ICMR launches MIS for Covid-19 testing labs
SRINAGAR: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Thursday launched the Management Information System (MIS) for Covid-19 testing laboratories and streamlining the supply of testing kits in the entire country. In this regard a Dashboard Familiarization meeting was called by Additional Director General ICMR Prof. G S Toteja which was attended through video conference by OSD […]
Private school teachers bear brunt of lockdown
With 8-month pay pending, these teachers fail to make two ends meet
Srinagar: The sufferings of private school teachers is continuing unabated in Kashmir valley as most of the schools have not paid salaries to the teaching staff since August 2019. With COVID-19 positive cases emerging every day all over the Valley, the resumption of normal life appears bleak in the near future. And, teacher community employed […]
Six booked for violating COVID-19 lockdown in Kishtwar
Jammu: Six people, including a woman, were booked by the police for violating lockdown restrictions in Kishtwar district, officials said on Thursday. The administration booked them for violating COVID-19 lockdown orders as they travelled to Chatroo in Kishtwar from different parts of Kashmir via snow-bound Sinthan pass without proper screening, medical check-up and permission thereby […]
Newly recruited militant held in Kulgam
Srinagar: Police on Thursday arrested a newly recruited militant from Neehama area of Kulgam district in south Kashmir. Reports said that following a tip-off, a police party during a raid apprehended the militant at Neehama village. Confirming it, a police officer identified the arrested militant as Shakir Ahmad Alie son of Mushtaq Ahmad Alie, a […]
Admin draws up care package for 6,330 expecting women
Srinagar: The Srinagar administration has reached out to more than 6,300 women expecting a baby in the next four months, allaying their fears about proper care during the coronavirus outbreak with a package that includes regular checkups and the availability of ambulances. The plan was chalked out after a team went door to door around […]
Eight more persons discharged after completing quarantine
SRINAGAR: Eight (8) more persons who were shifted into administrative quarantine in Srinagar two weeks ago were discharged Thursday after successfully completing their quarantine period. Concerned supervising officers oversaw their discharge and transportation to their respective homes. The group like all others before them was under thorough medical supervision throughout their quarantine period and was […]
10 shops sealed, 12 vehicles seized for violating lockdown orders
SRINAGAR: Ten shops were sealed and over a dozen vehicles and two-wheelers seized Thursday in different areas of Srinagar for violating lockdown orders. Concerned authorities including Tehsildars and police swung into action against violators found in their respective jurisdictions. It followed instructions of Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary for strict action against violators […]
Banned JeI district president shifted to Srinagar Central Jail
Bandipora: Banned Jamat-e-Islami district president for Bandipora was shifted to Srinagar Central Jail after court extended his judicial remand. JeI district president of Bandipora, Sikandar Ahmed Malik, a resident of Gundpora had been arrested last year after the abrogation of special status of Jammu and Kashmir. He was booked under PSA under an FIR vide […]
Stranded truck drivers stage protest in Sumbal
Non-local labouerers refuse to take food in Kulgam
Bandipora: The stranded truck drivers in Sumbal area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district Thursday staged a protest demanding that they should be allowed to proceed towards Leh. These truck drivers said that their trucks are loaded with goods and other stuff but they are not being allowed to use Srinagar-Leh road. “We are stuck at […]
Police files charge-sheet against a woman in Handwara
Handwara: Jammu and Kashmir police has filed a charge-sheet against a woman who was earlier held along with threatening posters of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant outfit at main town Handwara during a naka checking. An official said that a woman was held last year along with threatening posters of banned militant outfit based in Pakistan. In […]
