Srinagar: Dozens of corporators and employees of Srinagar Municipal Corporation were sent to home quarantine on Saturday after the brother of a corporator from downtown area tested positive for novel coronavirus, officials said. The new patient, a resident of Narwara in downtown Srinagar, is brother of the SMC corporator from Seki Dafar. “Soon after he […]
SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Pandurang K Pole on Saturday chaired a high level meeting to review preparedness and other arrangements of COVID-19 sampling and testing for stranded persons, who are returning to Valley from different states of the country in coming days. “Threadbare discussion was held on contact sampling, supply of VTM kits, intelligible bunching […]
Locals clash with forces near encounter site
Anantnag: Two militants believed to be members of Jaish-e-Muhammad outfit were killed in a gunfight with government forces Saturday in Dangerpora village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama. Intense clashes between locals who tried to march towards the site of the gunfight and government forces were witnessed around the site of the gunfight. The identity of the […]
Baramulla: Two army soldiers who were seriously injured in Pakistan firing along Line of Control in Uri succumbed on Saturday morning. Srinagar based Defence spokesperson Lt Col Rajesh Kalia confirmed that both the soldiers who were injured on Friday after Pakistan violated ceasefire in Uri succumbed to their injuries. On Friday the troops of India […]
Srinagar: The financial assistance of Rs 1,000 a month provided by the government to economically weaker sections during the coronavirus lockdown is seen as a “joke” and “pittance” in Kashmir. According to the government order, which was issued on Friday, construction workers, shikarawallas, houseboat owners, tourist guides, ponywallas, flowers growers and street vendors will be […]
Srinagar: Doctors have suggested people to wash fruits, vegetables and dates before eating them to avoid risk of contracting coronavirus. During the month of Ramadan, most people break the fast in evening by eating dates and fruits. But the fear of the coronavirus has prompted many to abandon having them at Iftaar. Doctors in Kashmir […]
Srinagar: A huge number of non-local beggars who would arrive in Kashmir during the month of Ramadan for seeking alms and charity have not been able to show up this year due to the coronavirus lockdown. As soon as the month of Ramadan used to begin, thousands of non-local labourers from different states reached different […]
Srinagar: A nursing orderly working at Lal Ded Hospital tested positive for novel Coronavirus, officials said on Saturday. They said the Covid-19 test report of the nursing orderly who is working in adminstrative block of LD hospital came positive late Friday evening at Chest Diseases Hospital. Following the positive report, the hospital authorities have sent […]
Srinagar: Twenty-five more persons tested positive of the novel Coronavirus in Kashmir on Friday, taking the number of Covid-19 patients in J&K to 639, officials said. They said among the new Covid-19 positive patients 11 were detected at the virology lab of SKIMS Soura while 14 were confirmed at the VRDL lab at Chest Disease […]
New Delhi: The government on Friday announced that a “limited” lockdown, including suspension of inter-state travel, air and train services, will continue to remain in force for another two weeks throughout the country from May 4 but some activities would be allowed after classifying areas into Red, Orange and Green zones. The government order, which […]