Corona-effect: Ahead of its opening Tulip garden closed in Kashmir
Srinagar: At a time when Kashmir was all set to showcase the beauty of Asia’s largest Tulip garden overlooking famous Dal Lake in Srinagar where 13 lakh tulips were on a display for guests from March 25 onwards, the deadly Covid-19 played spoil-sport forcing the closure of the garden. The closure of garden has not […]
Administrative Council directs immediate release of pensions
JAMMU: The Administrative Council which met here under the chairmanship of Lt. Governor, G C Murmu directed the immediate release of all pensions of one month to give reprieve to the retired class in view of the situation arising out of the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic. The Finance Department has been asked to take necessary […]
Private Schools’ Association offers help to govt in fight against virus
Srinagar: The Private Schools’ Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) on Wednesday said it has offered its resources, including buildings, transport and trained manpower, to the government in its fight against coronavirus. “We have been discussing all possible ways in which we could help government in controlling the deadly disease. We have felt that there […]
Restrain inter district movement during lockdown: CS to officials
CS reviews UT preparedness to deal with COVID-19 for lockdown period
JAMMU: Chief Secretary Jammu and Kashmir BVR Subrahmanyam Wednesday convened a high level meeting to review the preparedness and measures put in place in the wake of nationwide lockdown for containment of COVID-19 Epidemic as announced by the Prime Minister on 24th March. During the meeting, Financial Commissioner Health and Medical Education gave a brief […]
Fighting coronavirus with 2G internet speed
In rural areas outside Srinagar, where broadband connections are more sparse, slow mobile internet speeds have become a source of frustration
Adnan Shafi As the outbreak spread in China, cities were shut down, and foreign students were bombarded with messages from their families urging them to go home. The same thing happened in Kashmir when a lady got infected due to which the lockdown dropped its wings again in the unfortunate valley. The August lockdown had […]
Kashmir returned to lockdown
It is after a mere two months break that Kashmir has returned to the dark ages of lockdown, albeit of a different kind. This time round the lockdown seems more vigorous as it is aimed to save lives from an invisible enemy termed the COVID-19. The lockdown however, is applicable to the whole of India […]
COVID-19: A resultant of misplaced priorities
Whenever man tries to attempt tempering the basic principle of order, the reaction would be chaos
Mohammad Asif Shah, Ayaz Nabi Malik Ideally human being was created as the crown of creation with dignity, bestowing him with the unique qualities of reason, emotion, sanity, morality and capacity to sift between right and wrong. This superiority was basically meant for the overall benefit of all the species on this planet and not […]
Strict restrictions ordered across Srinagar up to April 15
SRINAGAR, MARCH 25: In the wake of the surfacing of two more coronavirus positive cases in the district the District Magistrate Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary has ordered imposition of very strict restrictions in the district. The order issued under Section 144 of CrPC states that there shall be complete restrictions on public movement including […]
11 positive cases with 01 recovery, 5124 persons under observation in JK
JAMMU, MAR 25: The Government today informed that 5124 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been put under surveillance and, so far, 11 cases tested positive (10 active positive and 01 recovered) in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) 3061 persons have been kept under […]
