Srinagar: Police have arrested two traders in Srinagar on Wednesday for defying restriction orders. The statement said, “In the jurisdiction of Police Station Sadder, two shopkeepers were booked for defying lockdown orders. They have been identified as Ghulam Mohammad Rah resident of Housing Colony Chanpora and Ghulam Nabi Hajam resident of Lalnagar Chanpora.” Police have […]
PULWAMA : Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K. Pole Wednesday visited Pulwama district to review the measures being taken by the district administration for prevention and control of Covid-19. He was accompanied by Director Health Services Kashmir Dr. Sameer Matoo, Deputy Commissioner, Pulwama Dr Raghav Langer , Superintendent of Police, Ashish Mishra, CMO, Pulwama besides other […]
Visits Kathua, Lakhanpur, Udhampur to take stock of Covid-19 preparedness
Jammu: Director General of Police Dlibag Singh on Wednesday said that no passenger traffic will be allowed on the highway except in case of extreme emergency and authorized one and also said that no migrant labour movement will be be allowed. “To take stock of Police preparedness and measures to contain the spread of COVID […]
JAMMU : Drug Controller J&K, Lotika Khajuria Wednesday convened a meeting of all depot holders, C&F agents, super stockists of leading multinational, micro pharma houses based at Jammu to facilitate and ensure the uninterrupted and hassle- free supply of life-saving medicines in the whole distribution chain to the end users across J&K. The meeting was […]
Srinagar: Police on Wednesday said it distributed food and other essential items in Sopore, Shopian, Kupwara and Handwara. “Police also facilitated the distribution of ration at various Ration Depots across the valley,” the statement said. “In Sopore, police distributes food and other essential items among destitute families and needy people especially non-local residents in the […]
Sumbal: Executive Officer of Municipal Committee Sumbal Ruhi Jan has alleged that its president Jehangir Ahmad has been harassing her and other employees over official matters. She alleged that Ahmad has “hijacked” her official position and sends false reports to higher officials of her being absent from duty. Ruhi claimed that Ahmad has also written […]
Bhadarwah/Jammu: A 55-year-old man committed suicide by allegedly shooting himself using a gun belonging to his son, who is a Village Defence Committee (VDC) member, in a village in Doda district on Wednesday, police said. Devinder Kumar (55), a resident of Himote village under Bhalra police post in Bhadarwah belt, committed suicide by shooting himself […]
BEIJING: China on Wednesday said it is ready to help India procure the much-needed ventilators to treat coronavirus patients, but underlined that Chinese firms are finding difficult to scale-up production as they needed imported parts. A number of countries including the US and India, are trying to procure ventilators needed for hospitals to deal with […]
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s hajj minister has asked Muslims to temporarily defer preparations for the annual pilgrimage amid uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this month, Saudi Arabia suspended the year-round “umrah” pilgrimage over fears of the new coronavirus spreading to Islam’s holiest cities, an unprecedented move that raised uncertainty over the annual hajj. “Saudi Arabia […]
All had contact with previously detected cases; J&K now has 55 Covid-19 patients
Srinagar: Six more persons tested positive for Covid-19 in Kashmir on Tuesday, all of them contacts of previously detected cases. Among them are a 10-year-old boy from Eidgah area and a father-son duo from Bemina area of Srinagar. The total number of Covid-19 positive cases has now reached 55 in Jammu and Kashmir. According to […]