Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
35 new positive cases reported today, 287 cases recovered till date in JK JAMMU, MAY 03: The Government Sunday informed that 35 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 01 from Jammu division and 34 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to […]
27 more patients discharged from SKIMS Bemina after recovering from Covid-19
SRINAGAR, MAY 03: SKIMS Medical College Hospital Bemina Sunday informed that 27 more Covid-19 patients were discharged from the hospital after recovering from the contagious disease. So far 75 Covid-19 patients have recovered among the 149 such patients admitted in the hospital. The 27 patients who were discharged from the hospital after recovery from Covid-19 […]
Advisor Baseer Khan calls for institutional coordination to fight COVID-19
SRINAGAR, MAY 03: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, who is overall in-charge of coronavirus control efforts in Kashmir, on Sunday, urged for institutional coordination among various health institutions to deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Advisor said this during a meeting held here to review the various measures being put in place […]
Millions travel in China during May Day holidays as tourism, travel open up
In what appears to be the clearest sign yet of the coronavirus outbreak having abated in China, where it first emerged late last year, millions of Chinese are travelling within the country for the May Day holidays. Over 50 million trips were made in the first two days of the five-day holiday, state media reports […]
Words Will Live, Censorship Won’t: Gowhar Geelani
The J&K Police has slapped the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act on Kashmir-based journalists Masrat Zahra and Gowhar Geelani, triggering condemnation from media and human rights bodies across the world. Another journalist, Peerzada Ashiq, who works with The Hindu, was summoned by police and questioned over a story. Geelani tells Naseer Ganai that such moves may […]
25-year old pregnant lady dies in Anantnag due to medical negligence, alleges family
Tassaduq Rashid Anantnag, May 03 (KNS): Massive protests erupted in Seer Hamdan area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Sunday morning after a 25-year old pregnant lady died in child & Maternity hospital here. Soon after the incident district administration ordered an impartial enquiry into the matter while BMO Mattan put two health officials including […]
Press freedom in any country depends on how journalists are treated: NC
Srinagar, 03 May(KNS): Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Sunday on International Press Freedom Day said the true essence of any democratic system is recognized in the shape of right to free speech and free press, saying the day reminds us of the inevitability of having a vibrant and pluralistic press. While underscoring the centrality […]
Stray cases put admn in fix
Even as all 10 districts of the Jammu region have been excluded from the list of the “hotspot districts”, the stray positive cases of coronavirus have put the authorities in a fix while giving relaxation vis-a-vis restrictions imposed in the ongoing lockdown to prevent the spread of the virus. On Friday night, two fresh positive […]
J&K Govt orders closure of educational institutions, training institutions till May 17
Srinagar, May 3 (KNS): J&K Government has decided to continue closure of educational institutions/training institutes across J&K till 17th May. (KNS)
Kashmiris uphold Kashmiryat, open doors for tourists stuck in Valley in wake of lockdown 10
Baramulla, May 03 (KNS): In wake of countrywide lockdown and abroad to defeat the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, two Kashmiri families uphold age-old principles of Kashmiriyat and opened doors of their homes for tourists stuck in Valley in wake of lockdown restrictions. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), a group of two families from Delhi […]