Police asks SSB men escorting Sgr Mayor to ‘isolate’
Srinagar, Apr 1: Police has asked Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) to isolate its men who were deployed for escort duties with the Mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation Junaid Azam Matoo from the last ten days. Senior Superintendent of Police, PCR Kashmir has written a letter to the commandant of the 10th battalion of SSB, asking […]
Medicos stage protests at SKIMS Bemina
Srinagar, Mar 31: Doctors at SKIMS hospital Beimina on Tuesday stages a protest and alleged that they are not being provided personal protective equipment (PPE), which includes clothing, helmets, goggles, or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer’s body from injury or infection. Reports said that scores of doctors and medical staff posted […]
Man fakes death to reach home, lands in jail instead
Poonch, Mar 31: In a script copied from a Bollywood thriller, a man on Tuesday faked his death to reach his home in Saillan village of Surankote in Poonch district along with his three associates, however, the trio landed in jail. All the four hailing from Saillan village met in Jammu and conspired to fake […]
JK government infuses 500 Cr capital in J&K Bank
Srinagar, Mar 31: J&K Bank Monday received Rs 500 Cr capital infusion from the government of Jammu and Kashmir to meet the Basel-III requirements. The government had already set aside the amount meant for equity infusion or recapitalization of the bank. Expressing his gratitude towards the government, particularly the Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu, for […]
Provide security to doctors, other healthcare providers, HC directs JK Police
Jammu, Mar 31 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has asked police to ensure the safety of doctors and healthcare providers after reports emerged that some people kept in isolation for suspected coronavirus infection had misbehaved with medical staff and damaged hospital property. Taking up the matter suo motu, a division bench headed by […]
COVID-19: 7 areas, 20 villages declared red zones in Kashmir
Srinagar, Mar 31: Amid surge in coronavirus cases, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday declared seven areas in central Kashmir and 20 villages elsewhere as red-zones. According to the official announcement, Mehjoor Nagar, Natipora, Lal Bazar, Eidgah and Shalteng in Srinagar besides Chadoora in Budgam district have been declared as Red Zones. Similarly 20 […]
Iran reports 141 new virus deaths, raising total to 2,898
Tehran, Mar 31 (AFP) Iran on Tuesday said 141 more have died from the novel coronavirus, raising the official toll in one of the world’s worst-affected countries to 2,898. `Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said 3,111 new infections have been confirmed over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 44,606. He said 3,703 of […]
COVID-19: Pakistan approves Rs 1,200 bn relief package as coronavirus cases rise
Islamabad, Mar 31 (PTI) Pakistan has approved a Rs 1,200-billion relief package to deal with the growing coronavirus crisis in the country as COVID-19 cases rose sharply, claiming the lives of 25 people and infecting over 1,800. The package was approved by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) in a meeting chaired by Adviser to the […]
Tracking COVID-19 ‘super spreader’: From J-K to Tablighi event in Delhi and back via UP
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) A Srinagar-based businessman travelled by air, train and road to Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and back to Jammu and Kashmir before he died of COVID-19, and may have infected many others, including a doctor battling for life in a Jammu hospital, officials said on Tuesday. The businessman, who travelled to Delhi […]