Restrictions in Kashmir to continue till Mar 31: Div Com
Srinagar, Mar 21: Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir P K Pole on Saturday said that restrictions imposed in Kashmir as precautionary measures to control the spread of COVID-19 will continue till March 31st. “We are in phase three of deadly Coronavirus. We need to control the spread of this virus. Therefore, it is necessary to continue with […]
Man with travel history to Saudi runs away from Srinagar hospital
Srinagar: A person, with travel history to Saudi Arabia, ran away from Chest Disease (CD) Hospital Srinagar as medicos were preparing to take his sample for coronavirus test, sources said Saturday. They said that the person, who was advised by the district authorities to visit the hospital as a part of precautionary measure, reported to […]
Coronavirus prevention measures: Gazetted holidays cancelled in Srinagar
SRINAGAR, MAR 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 powers vested in him under the disaster management act 2005 has ordered cancellation of all gazetted holidays […]
Wakaf board suspends prayers in shrines
Srinagar, Mar 21: As a preventive measure to contain the spread of coronavirus in Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Wakaf Board on Saturday announced the suspension of regular prayers in shrines and mosques affiliated with it. In an order issued by Chief Executive of the J&K Wakaf Board, displaying of Holy Relic of Prophet […]
COVID-19: Strict restrictions in Kashmir, markets shut
Srinagar, Mar 21 (PTI) Strict restrictions on movement and assembly of people continued for the third consecutive day on Saturday in Kashmir to contain the spread of the new coronavirus that has infected one person in the valley, officials said. They said adequate security forces have been deployed and barricades have been put up at […]
Landslide blocks Jammu-Srinagar national highway
Banihal/Jammu, Mar 21 (PTI) A massive landslide blocked the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district on Saturday, forcing suspension of all vehicular traffic, officials said. The landslide struck the 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, near Higni-Ramsoo around 9 am, leaving thousands of Jammu-bound vehicles stranded, a Traffic […]
Coronavirus threat: Two doctors put under observation in Kashmir
Srinagar: Two female resident doctors in Kashmir were put under observation at hospitals after they developed Covid-19 symptoms. They complained of respiratory distress, fever and runny nose, ‘The Tribune’ reported. According to the report, the two doctors, who did not have proper protective gear, are believed to have been exposed to the infection after getting […]
Corona scare: 16 people in Handwara put under observation
Handwara, Mar 21: 16 people have been kept under observation in Handwara here in north Kashmir after a woman from the town with acute infection was admitted at SKIMS. Reports said that a woman from Beeripora Handwara, having travel history to an affected country and with Coronavirus like symptoms has been admitted at SKIMS a […]
Three new COVID-19 cases reported in Ladakh
Srinagar, Mar 21: The positive cases in Ladakh rose to 13 on Saturday as three more people have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, officials said. Commissioner Secretary (Health), Ladakh, Rigzin Samphel said that all the three cases were confirmed in the newly carved out union territory as test reports about many persons were received. […]
Three PhD scholars from Kashmir flee quarantine in Aligarh, traced in Kashmir
Anantnag/Baramulla : Authorities in 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 letter […]