PAMPORE: In wake of coronavirus scare, Municipal Committee Pampore on Monday started disinfection drive at various places. Executive Officer Shakeel Ahmad Shah told Kashmir Reader that two key locations – Sub District Hospital Pampore and Police Station Pampore were sprayed with disinfectants on the day first. He said that the spray drive has been launched […]
Srinagar: NC president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday asked all political parties of Jammu and Kashmir to jointly appeal to the Centre to bring back all detainees lodged outside the union territory on “humanitarian” grounds. In his first statement after being released on Friday, the 82-year-old leader said he has been consciously avoiding making any political […]
New Delhi: Pakistan on Sunday used the SAARC nations video conference on coronavirus to raise Kashmir, with the country’s State Minister of Health Zafar Mirza calling for immediate lifting of the “lockdown” there to allow virus containment measures. Apart from Mirza, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, […]
Srinagar: The popular Sunday market in Srinagar stayed closed for the second consecutive week as a precautionary measure in view of the coronavirus threat. The Sunday market, held on a 3-km road stretch from Radio Kashmir office to Lal Chowk, usually attracts thousands of customers from different parts of the valley. Business worth crores of […]
Masks should be avoided by healthy persons: Govt Advisory
JAMMU: The government on Sunday informed that 2,157 persons who had contact with suspected coronavirus cases have been put under surveillance in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel coronavirus (COVID-19), 1,829 persons are under home quarantine and 29 persons are in hospital quarantine while 131 persons are under home surveillance. […]
4 more coronavirus suspects test negative
Srinagar: Authorities at major tertiary-care hospitals of Kashmir have imposed visitation restrictions medical students and representative of pharmaceutical companies as a cautionary measure in response to the risk of COVID 19. Officials told Kashmir Reader that they have issued strict advisories for people, students and medical representatives (MRs) to stay away from the hospitals till […]
TEHRAN: The Islamic endowment overseeing the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the third holiest site in Islam, says the mosque itself and other buildings will be closed over concerns about the new coronavirus. Sheikh Omar Kiswani, the director of the mosque, said Sunday that prayers will continue to be held outdoors. The closure is to continue indefinitely. […]
SRINAGAR: As part of the precautionary measures against coronavirus threat, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) conducted sanitation drive at main campus University of Kashmir on Sunday. “On the request of varsity’s Registrar Dr Nisar A Mir , Commissioner SMC Gazanfar Ali deputed a special sanitation team which conducted sanitation at several places in and around the […]
SRINAGAR: The government Saturday issued advisory for Hotels in view of Novel Corona Virus (Covid-19) situation. According to the Advisory, the hoteliers have been asked to make sure that the premises of hotel are clean and hygienic, and the surfaces are wiped with disinfectant regularly. The Advisory stresses on promoting regular and thorough hand-washing by […]
Srinagar: In view of the coronavirus scare, Kashmir University on Saturday postponed all postgraduate examinations at its main as well as satellite campuses till March 31. A circular issued by KU’s Assistant Registration Academic Affairs in this regard said that the examinations including internals had been postponed to avoid gatherings on campus to prevent possible […]