BOPEE Scam: Mushtaq Peer released on parole by HPC
Srinagar: Former BOPEE chairman Mushtaq Ahmad Peer was released on parole following directions by a High Powered Committee, constituted by the government in compliance with the directions by the Supreme Court to decongest jails amid COVID-19 pandemic. Highly reliable sources said that the Peer had filed an online application and his release comes a week […]
KPC announces creation of ‘relief fund’
Srinagar: Kashmir Press Club (KPC) Wednesday announced creation of a relief fund for media persons operating in Kashmir. KPC in a statement issued here said that the coronavirus outbreak is ripping apart economies and shattering businesses, creating a deep stress for the media industry as well. “Some of our fraternity members may be in dire […]
174 dedicated beds for COVID-19 cases at SKIMS Bemina
SRINAGAR: Principal, SKIMS Medical College, Bemina, Prof. (Dr.) Reyaz Ahmad Untoo Wednesday said that SKIMS Medical College and Hospital, Bemina which is designated as COVID-19 hospital has 150 dedicated beds for Isolation wards along with 20 beds in high dependence unit and 04 beds in ICU. The Principal said that with all the arrangements in […]
COVID-19: Four including 10 year old boy recover, discharged from SKIMS
Srinagar: Four Covid-19 patients including a 10 year old boy from Srinagar were discharged from SKIMS, Srinagar after recovering from the lethal infection. “10 years old boy who tested positive for the Covid-19 infection a couple of weeks ago is stable and has recovered fully. He has been discharged from the hospital today and besides […]
Communication is key to defeat coronavirus: DAK
Srinagar:Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday said good communication is crucial to defeat the novel (new) coronavirus. “The consequences of an outbreak depends on the effectiveness of communication,” said DAK President, Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “During an unfamiliar public health emergency, anxiety is a normal human reaction to the fear of unknown. Fear is a […]
Two brothers’ escape from Quarantine Centre, brought back by police
Shopian: Two brothers escaped from a coronavirus quarantine centre in South Kashmir’s Shopian district but were brought back to the facility and booked by the police, officials said. Officials said that the two brothers Anayat Ahmed Khanday and Muhammad Ashraf Khanday, residents Malikbugh Shopian fled from the quarantine centre on late Tuesday evening. On being […]
Milkman tests positive for COVID-19, authorities tracing contacts
Srinagar: Authorities are conducting door-to-door operation to locate those people especially females who have come into contact with a milkman, who tested positive for Covid-19 in Naidkhai area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Yesterday, two positive cases surfaced in Bandipora among them one was a milkman reportedly hailing from Shallpora Naidkhai. Sources said that authorities […]
Three houses damaged in Noorbagh blaze
Srinagar: Three houses were damaged housing six families during a blaze at Noorbagh area of Safa Kadal in old city area on Wednesday. Officials said that three houses belonging to Ghulam Muhammad Kaloo, Mushtaq Ahmed Dar and Habibullah Wani got completely damaged in the fire incident. “Six families were residing in these houses,” they said. […]
Non-local labourer found dead
Kulgam: Police on Wednesday recovered a dead body of a 33-year-old non-local laborer from a village in Mir Bazar area of Qazigund in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Officials said that locals spotted a body lying in a rented room in Gassipora village and informed the concerned Police Station on Wednesday. A police officer said that […]
One more tests positive in Ladakh, figure reaches 19, 13 discharged
Srinagar: One more person has been tested positive for coronavirus in Leh district of Ladakh, taking the total number of active positive cases in the Union Territory to five, a senior government official said on Wednesday. The new patient is from Chuchot Yokma area of Leh, which has been already notified as a ”containment area” […]
