Suspend train services in Kashmir: Mayor to LG
Srinagar: Mayor of Srinagar, Junaid Mattu on Wednesday requested LG Murmu to suspend Banihal-Srinagar-Baramulla train service. “Have just requested the Hon’ble LG Shri G. C. Murmu to order the suspension the Banihal-Srinagar-Baramulla train service,” he tweeted. Earlier, Jammu and Kashmir administration banned interstate buses and closure of the Vaishno Devi yatra as part of the […]
Traffic restored on Kashmir highway, only stranded vehicles allowed
SRINAGAR: Traffic was on Wednesday restored after remaining suspended for few hours in the morning due to landslides on 270-km-long national highway, though only stranded vehicles would be allowed to ply on the road. Snow clearance operation has been completed on record time while repair work has been undertaken on Srinagar-Leh national highway, which remained closed […]
COVID19: ‘In 15 minutes’, Five Srinagar restaurants sealed for defying closure orders
Srinagar: Mayor of Srinagar, Junaid Mattu on Tuesday sealed five restaurants in Srinagar for defying closure orders . “Going around the city personally with officials to enforce a complete closure of all restaurants and food courts. 5 restaurants sealed, challans issued and FIRs under Sec 188 solicited through JKP till now – within first 15 […]
All vehicles to be disinfected, police to assist in shutting down vulnerable places: SMC
Srinagar, Mar 18: Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Wednesday said that it is going to procure thermal scanners for testing public for coronavirus at Airport, Railway station, Hospitals, and other important public places. It added that all vehicles in Srinagar shall be disinfected and pasted with the stickers indicating the date and venue and validity of sterilization. […]
40 of 41 samples test negative in Kashmir, report of one awaited: Dir SKIMS
Srinagar : Director SKIMS Dr AG Ahangar Wednesday said that out of 41 samples sent for Coronavirus test from Kashmir, 40 have been found negative only one report is awaited and hopefully that will also turnout negative. Ahangar, who was flanked with a team of doctors was addressing a press conference here at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute […]
Health advisory
Divisional Administration of Kashmir in the recent past held series of high level meetings in the backdrop of growing coronavirus threat and has asked the entire government machinery to take the steps to put in place the arrangements to fight back the infection. In this backdrop many Deputy Commissioners in Kashmir valley recently issued an […]
Two more test positive in Ladakh, COVID-19 cases reach 8
The number of COVID-19 patients in Ladakh rose to eight on Wednesday, after two more patients tested positive for the dreaded virus. Rigzin Samphel, secretary/commissioner Ladakh affairs said out of 34 samples sent for testing, two have tested positive for coronavirus infection while 32 have tested negative. “Those who tested positive include the son and […]
Coronavirus: Section 144 imposed in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district
Srinagar The administration has imposed Section 144 in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic. District Magistrate Anantnag imposed the ban on the assembly of four or more people in any public place and it will remain in place till March-end, according to an order. The order […]
CA cancels end of season, awards title to NSW
MELBOURNE: All professional cricket has been cancelled in Australia in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and national organisers are strongly recommending that the season be called off at every level right down to children’s community games. Cricket Australia (CA) announced the cancellation on Tuesday, and declared New South Wales the winners of the Sheffield Shield, […]
Coronavirus not man-made, has natural origin: Scientists
Ending speculations about deliberate genetic engineering of new coronavirus, scientists from the Scripps Research Institute, a non-profit research organization, have claimed that the COVID-19 pandemic is not from a lab-created virus but has a natural origin. The novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that emerged in the city of Wuhan, China last year and has since caused a […]