Srinagar: Thirteen people were tested positive of the novel coronavirus on Saturday taking the total Covid-19 tally to 836 in Jammu and Kashmir. Officials said that 12 patients were recorded positive in Kashmir and one in Jammu. In Srinagar, Shopian and Kupwara, two cases each were detected today. Ganderbal reported four cases, and Kulgam and […]
SRINAGAR: The District Administration, Srinagar provided assistance for treatment and medicines to 2892 patients through its helpline made available for citizens in view of non-Covid health emergencies requiring special attention amid lockdown. The IVRS based Call Centre inaugurated by Lt Governor Girish Chandra Murmu last month replaced series of helpline numbers launched in March aimed […]
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan on Saturday called for enforcement of strict protocol of suspected COVID-19 cases at all hospitals in order to contain the spread of pandemic in Jammu and Kashmir. The Advisor was speaking at a meeting to review the measures being put in place by various departments regarding prevention […]
Srinagar: Kashmiri students in Community Based Medical College (CBMC) Bangladesh have said that their names are not in the list of students being evacuated to their homes. A day ago, more than 160 Kashmiri students from Bangladesh arrived in Srinagar in a special flight as part of the government of India’s efforts to bring back […]
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir government has sought early return of all the students of Jammu and Kashmir studying in neigbouring country of Bangladesh under ‘Vande Bharat Mission’ launched by the government of India to facilitate the return of the Indians stranded abroad amid Covid- 19 pandemic . The first batch of 168 students of J&K […]
Srinagar: Mobile internet services continued to remain suspended in Kashmir on fourth straight day to prevent protests against the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Riyaz Naikoo. Mobile phones barring in Pulwama were restored on Friday night, however, SMS and internet stands suspended across Kashmir. The blackout has affected contact tracing amid the Covid-19 pandemic and […]
Srinagar: Only a few days after it began, online education in Kashmir has come to an abrupt halt, as mobile internet services have been shut by the government since the killing of Hizbul commander Riyaz Naikoo on Wednesday morning. The online mode of educating students here in Kashmir valley was already difficult for teachers due […]
Anantnag: Amid mobile internet blackout across Kashmir, municipal workers are making door-to-door appearances asking people to download the “Aarogya Setu”, a mobile application meant for tracking user location and contact history. The application has been developed by the national informatics centre and the ministry of electronics and information technology is overseeing the working. The application […]
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir has been able to achieve “remarkable improvement” in multiple indicators related to maternal and child health in recent years, with a decline in infant mortality rate (IMR), an official spokesman said. The IMR has been reduced from 52 (2005) to 22 (2018), according to the latest data released by the Registrar […]
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has issued a notice to J&K government, seeking its response on whether or not Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) has lost its relevance following abrogation of Article 35(A) by government of India last year. A bench of Justice Rajnesh Oswal issued the notice to Secretary, General Administration Department, after arraying […]