New Delhi, Jun 3 In view of several of its officers having tested positive for COVID-19, the Union health ministry issued an office memorandum on Wednesday advising all the staff to follow precautionary measures in order to contain the spread of the disease. The office memorandum stated that it has been noticed that at times, […]
New Delhi: India’s Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, following which the defence ministry carried out a massive contact-tracing exercise, official sources said. Kumar’s condition is stable and he is currently under home-quarantine, they said. At least 35 officials working at the ministry’s headquarters in South Block in the Raisina Hills […]
Srinagar: A court complex and office of Tehsildar have been sealed in Budgam district after a tea stall owner operating inside a common premise tested positive for Coronavirus, officials said on Wednesday. They said the shopkeeper who is running a tea stall inside the common premises of Tehsildar office in Chadoora and the Munsif court […]
Kupwara: A Covid-19 patient escaped from hospital in Kupwara on Tuesday morning, but was caught within minutes and brought back before he could enter his home. Official sources in the health department said that a 55-year-old man, a labourer by profession, was placed under quarantine on May 16. On May 29 he tested positive for […]
Srinagar: On Day 9 of resumption of operation of routine domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 20 flights with 1818 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports which included an international flight with 157 passengers on board. A total of 251 passengers aboard 8 regular commercial flights arrived at the Jammu Airport […]
ANANTNAG: Stressing on extending all facilities to the red zones, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan Tuesday called for providing uninterrupted power, water, LPG, ration and medicines to the people. Chairing a review meeting here with district officers, Advisor Baseer Khan asked for aggressive sampling in red zones with focus on vulnerable sections of […]
Shafat Ali Dar On a usual lockdown day, after I was done basking under the glow of my smartphone, I decided that I should sleep. I stood up to leave and formally offered a goodbye to my mom, asking her if she was fine. Yes, I am absolutely fine, she replied in her usual tone. […]
Srinagar: Kashmir reported two coronavirus related deaths on Tuesday, one of them a 27-year-old from Lolab, the youngest victim yet of Covid-19 in Jammu and Kashmir. According to officials, both the persons who died were from northern Kashmir and they died on Monday, a day before their test results came positive for the new virus. […]
New Delhi, Jun 2 The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said it would be monitoring implementation of the AAP government’s recent order on disposal of bodies of those who died of COVID-19. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan said that it wants to see how the Delhi government health […]
Srinagar: Three senior officers of Jammu and Kashmir were tested negative for COVID-19. Officials told KNO that three senior officers Zubair Ahmed, Secretary Tourism & Culture, Mehmood Ahmad Shah, Director I&C Kashmir and Tufail Matto, VC LAWDA have tested negative for COVID-19 after their samples were collected. “These officers were quarantined after an IAS officer […]