Containment zones swell across Kashmir

173 areas declared micro, containment zones in Valley

Srinagar: In order to curb the covid-19 spread over 170 localities and areas have been declared as Micro Containment Zones and Containment Zones across Kashmir valley. According to officials a total of 173 areas have been notified as the Micro Containment and Containments zones in the ten districts of Kashmir region. Most of the Micro […]

Congress to monitor Covid-19 situation in JK

Forms two committees in Jammu, Srinagar

Jammu: The Congress’s Jammu and Kashmir unit on Tuesday announced setting up of two separate committees to monitor the COVID-19 situation in the Union Territory and report directly to the party high command on a daily basis, a party spokesperson said. The committees were constituted at an emergency meeting chaired by the state Congress Committee […]

People suffered but Remdesivir was exported: Delhi HC

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that millions of vials of Remdesivir, used in treatment of COVID-19, may have been exported by India, but its own citizenry was “suffering due to acute shortage of the drug”. Justice Prathiba M Singh said several companies in India were manufacturing the medicine and millions of […]

‘Govt has failed us’, time to support each other: Priyanka Gandhi

New Delhi: Alleging an abdication of leadership and governance by the Centre in the face of the COVID-19 second wave, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday urged people to show compassion and be each other’s strongest support to tide over the coronavirus crisis. In a Facebook post titled ‘We Shall Overcome’, Priyanka Gandhi said […]

Army Chief Gen Naravane visits eastern Ladakh, Siachen

New Delhi: Army Chief Gen MM Naravane on Tuesday visited eastern Ladakh and Siachen and reviewed India’s operational preparedness in the strategically key sectors, official sources said. He was accompanied by Lt Gen YK Joshi, Army Commander of the Northern Command, and Lt Gen PGK Menon, General Officer Commanding(GOC) of the Leh-based Fire and Fury […]

Two soldiers killed at Siachen

Jammu: Two Army soldiers were killed after they got stuck in a devastating avalanche in Siachen, Ladakh military sources said. They said that an avalanche hit the patrolling party in sub—sector Haneef around 1 pm on Sunday where a group of soldiers and porters were stuck. “The soldiers were rescued but two of them later […]

Covid-19: Death toll in India nearing two lakh mark

New Delhi: With the spike in covid-19 cases witnessing a steep hike every day, the death toll due to the pandemic is nearing two lakh mark. The death toll mounted to 1,97,894 with 2,771 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am on Tuesday morning. Besides, 3,23,144 people were also reported positive for the coronavirus […]

Closure of schools: Community schooling for kids with no access to internet proposed

Srinagar: Owing to the closure of schools in Jammu and Kashmir, the government on Tuesday said community schools should be prioritized for the students who have no access to online education. It has learnt that the Administrative Secretary to Government for School Education Department B K Singh has said, “The community school should be prioritized […]

Time to have a rethink on multi-phase polls: Former CEC

Bengaluru: Former Chief Election Commissioner T S Krishnamurthy has pitched for single-phase elections and substantially curtailing public campaigning time in future polls. He said public and road rallies during elections cannot be banned but the Election Commission of India (ECI) can seriously consider substantially curtailing the time and the number of days for holding such […]