Prayers at UAE mosques, other places of worship suspended for four weeks
Abu Dhabi: Congregational prayers, including those offered on Friday, have been suspended across all mosques in the UAE for a period of four weeks. The General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments (GAIAE) said late on Monday that the decision was taken to avoid the spread of Covid-19 and protect public health. The decision applies […]
Corona scare: Drivers resort to open loot on Jmu-Sgr highway
Passengers charged 3500 Rs for one way travel
Abid Bashir Srinagar: There is an open loot going on in Jammu and none other than drivers are involved in the act as they charge Rs 3000 and even more per passenger especially students and employees who are desperate to reach Srinagar by road journey. Dozens of students who were studying in various colleges and […]
Coronavirus scare: Kargil administration closes all educational institutions
Directs people with travel history to come forward for screening
Kargil: After fresh cases of Coronavirus in Ladakh, the Kargil administration Tuesday issued an advisory asking those people to report for check-up who have arrived from Iran before the outbreak of Coronavirus infection. The fresh advisory reads that there may be chances that some of the passengers who have already arrived in Kargil from different […]
Restore high speed internet services: Altaf Bukhari to GoI
Says, it will help in fighting spread of COVID-19
Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president Syed Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday urged government of India to restore high speed internet services, one of the pre-requisites, in taking up preventing measures against the spread of Corona Virus in J&K. Bukhari observed that restoration of 4G mobile internet services in Jammu and Kashmir would enable people […]
Two-third of 64951 migrants live in Jammu
New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that the number of registered migrant families from Jammu and Kashmir currently residing in Jammu is 43,618, in Delhi/NCR is 19,338 and in other States is 1,995. Hence, the total number of registered migrant families residing in Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere […]
Shortage of beds leaves patients suffering at G.B Panth hospital
Srinagar: Lack of adequate beds is badly hitting the health care at G. B Panth hospital here in summer capital Srinagar. As per attendants of patients, due to lack of adequate beds, everyday doctors and paramedical staff posted in the hospital is facing the anger of attendants. Shortage of beds in the hospital has been […]
Police file case against ‘rumor’ mongers in B’la
Srinagar: Police on Tuesday filed a case against a person for spreading rumors on social media regarding two persons having tested positive for COVID-19 in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. “We have identified the elements spreading fake information about two persons testing positive in Baramulla,” SSP Baramulla, Abdul Qayoom said. He said some “elements” are spreading […]
Coronavirus endemic: One more tests positive in Jammu, tally touches three
Two people with travel history to Saudi, Pak admitted to SKIMS
Srinagar: With a new coronavirus infection case reported in Jammu, the total number of positive patients in the winter capital reached three on Monday. Also two persons with a history of travel to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan respectively were admitted to the isolation ward of the SKIMS hospital here after being recognised as potential coronavirus […]
