JAMMU: With evacuation of 2470 more stranded passengers the total number of J&K residents evacuated through Lakhanpur by the government, so far till May 17, has reached the figure 54866. Besides, 11,456 stranded passengers have reached through COVID special trains at Jammu and Udhampur railway stations. Meanwhile, the Jammu district administration today received the 4th […]
BARAMULLA: Continuing its battle against the outbreak of COVID-19, district administration Baramulla has launched a massive screening cum sampling drive wherein all traders associated with sale of essential commodities, shall be screened for the virus. The move has been launched in view of forthcoming festival of Eid so that people can purchase the essential commodities […]
ANANTNAG: The District Magistrate, Anantnag, Bashir Ahmad Dar on Sunday briefed the media persons about the aggressive testing of pregnant women across the length and breadth of the district. As many as 600 samples of pregnant women were taken, out of which reports of 12 such women declared positive were on Saturday, thereby enabling […]
Beijing, May 17 China has reported 17 new coronavirus cases, including 12 asymptomatic infections, while officials in Wuhan, where the outbreak originated, continued vigorous testing of its over 11 million residents after new clusters of COVID-19 emerged in parts of the city. China’s National Health Commission (NHC) on Sunday said five of the new coronavirus […]
JAMMU: The government has embarked upon Haryana-Migrant Workers Evacuation Plan to evacuate 470 J&K migrant labourers from 12 districts of Haryana stranded there due to COVID-19 lockdown. In this regard, the government has arranged a fleet of 20 busues to get these migrant labourers back to their homes. Meanwhile, the Jammu district administration today received […]
Prerna SM Jain Tasneem Zakaria Mehta is the Honorary Director and Managing Trustee of the Bhau Daji Lad Museum. The 1872 founded museum had fallen into a derelict condition by the late 1990s. In 2003, Mrs Mehta joined the museum and revived the dying institution through extensive efforts. Subsequently, the museum was awarded a UNESCO […]
NEW DELHI: The option of shifting the upcoming T20 World Cup to 2022 is expected to be put on the table when the ICC Board meets on May 28, a member of the world governing body’s influential Board said on Friday. A cloud of uncertainty hangs over the T20 World Cup in the wake of […]
Bhopal, May 16 Over 60 foreign nationals, who are members of Tablighi Jamaat, have been arrested by police here for participating in various religious programmes of the organisation in violation of Foreigners Act and under the Indian Penal Code, a senior officer said on Saturday. Earlier, seven cases were registered against them under visa norms […]
Srinagar: As the government continues to scale up Covid-19 testing in Jammu and Kashmir, around 22 students who returned from Chandigarh 10 days ago are awaiting reports of their samples. Most of these students belong to Kupwara district and have been put in a quarantine centre at Lal Chowk, Srinagar. They are making distressing calls […]
Srinagar: As 50,000 stranded people returned home to Kashmir, the J&K government has acquired 30,000 viral transport media (VTM) kits to ramp up the testing for coronavirus to ensure that the infection does not spread. An Indian Air Force (IAF) plane brought in the 30,000 VTM kits to Kashmir on Friday, officials said. They said […]