Added on April 21, 2020
Press Trust of India
Terms them as 'most vulnerable' to coronavirus spread
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir BJP on Monday urged the central government to take immediate steps for the deportation of Rohingyas and Bangladeshis as they are “most vulnerable” to the spread of coronavirus. Senior BJP leader Kavinder Gupta said, “As Rohingyas and Bangladeshis are mainly associated with the Rehri and hawking business, there is every […]
Added on April 21, 2020
Press Trust of India
Jammu: As many as 1,211 people who were quarantined in Punjab’s Pathankot district for 21 days were sent home in different parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, a senior official said. The people were handed over to the Kathua administration at Lakhanpur, said Kathua District Magistrate O P Bhagat. He said the people were […]
Added on April 21, 2020
Press Trust of India
Jammu: A driver was booked on Sunday after 13 passengers were found secretly travelling in his mini-load carrier in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. A police party stopped the mini-load carrier for checking at Motorshed Chenani on Jammu-Srinagar national highway and found the 13 passengers, including five women hiding inside, a police […]
Added on April 20, 2020
Press Trust of India
Srinagar: Kashmir has received the first batch of 9,600 rapid test kits as the valley is trying to ramp up testing in its fight to contain the spread of COVID-19, officials said on Sunday. The rapid test kits help examine whether a person has developed antibodies in their blood stream to fight the novel coronavirus, […]
Added on April 20, 2020
Press Trust of India
Srinagar: The number of COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir reached 350 on Sunday as nine more people tested positive for the coronavirus in the Union territory, officials said. Of the fresh cases, eight are from the Kashmir division while one is from Jammu, the officials said. Now, the number of novel coronavirus cases in […]
Added on April 20, 2020
Press Trust of India
Srinagar: A unique COVID-19 response mechanism has come up in Srinagar to help people in distress during the prolonged lockdown to fight the pandemic and provide a one-stop solution to matters ranging from real-time tracking of cases to availability of essential commodities. The Emergency Response and Management Centre (ERMC), which could be the first such […]
Added on April 20, 2020
Press Trust of India
Jammu: Four people were booked on Sunday for hiding their travel history in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior police official said. The case was registered against the four people in the Budhal police station for violating the orders of the district magistrate, Senior Superintendent of Police, Rajouri, Chandan Kohli said. “It is […]
Added on April 20, 2020
Press Trust of India
Banihal/Jammu: The 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway was reopened on Sunday after remaining closed for two days, paving the way for resumption of traffic movement, mostly trucks carrying essential commodities to the Valley, Traffic Department officials said. However, they said traffic movement was slow during the day due to inclement weather and falling rocks from the […]
Added on April 20, 2020
Press Trust of India
Jammu: Stepping up the COVID-19 screening of Rohingya Muslims living at various slums here, the Health Department in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday collected a dozen samples for testing, officials said. The samples were taken randomly during screening of Rohingya Muslims residing at Kargil colony and Beeru plot in Bhatindi, a red zone, by a […]
Added on April 20, 2020
Press Trust of India
Udhampur/Jammu: Over 70 sheep and goats, belonging to two nomadic families, died due to a suspected case of hypothermia in a high-altitude village in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. The 73 animals along with two horses were found dead in Meer village of Panchari during the intervening night of Friday […]
