High Speed Internet Curbs Extended Till March 26
Srinagar, Mar 17 : The ban on high-speed 3G, 4G Internet services has been extended by nine days in Jammu and Kashmir, while 2G Internet services will remain working, the J&K government said on Tuesday. As per an order issued here, the Jammu and Kashmir administration extended the 2G mobile data service till March 26. “The […]
Coronavirus update: J&K Epidemic Disease Regulations 2020 extended to entire JK
JAMMU, MARCH 17: The Government today extended J&K Epidemic Disease (COVID-19) Regulations, 2020 to both the divisions of Jammu and Kashmir to step up efforts to tackle the contagious coronavirus disease. The Regulations were extended to whole of J&K under the orders of Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu which define powers, duties and responsibilities to […]
Srinagar admin resorts to ‘shutdown’ to shield Valley from corona
Srinagar, Mar 17 (PTI) The Srinagar district administration on Tuesday announced a slew of additional measures, including plans of televised classes for students, to ensure that there is no outbreak of coronavirus in the city and the Valley. District Magistrate Srinagar Shahid Iqbal Chaudhary issued a three-page order listing various dos and don’ts for people […]
Coronavirus scare: Avoid hospital visits, says Medico body
Srinagar, Mar 17: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday appealed people to limit their visits to hospitals across Jammu and Kashmir to prevent and curtail transmission of the Covid-19—that has been declared pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO). In a statement, President DAK, Dr Suhail Naik said hospitals remain abuzz with hundreds of patients […]
Pandurang Kondbarao Pole appointed Div Commissioner Kashmir
Srinagar, Mar 17: The government on Tuesday appointed Pandurang Kondbarao Pole, Secretary to the Government, Department of Food, Civil, Supplies and Consumer Affairs, as Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir. A 2001-batch IAS officer will replace Baseer Ahmad Khan who has been appointed as 4th advisor to lieutenant governor Girish Chandra Murmu. Beside appointment of the Pole as […]
Coronavirus cases surge in Ladakh, three more test positive
Leh: Three more people tested positive for Covid-19, the disease caused by novel coronavirus, in Ladakh on Tuesday. Officials said two of the three new cases in Ladakh are from Leh while one is from Kargil district. “Three more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Ladakh. The total number of Covid-19 cases in Ladakh […]
Pakistan shells forward villages along LoC in Poonch
Jammu, Mar 17 (PTI) The Pakistan army for the third consecutive day targeted forward posts and villages in Jammu and Kashmir with firing from small arms and mortar shelling on Tuesday, a defence spokesman said. The firing and shelling from across the border in Poonch district’s Mankote and Mendhar sectors along the Line of Control […]
SC seeks response of MP govt on plea seeking floor test
New Delhi, Mar 17 (PTI) The Supreme Court has asked the Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh to give by Wednesday its response to former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s plea seeking a direction for an immediate floor test in the assembly. A bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud on Tuesday said it will […]
Coronavirus cases in the country climb to 125
New Delhi: The number of novel coronavirus cases in the country rose to 125 on Tuesday after fresh cases were reported from several states. The cases include 22 foreign nationals and two persons who died in Delhi and Karnataka. Delhi has so far reported seven positive cases while Uttar Pradesh has recorded 13 cases including […]
