Will evacuate Kashmiri students from coronavirus-hit Iran, Jaishankar tells Lok Sabha
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that during his latest visit to Jammu and Kashmir, he held talks with the families of Indian students still in Iran, one of the worst affected countries by coronavirus outbreak, and assured that the government will facilitate their evacuation at the earliest possible. “I visited Srinagar recently […]
One more test positive for coronavirus in Ladakh
Srinagar March 12: One more person on Thursday tested positive for coronavirus, taking the number of such patients to three in the recently carved out union territory. Commissioner Secretary Rigzin Samphel told GNS over phone that test report of the person, whose father was already infected with the novel virus, was received today and it […]
Parliament cancels visitors passes
Amid fear of spread of coronavirus, Parliament on Thursday cancelled the visitors passes in general so as to avoid any contact with outsiders. When asked about any proposal of adjourning the House, the Speaker said: “NO”. Speaker Om Birla was asked after he arrived in Parliament. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi did not comment on […]
Jammu-Srinagar NH closed due to snowfall, landslides
BANIHAL/JAMMU: The arterial 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was closed on Thursday amid fresh snowfall and landslides at several places in Ramban and Udhampur districts, officials said. There was overnight snowfall at Jawahar Tunnel, which serves as a gateway to Kashmir valley, while rains triggered […]
Covid-19: No Public Meetings, Darbars In JK Till March 31
JAMMU – In the view of coronavirus scare, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has put all darbars and public meetings in abeyance till 31 March 2020. “All darbars and public meetings to be put in abeyance till 31 March,” said the government spokesperson, Rohit Kansal. Earlier on Wednesday the Jammu and Kashmir administration ordered closure of […]
WHO declares the outbreak of the new coronavirus is a pandemic
The coronavirus outbreak was Wednesday declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO), whose chief expressed his “deep concern” over “alarming levels of inaction” in combating the virus spread. WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the number of cases outside China had increased 13-fold over the past two weeks However, he clarified that […]
Rs 373 cr extended under Credit Action Plan 2019-20 in Ganderbal
GANDERBAL, MARCH 11: A DLRC meeting was convened under the chairmanship of District Development Commissioner, Ganderbal Shafqat Iqbal, here today to review the performances of the banks for quarter ended December 2019 in the district. The meeting was attended by Chief Planning Officer Ganderbal, Zonal Head- JK Bank Zone Central -2, Lead District Manager, Cluster Head […]
J&K High Court launches awareness campaign on novel Corona Virus
SLSA, Health Department organizes 96 awareness camps to educate public about COVID-19 JAMMU, MARCH 11: High Court of Jammu and Kashmir launched an awareness campaign in view of outbreak of novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) in the UTs of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. During the campaign, information pamphlets, posters and related material was displayed at all […]
Amit Shah Says Opposition’s Hate Speech Incited Delhi Riots, Praises Police
After the opposition in Lok Sabha on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah for failing to contain the violence in Delhi for nearly three days and questioned his silence, the senior BJP leader said that he wanted the discussion on the issue after Holi to “avoid a communal flare-up during the festival […]
Power Shutdown
SRINAGAR, MARCH 11: According to power controller, Kashmir province, to carry out replacement of ACSR 0.05 damaged conductors by ACSR 0.1, power will remain off in the areas fed from Shadimarg, Mitrigam and Keegam receiving stations on March 15 from 10 AM to 4 PM Similarly, to carry out shifting of part of 33 KV […]