PM Modi meetings on Covid-19 lockdown in last lap, decision at 10 am tomorrow
The Prime Minister’s Office, which has been in the middle of the decision-making process during the Covid-19 lockdown, is holding one of the last rounds of meetings to finalise the modalities for the second phase of the graded lockdown that will be announced by PM Narendra Modi at 10 am tomorrow. The 21-day national lockdown announced […]
Trace, Test, Track, Treat: J&K Govt Issues Fresh Guideline For COVID-19 Containment
The Jammu and Kashmir government has issued fresh guidelines to deal with COVID-19 as the number of positive cases is on a rise in the union territory. Terming it a medical strategy ‘4T’ – trace, test, track and treat – the government has said that areas with a significant number of cases or where there […]
No evacuation plan, Kargil residents upset
Ladakh’s Kargil district today seethed in anger over the alleged failure of the UT Administration to frame a policy for the evacuation of local people being quarantined in Rajasthan and other parts of the country, with elected representatives threatening to submit mass resignation. The elected representatives of the district said the Ladakh UT Administration and […]
Militants attack Police, CRPF party in south Kashmir
Srinagar, April 13:(KNS) Militants fired upon a joint party of police, CRPF at Naka in Malangpora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday evening. Reports reaching to Kashmir News Services that militants attacked joint party at Malangpora area of Awantipora, the security forces also retaliated. Meanwhile IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar also confirmed the attack […]
FIR lodged against 8 Persons in Pulwama
Pulwama 13 April (KNS): Authorities today booked 8 Persons for violating the quarantine laws while fleeing the Red Zone areas and travelled to Tral area of the district. According to Tehsildar Pulwama, information was received from field staff regarding the presence of eight persons staying in the house of Mohammad shaban Sheikh R/o: Amirabad Tral […]
Robust system put in place to combat COVID-19: Advisor Baseer Khan
Conducts extensive tour of areas along NH ANANTNAG, APRIL 13: Advisor to Lt Governor Baseer Ahmad Khan, who is also overall incharge of coronavirus control efforts (CCE) today conducted an extensive tour of various areas on the National Highway (NH) from Srinagar to Jammu to review implementation of lockdown and other preparedness. At Lower Munda, […]
COVID-19 recovered patients as normal as others: Dr Naveed Shah
“No risk of transmission after a person has recovered but one must remain isolated till completion of home quarantine after hospital discharge” SRINAGAR, APRIL 13: Kashmir’s leading pulmonologist and head Chest Disease Hospital Srinagar Dr Naveed Nazir Shah Monday said Srinagar will soon move into the stage of discharging recovered COVID-19 patients and it was […]
DC Kupwara reviews preventive measures in Red zone areas
Orders sealing of all entry, exit points KUPWARA, APRIL 13: Deputy Commissioner (DC), Kupwara, Anshul Garg, today convened a meeting of concerned officers to review the status of preventive measures in place in the Red zone areas of the district. The meeting was informed that strict restrictions have been imposed on vehicular and people’s movement […]
COVID-19: 13 more test positive in J-K, tally rises to 258
Srinagar: 13 more people have been tested positive for coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir. The government’s spokeperson, Rohit Kansal, confirmed that the tally in the Union Territory has risen to Yesterday, twenty-one new cases of the infection were reported in J-K; among them include seven from Kupwara, four from Baramulla, three from Ganderbal, and two from […]
Houseboat owner booked for hosting British national in Srinagar
Srinagar: A British national was sent to a quarantine facility while his host in Srinagar was booked by the police after the foreiner was spotted by a police official. The houseboat owner not only hosted a British citizen but also provided him accommodation since mid-March. During questioning, the Britisher admitted that he reached Kashmir Valley via […]