DC reviews arrangements at Quarantine Centres, Interacts with arriving residents
Visits Red Zones to reviews essential services 4000 arrived at various centres SRINAGAR, MAY 14:Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar Shahid Iqbal Choudhary visited more than two dozen quarantine centres in Panthanchowk, Nowgam, Shalteng, South, Khanyar and North Tehsils to review the arrangements and interacted with residents arriving from different states. More than 90 hotels across the city […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
12 new positive cases reported today, 485 cases recovered till date in JK Smokers are at higher risk of Corona infection; Advisory tells people JAMMU, MAY 14: The Government Wednesday informed that 12 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 04 from Jammu division and 08 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking […]
People in quarantine complains of inadequate facilities
Srinagar, May 14 (KNS): A group of people evacuated few days back from Jammu and other parts of country on Thursday complained of unhygienic facilities at the quarantine centre established in GDC Handwara. Talking to Kashmir News Service (KNS) over phone, they said the quarantine centre lacks basic facilities which poses them serious threat to […]
Jammu receives first COVID special train with 1018 passengers amid strict adherence to guidelines
900 J&K inhabitants including 400 students being brought back from Nagpur Srinagar, May 14 (KNS): As part of government’s initiative of bringing back the stranded people of J&K to their homes in the wake of COVID-19 Lockdown, Jammu today received first COVID special train carrying 1018 passengers while 7 buses carrying 175 people including 11 […]
Rohini jail inmate tests positive for Covid-19, first case in Delhi prison
New Delhi: In the first case of coronavirus in a Delhi prison, a 28-year-old inmate of Rohini jail has tested positive for the disease, officials said on Thursday. The prisoner who was asymptomatic tested positive on Wednesday and was later admitted to Lok Nayak Hospital, a senior jail official said, adding that five to six officials […]
Rs 10,000-cr job work offered under MNREGS to migrant workers: FM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said Rs 10,000 crore has been spent in the last two months on creating 14.62 crore man-days of work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) to help migrant workers. Announcing the second tranche of economic stimulus package, she said the work has been offered to […]
13 Corona infected persons recovered, discharged from SKIMS JVC Bemina
Thirteen more Covid-19 positive patients on Thursday recovered and discharged from JVC SKIMS Bemina hospital after their repeated tests came negative, officials said. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), thirteen patients were discharged from JVC Bemina after recuperating from Covid-19 deadly infection. Officials said that the repeated samples taken from such patients showed negative results […]
25-year old pregnant lady tested positive in Handwara
Handwara, May 14 (KNS): A 25-year old pregnant lady of Reshipora Qaziabad area of north Kashmir’s Handwara town tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, hospital sources said. Sources said that few days ago, the said pregnant lady visited Sub-District Hospital (SDH) Sopore for gynecological consultation where doctors and other paramedical staff took her samples for […]
Baramulla – Dodbugh road in shambles; authorities unmoved
Srinagar, May 14 (KNS): The road that connects several villages to the main town Baramulla is in dilapidated conation as the district administration never paid the attention toward the road leaving large number of population of area to suffer. According to Kashmir News Service correspondent the 20Km road from Baramulla passing through Katyawali, Gohan, Chandoosa […]
Lockdown: Railways Cancels Tickets For Regular Trains Till June 30, Passengers To Get Full Refund
The Railways on Thursday said it has cancelled all tickets booked for regular passenger trains scheduled till June 30. However, Shramik Special trains, which started from May 1 to ferry stranded migrants to their home states, will continue to run, the railways said. The special trains which started running from May 12 will continue to […]