Panic buying in Srinagar amid coronavirus scare
DC Srinagar, experts urge people to stay home, avoid crowds
Srinagar: Ignoring calls of avoiding assemblies amid coronavirus threat, hordes of residents in many of parts of Srinagar are swarming shops, mostly general stores and those dealing with groceries, to stock up supplies. Reports said that people in large numbers are seen at shops in many parts of Srinagar, notwithstanding calls of health officials and […]
Fellow passengers on board with Coronavirus patient will be probed: Dir Health
Srinagar: A day after a Coronaviurs case was detected in Kashmir, the Directorate of Health Service Kashmir has decided to take samples of all those people who travelled with the said patient in the plane that landed in Srinagar Airport on March 16. Director Health Service Kashmir, Dr Samir Matuu said that all the passengers […]
Ruckus at Srinagar Airport: 110 students quarantined after landing in Srinagar from Bangladesh, Ladakh
Srinagar: Srinagar Airport witnessed ruckus after the arrival of people mostly students from Ladakh and Bangaldesh landed at the Airport. Scores of parents were waiting for to take them to their homes but they were disappointed after all the people who had landed at the Airport were whisked away and quarantined at a private hotel. […]
Two SSB personnel put under observation in Handwara
Handwara: Two personnel from Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) after returning from their native states have been quarantined in North Kashmir’s Handwara town. These two SSB personnel who arrived in Handwara from Madhaya Pradesh and Bihar were taken Handwara hospital after which they were put under observation for 24 hours at PHC Nathnusa. Block Medical Officer, […]
Kashmiri students in Pakistan
Many students cross Wagah border, kept in quarantine
Srinagar: Dozens of students who were stranded at Wagah border since Wednesday were allowed to cross over to this side while as another batch that reached the border were not allowed to proceed. The students said that they were allowed by Indian authorities on Wednesday night and have been kept in quarantine which according to […]
Lawaypora shootout: Police arrest youth from Budgam
Srinagar: Over a month after Lawaypora shootout here in Srinagar, police arrested a youth from Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday. Official sources said that police personnel from Parimpora Police Station arrested a youth from Arth Budgam in connection with Lawaypora shoot out that occurred on 5 February last month. Two militants Zia-ur-Rehman of Arth […]