Govt shuts primary schools in six J&K districts
Srinagar: All private and government primary schools in six districts of Jammu and Kashmir were ordered shut by the government after two suspected coronavirus patients undergoing treatment in Jammu were declared “high viral-load cases”. “The test reports of the two suspected coronavirus patients were received, which suggested a high viral-load. There is high probability of […]
Suggests for suspending tourism, sports activities
Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday appealed the government to focus on screening of travellers at airports and railway stations and training medical teams to combat the novel Coronavirus, president DAK Dr Suhail Naik said that they are in touch with global health experts and it is important to recognize that COVID-19 is a […]
New Delhi: Three more positive cases of novel coronavirus have been reported in India taking the total number of confirmed cases to 34, Union Health ministry said on Saturday. Of the three, two are from Ladakh with travel history to Iran while one is from Tamil Nadu who had visited Oman, the ministry said, adding […]
No need to panic: Kansal
JAMMU: Dispelling apprehension about any major emergency, the government on Saturday said that it is monitoring and reviewing the situation closely and there is no need to panic. Meanwhile, addressing a press conference, Principal Secretary, Planning, Development & Monitoring Department, Rohit Kansal, who is also the government spokesperson, said that the class work has been […]
Anantnag: Despite several media reports, and right under the nose of the authorities, an entrenched mafia has been plundering the Brengi Nallah and some other water bodies in Dialgam area of Anantnag district, extracting boulders, sand and other minerals using heavy machinery. The unchecked plunder has left hundreds of kanals of farmland as well as […]
Jammu: A woman and her son were arrested on Saturday for allegedly duping a businessman of Rs 6.5 crore, while a search is on to apprehend two of their accomplices, a spokesman of the Police’s Crime Branch said. Touseef Ahmad Bhat and Shakeela Begum were arrested on a complaint by Raees Ahmad, who owns a […]
Kathua: Every new political party offers a new democratic option and therefore, all those having faith in democracy should welcome it, BJP minister Jitendra Singh said on Saturday. He said this without naming rebel Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former Jammu and Kashmir finance minister Altaf Bukhari who is expected to launch his own […]
Students protest, demand action
BARAMULLA: Students of government high school Binner Baramulla on Saturday staged a protest after outsiders misbehaved with their teachers. Sources said that scores of students took to the streets and staged a protest. They were demanding strict action against outsiders who misbehaved with their teachers on Friday. They said on Friday some stranger entered into […]
SRINAGAR: An assistant sub-inspector of Jammu and Kashmir police was arrested on Saturday after a video purportedly showing him demanding and accepting bribe inside a police station in Kishtwar district went viral on social media. ASI Abdul Subhan, posted at Kishtwar police station, has also been placed under suspension and a department inquiry has been […]
SRINAGAR: A civilian was killed and another injured in a grenade attack on Friday evening in Srinagar’s downtown area. A police officer said that a grenade was lobbed at a CRPF camp in Zaina Kadal area at around 7:30 pm. Two civilians were injured in the attack, he said. The duo was removed to Shri […]