SRINAGAR: District Disaster Management Authority, Srinagar issued directions to essential services department for adherence to notified norms in revised Red Zones of district, and also appealed to the public of these areas for taking precautions and strict observance of notified norms to avoid spread of COVID-19. The status of testing in Red Zones was also […]
BANDIPORA: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, Ravinder Kumar on Monday appealed to people to strictly adhere to COVID-19 related Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) to contain the spread of coronavirus. He stressed the use of masks and maintaining social distancing to prevent transmission of virus adding that it has become very important in the current scenario besides […]
Srinagar: The government in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday evening issued new guidelines to be followed during the lockdown period which will be effective from today. The government stated that instructions have been issued to regulate activities that are to be permitted during the extended period of lockdown (Unlock-1) in pursuance […]
Irfan Gul Today the world is completely different from what it was before the coronavirus outbreak in China in December 2019 and its subsequent spread to countries around the world. The situation is reminiscent of the popular lines from Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities: “…it was the spring of hope, it was the […]
Srinagar: The government in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday evening issued new guidelines to be followed during the lockdown period which will be effective from today. The government stated that instructions have been issued to regulate activities that are to be permitted during the extended period of lockdown (Unlock-1) in pursuance […]
Srinagar: The health department is yet to start screening and contact tracing of the elderly woman, a resident of Danderkhah locality in Batamaloo, who died on Thursday at SMHS Hospital due to Covid-19. According to locals, the area was sanitised by the Srinagar Municipal Corporation on Friday but there has been no intervention by the […]
Srinagar: Amid a regular opening of offices in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, the School Education Department said that schools will continue to remain closed till June 15. The statement came amid a confusion among teachers over the government’s order directing for regular opening of all offices amid the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. Secretary School Education […]
JAMMU: On Day 13 of resumption of domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 19 domestic flights with 2,097 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports. A total of 516 passengers aboard 7 regular commercial flights arrived at the Jammu Airport while 12 domestic flights with about 1581 passengers on board landed at […]
Bhaderwah/Jammu: The 168-km Bhaderwah-Basohli-Pathankot National Highway is likely to reopen for normal traffic by mid-June as the snow-clearance work, which got delayed due to the COVID-19 lockdown, resumed in full steam, Border Roads Organisation (BRO) officials said on Saturday. The resumption of snow-clearance operation coincided with the easing of lockdown restrictions and the BRO personnel […]
Kolkata, Jun 6 In the first such instance in West Bengal two judges of a city court have tested positive for COVID-19 following which people who had come in contact with them have been advised to proceed on home quarantine, state helth department sources said Saturday. The two affected are judges of the district civil […]