Covid-19: Mosque in hot-spot area of Bandipora sealed
Bandipora: Authorities on Saturday sealed Central Mosque in a Bandipora area that is being declared as hot spot for Covid-19 infection. Sources said that on the directions of district administration, Tehsildar Bandipora, sealed Markazi Masjid Sharif at Gund Qaisar village. The village has been declared as hot spot for the spread of Covid-19 infection. The […]
Srinagar engineer working in Saudi dies
Srinagar: A Kashmiri engineer passed away in Damam, Saudi Arabia on Saturday morning, due to cardiac arrest, family sources of the deceased said. The young Kashmiri engineer has been identified as Ali Mohammed of Brain, Nishat. The deceased has left behind a daughter, wife and aged parents. Sources said that his wife is stuck in […]
Lt guv greets people on Ramzan
Underscores need for social distancing to fight COVID-19
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor G C Murmu on Saturday greeted the people on the commencement of the holy month of Ramzan and hoped that this auspicious period would be a harbinger of peace, amity, brotherhood, progress, and prosperity in the Union Territory. In a message, Murmu said the holy month of Ramzan is […]
Govt revokes PSA detention of Yasin Khan, 27 others
Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir government revoked Public Safety Act (PSA) detention orders of 28 persons languishing in different jails within and outside the Union Territory. Highly placed sources disclosed that Home department has revoked PSA detention orders of 28 persons languishing in UP and J&K jails. “Of them, 22 are lodged in UP jails […]
Lt Gov’s office reaches out to stranded Maharashtra students
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor G C Murmu’s office on Saturday reached out to three Pune-based students, who came to the union territory on a research project and are stuck in Bhaderwah township of Doda district for the past one month due to the nationwide lockdown, a Raj Bhavan spokesperson said. Nachiket Guttekar, Shamim […]
COVID-19: 17 patients including a non-local discharged from hospitals
Srinagar: Seventeen persons, who were hospitalized after testing positive for Coronavirus last month, were discharged from three Kashmir hospitals after repeatedly testing negative for the infection they had contracted, officials said Saturday. Among these 17 persons, one is a non-local from Kerala who was tested positive after coming in contact with a Tableegi Jamat member. […]
Complaint filed against Arnab Goswami in Handwara
Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Zamindar Forum Saturday registered a complaint against TV Anchor Arnab Goswami at Police Station Handwara for relating Palghar mob lynching incident to Muslim community. The Forum has requested police to register an FIR against ‘communal’ anchor Goswami for trying to create a wedge between Muslims and Hindus in India. “Please lodge a […]
DAK stresses on plasma therapy to treat COVID-19
Appeals recovered coronavirus patients to come forward for donation
Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday appealed recovered coronavirus patients to donate plasma that can be used to treat serious cases of COVID-19. “People who have recovered from the disease would be saving lives by donating their plasma,” said DAK President, Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “Plasma therapy involves the transfusion of plasma from a […]
Coronavirus: Guidelines for operation of permitted agricultural activities reviewed
JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, K K Sharma Saturday visited the Fruit and Vegetable Mandi, Narwal and Sub division Marh to review the implementation of guidelines for operation of permitted agricultural activities in the wake of coronavirus outbreak. During his visit to Mandi, President, Fruit & Vegetable Association and traders met Advisor. During the interaction, […]
2750 MGNREGA works taken up under revised COVID-19 lockdown guidelines
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan Saturday said that 2750 development works have been taken up under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in Jammu and Kashmir since April 20, 2020 under the relaxed COVID-19 lockdown guidelines. He said the works are being taken up while strictly adhering to Standard Operating […]
