DANGEROUS SITUATION
Despite lockdown and severe restrictions, COVID-19 crisis is far from over. The virus can recur according to scientists, no vaccine is still available for cure and the spread of the virus in only growing. Showing the concern about the dangers of coronavirus, WHO chief recently said, “ The coronavirus pandemic is “far from over” and […]
STUDENTS SUFFER
Student community in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir would have been very happy if the authorities would have lifted the ban on 4G services here. While in the Supreme Court the government has said that restoration of speed internet was connected with national security, there is growing demand from many influential quarters for lifting […]
VIRTUAL CLASSROOM
School education department post COVID-19 lockdown has been looking for ways and means to provide education to the school going children in their homes. Though it is good beginning, but at the same time it raised questions why in the past eight months of lockdown no such effort was done by J&K administration to impart […]
EASING OF RESTRICTIONS
Jammu and Kashmir being a Union Territory is directly under the control of MHA. There is the good news for the people of Jammu and Kashmir that MHA has decided to ease some restrictions amid lockdown. MHA from Friday night allowed opening of neighborhood and standalone shops, including those located in residential complexes within municipal […]
LOCKDOWN VIOLATIONS
Police and authorities in Srinagar city have been strictly enforcing lockdown to arrest the spread of coronavirus. Recently police said that they have filed over 1000 FIR’s in Kashmir against people for violating a lockdown orders of the government. On April 23, government in a statement said that they have sealed 10 shops and seized […]
TIMBER SMUGGLING
There have been lot of media reports in the recent past from various parts of Jammu and Kashmir about the growing incidents of timber smuggling despite lockdown and restrictions. Recently district administration of Ganderbal acted when some videos went viral showing how in the forest compartment of Chettergul, green gold was been looted with help […]
POLICE VERSES SCRIBES
Ever since central government has decided to go for a massive lockdown in Kashmir including curbs on communication on August 5, last year, there have dozens of instances when local journalists were arrested, some of them bailed and many of them summoned to the police stations and interrogated. In the past two days, three […]
SC GIVES TIME
Supreme Court today asked the government to file a detailed affidavit about the ground situation in Kashmir as, government has said that 2G will remain for the national security. As the people are tossed against the COVID-19 pandemic, J-K struggles with restricted internet connectivity. The internet was snapped in August 2019 when the government scrapped […]
SHINING EXAMPLE
In this atmosphere of depression Ladakh is becoming a shining example for all to learn and understand how to fight a pandemic like coronavirus. Ladakh region has now 4 positive cases of COVID-19 left as on today while 14 of the positive cases have tested negative due to the efforts of local corona warriors, […]
EXTENDED LOCKDOWN
District Srinagar especially Lal Chowk and its adjacent areas will remain under severe restrictions till May 3, 2020 according to any order issued by District Administration. The order has mentioned lockdown period from March 25, while as the fact remains that Srinagar and various other parts of Kashmir valley have been under lockdown from […]