3 suspected coronavirus patients flee from hospital
Mumbai, Mar 14 (PTI) Three suspected coronavirus patients who were quarantined left a government hospital in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district on Saturday evening without informing anybody, the police said. By late night, however, two of them returned to the Ahmednagar district civil hospital. Search was on for the third patient, a Topkhana police station officer said. Earlier, […]
The darkness called Roshni
It should have been called the mother of all scams given the loot that was resorted to. However, despite the lapse of so many years now, the Roshini scheme, as it was called is yet to draw any conclusions. Even the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has once again deferred the hearing wherein it was […]
Will work with all to ensure restoration of statehood to JK: PM
New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his government will work with all sections of the population for restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir “at an early opportunity”. A 24-member delegation of the newly formed Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party, led by its leader Altaf Bukhari, called on the Prime […]
Clinic sealed, license of 3 pharmacies suspended in Samba
Jammu: An illegally run dental clinic was sealed while license of three pharmacies was suspended for violation of norms in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Saturday. This followed an extensive market inspection by a joint team of revenue, police and medical officers in Ghagwal area of the district, the spokesperson […]
2 test positive, 164 persons complete surveillance period
JAMMU, MARCH 14: The Government Saturday informed that 164 persons have completed their 28-day surveillance period and, so far, only two cases have been tested positive in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel coronavirus (COVID-19), 1878 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been put under surveillance while […]
Azad meets Farooq Abdullah, calls for restoration of democracy in JK
Srinagar, Mar 14 (PTI) Congress general secretary and leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday met NC chief Farooq Abdullah who was released on Friday after spending more than seven months in detention. Azad met the National Conference (NC) president and former chief minister at his residence in Gupkar area […]
Govt raises excise duty on petrol, diesel by ₹3 per litre
New Delhi: Excise duty on petrol and diesel was on Saturday hiked by ₹3 per litre as the government looked to mop up gains arising from fall in international oil prices. Special excise duty on petrol was hiked by ₹2 to ₹8 per litre and ₹4 in the case of diesel, an official notification said. […]
Zojilla Pass set to be opened in March
Srinagar: The Srinagar-Leh highway is expected to open by the end of this month as Beacon has cleared the highest and avalanche-prone Zojilla Pass much ahead of the scheduled time. The only arterial highway which connects Leh with rest of the country was closed in early December last year as heavy snowfall has shut the […]