Lockdown cripples migratory beekeepers

Lockdown cripples migratory beekeepers

Srinagar : The lockdown due to coronavirus has posed a grave challenge to the migratory beekeepers, who chase blossoms from one state to another, and they are looking for support from both the administration and the people to keep their trade alive. Many of the apiarists have reached different parts of Jammu region from outside […]

Trace contacts of Covid-19 patients: Advisor Baseer Khan to DC Anantnag

Trace contacts of Covid-19 patients: Advisor Baseer Khan to DC Anantnag

ANANTNAG: Advisor to Lt Governor Baseer Ahmad Khan Monday asked DC Anantnag to trace all the contacts of Covid-19 patients in the district and take them to quarantine after necessary screening. He also directed the officials to ensure full-proof screening of truck drivers and helpers at Lower Munda and Zig Mor. He stated this while […]

Spraying 50,000 ltrs of sanitisation chemical mixture daily: SMC

Spraying 50,000 ltrs of sanitisation chemical mixture daily: SMC

SRINAGAR: Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Monday said that they are spraying 50,000 litres of decontamination chemical mixture on a daily basis to sanitise various public places and institutions to contain the further spread of deadly Coronavirus disease. Commissioner SMC, Gazanfar Ali said that the Corporation has pressed into service its mechanized decontamination vehicles and […]

Second sample collection centre comes up in Anantnag

ANANTNAG: One more sample collection centre has been established at newly constructed trauma hospital at Bijbehara in Anantnag, which has been already turned into a quarantine centre. District Magistrate, Anantnag, Bashir Ahmad Dar said that the second sample collection centre for Covid – 19 suspects will lighten the burden on GMC Anantnag, which was the […]

Pampore chemists and distributors association donate medical kits, essential commodities to admin

PAMPORE: Pampore chemists and distributors association on Monday donated medical kits and essential commodities to the district administration. A member of the association said that with the spread of Coronavirus, there is a sense of uncertainty among the population as many are not sure what measures to take to safeguard themselves. “These initiatives are to […]

Entry, exit points sealed in Kupwara red zones

KUPWARA: All entry and exit points in red zones in north Kashmir’s Kupwara have been seized. These zones include Drugmulla, Manigah and Trehgam where Covid-19 positive cases were reported. Deputy Commissioner (DC), Kupwara, Anshul Garg on Monday convened a meeting of officers to review the status of preventive measures in place in the red zone […]

Lt Governor greets people on Ambedkar Jayanti

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu has extended his good wishes to the people on the eve of birth anniversary of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar. In his message, the Lt Governor observed that Ambedkar dedicated his entire life for the upliftment of the deprived sections of the society. He believed that an ideal society can only […]

Rabid dogs on prowl in Shopian, many injured

Shopian: Rabid dogs are in prowl in Shopian villages and over a dozen people including children have been injured so far. In Voterpora village, one dog was killed by the locals. A paramedic posted at immunization section of district hospital said that 15 people were given anti-rabies vaccination in the hospital so far, while as […]

Illegal sand extraction: Raids in Awantipora villages, 12 ramps destroyed

AWANTIPORA: Police on Monday raided several villages in Awantipora after the reports of illegal sand extraction and over twelve ramps were destroyed. A senior police officer told Kashmir Reader that a police party from police station Awantipora made a surprising visit to Aaghangipora, Kandizaal, Padgampora Charsoo Kattipora villages were twelve ramps were destroyed used for […]

Will not gag press, implead PCI as party to the case : SC to Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind

Will not gag press, implead PCI as party to the case : SC to Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to pass any interim order on the plea of a Muslim body seeking to restrain a section of media from allegedly spreading bigotry and communal hatred by linking the spread of coronavirus with the recent Nizamuddin Markaz incident, saying it would “not gag the press”. The apex […]