DAK for dignified burial of those who die due to COVID-19
Srinagar, April 29 (KNS): Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Wednesday in a statement said that till date there is no evidence that any one have contacted the virus from the exposure to dead bodies of COVID-19 patients. DAK said during these trying times it is their responsibility to mantain the dignity of the dead and their […]
Shopian gunfight: Third militant killed, operation over
Three militants were killed while as an army officer, a soldier and a civilian were injured in an encounter at Melhoora village of Zainapora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district officials said. The Mehloora gunfight started yesterday and all three militant bodies have been recovered while as a woman sustained injury. Pertinently, four militants of AGH […]
Shopian gunfight :Fresh firing resumes, army major injured
An army major was injured after a fresh firing resumed at Melhoora area of Shopian district in south Kashmir on Wednesday. Official sources told that when forces were searching for third militant body at encounter site, the militant hiding under debris fired upon forces. In this incident a army Major was injured, identified as Major […]
Why Abdullahs, Mehbooba are silent on Article 370 and what it means for Kashmir politics
Srinagar: It’s been more than a month since former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers and National Conference leaders Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah were released from detention, but they have remained silent on the scrapping of Article 370 by the Narendra Modi government last August. Mehbooba Mufti, president of their rival Peoples Democratic Party and also a former chief minister, […]
DC G’bal inspects door to door survey through Swasthya Nidhi app, urges people to download Aarogya Setu
242 teams constituted to cover the whole population GANDERBAL, APRIL 28: The Deputy Commissioner(DC), Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal, today visited various areas of Sub Division, Kangan to inspect the health audit, screening and door to door survey through Mobile app SwasthyaNidhi. For this purpose, the District Administration has constituted Booth Level Awareness Groups (BAGs), supervisors and […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
19 new positive cases reported today, 176 cases recovered till date in JK JAMMU, APRIL 28: The Government Tuesday informed that 19 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), all from Kashmir division have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 565. According to the daily […]
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 […]
DC Budgam visit Chadoora, Chrar, reviews damage caused to water supply schemes
Srinagar, Apr 28 (KNS): Deputy Commissioner Budgam Tariq Hussain Ganaie on Tuesday visited Chadoora and took stock of the damage caused to several water supply schemes due to flash floods occurred on yesterday. He also visited Shrine of Sheikh-ul-Aalam (RA) Chrar-e-Shareef and reviewed post-lockdown situation with officials. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), DC Budgam […]
Women in Srinagar dies of COVID-19, toll 8
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded eighth death due to COVID-19 afetr a septuagenarian woman from Rainawari, Srinagar, died at a hospital on Tuesday. With underlying ailments, the woman had tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday. Medical Superintendent, Chest Disease hospital, Dalgate, Dr. Saleem Tak told that the elderly woman was suffering from various ailments. “She […]
COVID-19: 15 more test positive in Kashmir; J-K tally mounts to 561
Srinagar: Fifteen more people have tested positive of the coronavirus in Kashmir, taking the number of the Covid-19 patients in J-K to 561. Official sources told that among them, 10 were confirmed at Viral Diagnostic Lab of SKIMS Soura and include five from Baramulla, four from Shopian and one from Kupwara. Five other cases were confirmed […]