Srinagar mayor says municipal workers beaten by police
Srinagar mayor Junaid Mattu on Wednesday alleged that Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) workers “are being beaten black and blue repeatedly” by the Jammu and Kashmir Police, prompting the force to launch an enquiry into the matter. Saying that the SMC has been at the forefront of Srinagar’s battle against COVID-19, Mattu tweeted, “After MULTIPLE instances of […]
Government issues SOPs for 90 red zones
As the coronavirus is spreading in Jammu and Kashmir, the government has issued standard operating procedures for the 90 red zones in the Union Territory — 72 in the Valley and 18 in the Jammu division. 100% lockdown The red zone will see a 100 per cent lockdown and will be completely sealed for any […]
Over 3,000 MSMEs in J-K stare at closure, unable to pay wages
Micro Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) unit holders are on verge of bankruptcy and face closure amidst continued shutdown from March 22 to contain coronavirus pandemic in Jammu and Kashmir. There are about 3,000 MSME and other units in Jammu, Kathua, Samba and Udhampur industrial areas giving direct and indirect employment to thousands of people […]
Recently released political leaders decry lack of facilities in quarantine centers
Srinagar,Apr 15 (KNS): Several political leaders on Wednesday alleged that authorities after their release have kept them in those quaratine centres having no basic medical and logistic facilities. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), severa political leaders who were released from Ambardkernagar UP jail days back alleged that they had been kept under quarantine where […]
LIFELINE OF LADAKH
Union Territory of Ladakh has only one lifeline in the shape of Srinagar-Leh national highway as the Manali-Leh road often gets disrupted. Recently after four months of winter disruption, authorities decided to open this highway amid lockdown due to coronavirus threat. UT administration of Ladakh on Friday after taking feedback from the ground decided to […]
Div Com reviews Darbar Move arrangements
Directs SMC to install De-Contamination tunnels at Secretariat, Raj Bhavan, High Court, AG office SRINAGAR, APRIL 15: Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir Pandurang K Pole, today chairing a high level meeting to review arrangements being put in place for ensuing Darbar Move. In view of current COVID-19 Pandemic, threadbare discussion were held regarding sensitization, thermal screening, fumigation […]
Continue implementing lockdown restrictions strictly till May 3: Cabinet Secretary to Chief Secretaries
Asks States/UTs to follow revised guidelines, ensure close monitoring of containment zones JAMMU, APRIL 15: Government of India has asked all States and Union Territories to continue implementing lockdown restrictions strictly for the extended period till May 3, 2020 as announced by the Prime Minister as an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 in […]
NHPC donates masks, PPE kits to district administration Kishtwar
KISHTWAR, APRIL 15: In order to combat the spread of COVID-19, NHPC Dulhasti Power Project today donated 3000 pieces of triple layer single use masks, 110 pieces of N95 masks, 2000 pairs of gloves and 70 sets of Personal Protection Equipments (PPE ) to the Additional District Development Commissioner Mohd Hanief Malik for further distribution […]
22 More Test Positive For COVID-19 In J&K
Srinagar, April 15 (GNS): Jammu and Kashmir reported 22 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, eighteen of them in Kashmir and four in Jammu. The total number of COVID-19 patients in the J&K now nears 300-mark. Officials sources told GNS that fifteen of these were confirmed in SKIMS, three in CD hospital lab and four […]
Body of non local labourer found in south Kashmir
Srinagar: Police on Wednesday recovered the body of a 33-year-old non-local laborer from a village in Mir Bazar area of Qazigund in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Officials said that on Tuesday, locals spotted a body lying in a rented room in Gassipora village and informed the concerned Police Station. A police officer said that soon after […]