Advisor Baseer Khan takes stock of coronavirus control measures
Directs strict monitoring at Srinagar Internal Airport, appeals people to follow precautions JAMMU, MARCH 21: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, who is overall in-charge of coronavirus control efforts in Kashmir, convened a meeting here today to review the measures being put in place by various departments regarding prevention and control of Covid-19. The […]
Fight against COVID-19 shared responsibility: Jitendra Singh
Advisor Bhatnagar for strict adherence of Govt advisories Efficient response mobilized for tackling coronavirus: Atal Dulloo JAMMU, MARCH 21: Union Minister of State in PMO, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that the fight against novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a shared responsibility and everyone has to play due role in tackling the contagion. The Union Minister […]
Coronavirus prevention measures: Gazetted holidays cancelled in Srinagar
Order issued under disaster management act 2005 aimed at strengthening of response apparatus against coronavirus: DM Srinagar SRINAGAR, MARCH 21: In view of the emerging situation because of the threat from the coronavirus epidemic and the need for strengthening of response apparatus to contain its spread the District Magistrate Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary under […]
COVID-19: Centaur employees stage protest against lodging travelers in hotel for quarantine
Centaur hotel employees and the guests who are already staying in the hotel since long that include three deputy inspector generals (DIGs) of police, staged a massive protest against the Srinagar administration’s decision of lodging passengers at the hotel “for quarantine” on Saturday. A group of employees told that Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal […]
COVID-19: Farooq Abdullah releases one crore rupees to combat virus
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president on Saturday released an amount of Rupees one crore to combat the novel coronavirus in Kashmir. Taking to their twitter handle, JKNC said, “Party president and MP Srinagar Dr Farooq Abdullah today released an amount of Rs 1 Cr to combat #COVID19 threat in J&K from his MPLAD. […]
Three more persons test positive for coronavirus in Ladakh; total cases 13
Three more persons tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh on Saturday, taking the total number of cases in the Union Territory to thirteen, officials said. Commissioner Secretary (Health) Rigzin Samphel told Greater Kashmir: “The samples of three more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Ladakh.” Those affected include an army soldier as well. Meanwhile, […]
Ailing CRPF man shoots self-dead at Civil Secretariat sgr
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) who was ailing and under treatment committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Srinagar on Saturday. Officials told wire service—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that a CRPF trooper, identified as HC Dilbagh Singh of 23 Battalion, posted at Srinagar civil secretariat, shot himself while on duty at […]
COVID-19: Missing AMU scholars traced in Kashmir, put under observation
Srinagar: The authorities in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir have traced all the three PhD scholars who had earlier fled from Aligrah Muslim University (AMU) amid quarantine period without informing the varsity administration. Officials in north and south Kashmir said all the three scholars have been traced and shifted to Health Centers for examination. A […]
District Administration seals Dolphin International School in Pulwama
PULWAMA, MARCH 20: On receiving a complaint regarding functioning of Dolphin International School at Tengpuna, Pulwama, the Deputy Commissioner Pulwama, Dr. Raghav Langer directed a team led by Tehsildar, Pulwama to inspect the School, here today. During the inspection, the team found Dolphin International School was functioning against the government order directing closure of all […]
Power shutdown
JAMMU, MARCH 20: Superintendent Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL, O&M Circle Kathua has informed that for thickening of conductor by M/s Transrail Ltd, the power supply to Birpur Industrial Complex, Bari Brahmana, Dhyansar and Kartholi will remain affected on March 22 from 9 am to 4 pm and March 25 from 3 pm to 6 pm. Similarly, […]