Coronavirus update: 5482 persons under surveillance in JK, 13 test positive
Govt appeals people to stay home; lockdown violators to face legal action JAMMU, MARCH 26: The Government today informed that 5482 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been enlisted for surveillance and, so far, 13 cases have tested positive in Jammu and Kashmir (11 active positive, 01 recovered, 01 death). According to […]
Ration distribution at Ration Ghats, doorsteps of Shopian consumers
SRINAGAR, MARCH 26: Under the directions of the District Magistrate, Shopian, the Assistant Director Food, arranged for ration distribution at the doorstep of the Shopian consumers. The Food and Supplies department also directed the Ghat Munshi’s to distribute ration among the population while keeping in view that no law is violated and proper social distancing guidelines […]
DC inspected District Hospital and Quarantine Home wards at GHSS Shopian.
SHOPIAN, MARCH 26: To review the preparedness of District Administration for containing corona virus, the Deputy Commissioner (DC), Shopian, Chaudhary Mohammad Yasin visited District Hospital Shopian and took stock of of various facilities there, here today. He was accompanied by the Medical Superintendent DH Shopian, BMO and other concerned. The DC directed the officials to set […]
MD JPDCL visits quarantine centers at Jammu
JAMMU, MARCH 26: Managing Director Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL), Yasha Mudgal visited various quarantine centers of district Jammu to ensure adequacy of security, logistics like food/essential commodities etc, medical surveillance and sanitation arrangements During the tour, she visited five quarantine centers including Teacher Bhawan Gandhi Nagar, Yatri Bhawan, Bhagwati Nagar, NHPC Guest House […]
Cabinet Secretary holds VC with Chief Secretaries to review supply, transportation of essential goods
JAMMU, MARCH 26: Cabinet Secretary, Rajiv Gauba today held video conference with Chief Secretaries of all States/Union Territories to review supply chain management and transportation of essential commodities and services in and out of the State/UTs during the lockdown period as announced by the Prime Minister to deal with the Coronavirus outbreak. The meeting was […]
COVID-19: Two children test positive in Srinagar
Two children, aged 7 and 8 years-old respectively, have tested positive for coronavirus disease (covid-19) in Srinagar on Thursday, officials said. Sources told Global News Service (GNS) that they had come in contact with the elderly man (COVID-19 patient) from Natipora who had arrived from Saudi Arabia recently. A senior doctor at JLNM hospital told […]
Covid-19: Altaf Bukhari reiterates demand for restoration of 4G Internet in J&K
Jammu Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Thursday urged the Prime Minister and Union Home Minister to restore high speed mobile Internet, one of the prerequisites, in taking up preventive measures against the spread of Coronavirus-19 in Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement issued here, Bukhari observed that restoration of 4G […]
COVID-19: HC orders closure of all courts during lockdown
The Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday ordered closure all the Court complexes of J-K and Ladakh including the High Court complexes at Srinagar and Jammu, during the period of the lockdown. This is has been ordered in view of the declaration of 21-day lockdown by the Government of India and […]
Suspected coronavirus patient left Srinagar hospital for home after stray dogs entered ward: Family
A woman, who had returned from Europe last week and admitted to a hospital here with symptoms for coronavirus, left the facility for home after stray dogs entered her ward, her family said on Thursday, refuting the administration’s claim that she had escaped. “The claims of the administration that they had tracked her are nothing […]
COVID-19: “Restore 4G in J-K with immediate effect,” medical professionals write to PM
Public health practitioners and medical professionals from across India have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to highlight “the plight of people in Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh” during the novel coronavirus scare as 4G internet remains out of bound since August 2019. The letter has demanded the restoration of the high-speed internet with immediate effect. […]