Explained: Why rapid tests are off, again
On Monday, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) put an end to the question of rapid tests when it told the states that the newly procured kits for such tests had failed quality checks and should be returned to the suppliers. This effectively brings the curtains down on a long conversation on rapid testing between […]
3 girls dead, one untraceable
Srinagar, Apr 27, KNT: Three girls died while one is untraceable after cloud burst triggered flash floods in two different areas of South and Central Kashmir on Monday evening. Police sources told KNT that a cloud burst triggered flash floods in Chotipora area adjacent to Sedow Forest area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Two sisters […]
Cop’s militant aide son only casualty in Guddar Kulgam, police deletes tweets
Srinagar, April 27 : Only one “militant associate”, and not four militants as claimed by the government forces earlier, was killed at Guddar in the Devsar area of the south Kashmir district. The slain, Aqib Mushtaq Lone who had completed engineering recently from a college in Chandigarh, is a son of a police officer […]
COVID19: 2-year-old girl among 23 test positive in J&K, tally mounts to 546
Srinagar: A two-year-old girl from the Shopian district on Monday became the youngest in the Jammu and Kashmir to have tested positive for novel coronavirus. In all 23 fresh cases were reported in the last twenty-four hours and includes an expectant mother besides at least thirteen other women. Officials said that among the fresh cases, 15 […]
Testing scaled up in big way; trained 450 lab technicians in sample collection: Director HSK
Srinagar, April 27( KNS): Director Health Services Kashmir Dr Sameer Matoo said that testing has been scalled in Kashmir a big way.Taking to KNS, he said, ” More than 800 tests are conducted daily. We trained 450 laboratory technicians to take samples for Covid19 suspect patients. They move in mobile vans and takes samples from […]
Umar Akmal banned for three years from all forms of cricket for corruption charges
Umar Akmal has been banned from all forms of cricket for three years on corruption charges, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Monday. “Umar Akmal handed three-year ban from all cricket by Chairman of the Disciplinary Panel Mr Justice (retired) Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan,” the Pakistan Cricket Board said in a tweet. PCB Media ✔@TheRealPCBMedia Umar […]
Return of migrants: This institution is not hostage of government, says SC
While saying that “this institution is not hostage of the government”, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to reply within a week on a petition seeking direction to authorities to allow stranded migrant workers across the country to return home. The Supreme Court’s remark came after advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for petitioners Jagdeep S Chhokar, […]
Govt extends 4G internet ban in J-K till 11 May
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government has extended the restrictions on high-speed internet in the Union Territory after the scheduled review. The renewed order, signed by Shaleen Kabra, Principal Secretary to the government, states that “the internet speed shall be restricted to 2G only” till 11 May. In Jammu and Kashmir, the internet connectivity was snapped […]
Mumbai: Arnab Goswami to appear before police for questioning in Sonia Gandhi defamation case today
Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami will appear for interrogation in a case against him for allegedly defaming Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday, a day after the Mumbai Police served two notices to the journalist. “The Mumbai Police has sent me two notices in the last 12 hours saying they want to immediately interrogate me […]
Div Com reviews functioning of SKIMS, GMC testing labs
Exhorts officers to put in joint efforts to contain Corona virus infection SRINAGAR, APRIL 27: In view of COVID-19 Pandemic, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Pandurang K Pole today chaired a meeting to review the procedures for streamlining and further improving the functioning of the Corona virus testing laboratories at SKIMS and GMC Srinagar. Various measures […]