369 stranded students reach JK from Kota, heading to their home districts
Kathua: A group of 369 students, hailing from different districts of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, reached here on Monday from Kota in Rajasthan onboard 15 SRTC buses, officials said. Soon after their arrival, they were screened for COVID-19 and later allowed to proceed to their home districts in the two Union Territories where they […]
Police destroys poppy cultivation in Reasi
Jammu: Police have destroyed large scale illegal cultivation of poppy in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district and booked several people in the area, officials said on Monday. A reliable source informed the Arnas Police Station about the illegal cultivation of poppy in Dharan village of Thakerakote tehsil without any permission on Sunday, they said. A […]
Police launches highway patrol vehicles in Ramban
Ramban/Jammu: Police on Monday launched four highway patrol vehicles (HPVs) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district as part of the government’s initiative to enhance 24/7 vigilance on the highway, officials said. SSP Haseeb-ur-Rehman flagged off four HPVs in Ramban. Two Vehicles moved towards Nashri and two towards the Jawahar Tunnel for patrolling to quickly respond […]
Ladakh gets its first COVID-19 testing lab
Leh/Jammu: A COVID-19 laboratory has been set up in the Union Territory of Ladakh to ensure timely and cost-effective sample testing, officials said on Monday. Earlier, the samples had to be sent to Delhi by flights leading to delays and heavy expenditure, they said. The COVID-19 testing laboratory, first such facility in the union territory, […]
Search operation launched along Jammu-Pathankot highway
Jammu: Security forces on Monday launched a search operation along the Jammu-Pathankot highway and hinterland areas in Jammu and Kashmir’s Hiranagar sector on intelligence inputs about suspicious movement, officials said. On Sunday, search operations were carried out along the International border (IB) in Samba district. “There was an intelligence input (about suspicious movement). Acting on […]
29 test positive for COVID-19 in JK; total now 523
Srinagar: Twenty-nine more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, taking the total in the Union territory to 523, officials said here. All the new cases are from the Kashmir Valley, they added. “Twenty-nine new cases reported from Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours,” an official said. Of the […]
COVID-19 cases in Wuhan hospitals to zero for 1st time: official
Beijing/Wuhan: The number of hospitalised COVID-19 patients in China’s Wuhan, where the virus first emerged before turning out to be a pandemic, on Sunday dropped to zero for the first time, marking yet another milestone for the city which was opened up on April 8 after a 76-day lockdown. The result has been achieved with […]
Lessons on radio for children in Kashmir from next week
Srinagar: To reach out to maximum students amid the coronavirus lockdown, the School Education Department in Kashmir is starting audio classes from next week in collaboration with the All India Radio, officials said. The educational broadcast will enable students to learn through the medium of radio while sitting in their homes and the idea behind […]
