered an inquiry into the negligence on part of SKIMS Medical College-Hospital Bemina to handle the Coronavirus suspect during his visit to the hospital. Additional commissioner Kashmir Tasaduq Hussain has been appointed as the inquiry officer who will probe the matter and initiate action against the […]

Boko Haram attack kills 92 Chadian troops: President

Boko Haram attack kills 92 Chadian troops: President

N’djamena: Ninety-two Chadian soldiers have been killed in the deadliest attack ever by Boko Haram jihadists on armed forces in the country, President Idriss Deby Itno has said. The attack is part of an expanding jihadist campaign in the vast, marshy Lake Chad area, where the borders of Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria converge. Boko […]

Three persons test positive for coronavirus in Goa

Three persons test positive for coronavirus in Goa

Panaji: Three persons, all with travel history abroad, tested positive for coronavirus in Goa on Wednesday, health department officials said, as the tourist haven joined the states which have reported COVID-19 cases. This is the first time the tourist state has reported coronavirus positive cases. The Directorate of Health Services, in a late night press […]

Private Schools’ Association in J-K offers its help to govt in fight against virus

Srinagar:The Private Schools’ Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) on Wednesday said it has offered its resources, including buildings, transport and trained manpower, to the government in its fight against coronavirus. We have been discussing all possible ways in which we could help government in controlling the deadly disease. We have felt that there may […]

COVID-19: JK Police registers 218 FIRs against people who violated lockdown orders

Jammu, Mar :The Jammu and Kashmir Police has registered 218 FIRs against people who violated the lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, an official said on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a complete lockdown across the country for 21 days from Tuesday midnight, asserting that this is necessary […]

COVID-19: J&K LG appeals to people to observe 21-day lockdown

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu on Wednesday appealed to the people of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to observe the 21-day lockdown to break the transmission chain of the coronavirus. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a complete lockdown across the country for 21 days from Tuesday midnight. In a recorded message, […]

China neither created nor intentionally transmitted coronavirus: Beijing spokesperson

New Delhi:China on Wednesday said it has neither created the coronavirus nor intentionally transmitted it and that usage of terms like “Chinese virus” or “Wuhan virus” is wrong. Ji Rong, spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy here, said the international community should focus on China’s “swift response” to the pandemic rather than “stereotyping the Chinese people”. […]

One month advance pension to retd J&K employees

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government orders immediate release of one-month pension in advance to all its retired employees, besides wages for a month to its daily-wage worker: Official spokesperson KR Desk

NPR, first phase of Census postponed

New Delhi:The updating of the National Population Register (NPR) and the first phase of the Census 2021 have been postponed due to the 21-day lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said on Wednesday. Both the exercises were supposed to be carried out from April 1 to September 30. In a statement, the home […]

Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus

London: Britain’s Prince Charles on Wednesday tested positive for the novel coronavirus, his office confirmed. The 71-year-old, who is the eldest son and heir to Queen Elizabeth II, has mild symptoms and “remains in good health”, his Clarence House office said. His wife Camilla, 72, tested negative for the virus, with the couple now self-isolating in […]