COVID-19: Kashmir records four more deaths, J-K toll reaches 175
A 55-year-old woman, who had tested positive for COVID-19, from Ganderbal district died at a hospital in Srinagar on Sunday, taking the fatality count due to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir to 175. Earlier in the day, three more people died due to the coronavirus at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar. “The […]
Sopore gunfight: One militant killed, operation on
One militant was killed in an ongoing gunfight that raged between the government forces and militants in Gulshan Abad Reban village of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). Unnamed official sources told that a gunfight broke out between militants and government forces after contingents of Army’s […]
No buffer zone on LAC, only suspended patrolling to avoid flareup on border
Soldiers of China’s People’s Liberation Army and Indian Army have moved back at least 600 metres from the four friction points in east Ladakh where they were in an eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, people familiar with the developments told Hindustan Times after an on-ground verification by the army. The PLA soldiers, who had maintained an aggressive posture, […]
Amitabh Bachchan, son Abhishek test positive for coronavirus
Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan and his son, actor Abhishek Bachchan, announced in separate tweets on Saturday that they have tested positive for Covid-19 and have been admitted to a hospital in Mumbai with “mild symptoms”. Both of them are undergoing treatment at Nanavati Hospital, with an official confirming that they had “facilitated their tests” and that the two are “stable”. […]
Gunfight starts in north Kashmir’s Sopore
Srinagar: A gunfight breaks out between militants and government forces in Reban area of north Kashmir’s Sopore on Sunday. According to the reports reaching GNS, a joint team of Police, Army’s 22 RR and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Reban. As the joint team encircled the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them. The […]
Amid media protests, govt says open to views
Srinagar: Breaking the silence against the new media policy 2020 of the government, journalists in Srinagar held protests on the streets recently, asking for its rollback. The UT administration has officially remained silent on the issue even after the protest on Monday by Kashmir-based journalists and local editors who described the current policy as crippling journalism […]
Bulletin on Novel CoronaVirus (COVID-19)
JK reports 268 new positive cases, 5895 recovered so far JAMMU, JULY 11: The Government on Friday informed that 268 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 87 from Jammu division and 181 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 10156. […]
Advisor Bhatnagar chairs COVID-19 review meet
Asks for aggressive testing of co-morbid persons, pregnant ladies, red zone areas SRINAGAR, JULY 11: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, today emphasized the need of aggressive testing of co-morbid persons, red zone areas besides strict enforcement of restrictions in containment zones to contain the spread of COVID-19 virus in Jammu and Kashmir. Advisor, […]
Covid-19: 20 discharged, after recovery from SKIMS Bemina
SRINAGAR, JULY 11: 20 COVID-19 patients were today discharged from SKIMS Bemina (JVC) after successful completion of treatment and testing negative before discharge. With this the number of COVID-19 recovered patient’s moves to 608 out of total COVID positive admitted patients numbering 718 till date. The recovery rate at present is more than 84 percent, […]
Hakeem Yaseen concerned over uncontrolled spike in coronavirus in Kashmir valley
Hakeem Chairman Peoples Democratic Front PDF Hakeem Yaseen has expressed serious concern over the ever increasing spike in Covid- 19 infections and deaths in kashmir valley especially in district Srinagar and has urged the administration to take health experts on board while easing out the lockdown. He said Coronavirus infection was still spreading at an […]