Stray dogs ventured in quarantine ward at CD hospital
Suspected coronavirus patient left hospital for home
Srinagar: A woman, who had returned from Europe last week and admitted to a hospital here with symptoms for coronavirus, left the facility for home after stray dogs entered her ward, her family said on Thursday, refuting the administration’s claim that she had escaped. “The claims of the administration that they had tracked her are […]
Police ‘high-handedness’ obstructing media functioning: Editors Guild
New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India on Thursday expressed concern about “high-handed” and “arbitrary” police action which has interrupted the work of journalists reporting on the coronavirus outbreak in many parts of the country. In a statement, the Guild said the job of the police was not to impede journalists’ work, especially under the […]
Troops returning from leave, outstation duties asked to report for screening
Jammu: The Northern Command of the Army has asked its troops returning from leave or outstation duties to report directly to the screening centres established at various transit camps in Jammu and Kashmir as part of its efforts to check the spread of coronavirus, an official said on Thursday. He said after the medical screening […]
Cong urges UT admin to take care of stranded JK residents
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Thursday asked the administration to get in touch with governments in various states to take care of the union territory residents stranded there in the wake of the nationwide lockdown to combat the coronavirus threat. The party said hundreds of J&K residents had gone for studies, labour works […]
China seeks opening of border with Pak to supply medical equipment
Islamabad: China has asked Pakistan to open the border between the two countries for one day on Friday so that medical supplies to fight coronavirus pandemic could be transported into the country, according to a media report. The Khunjerab Pass is usually opened on April 1 which marks the end of winter in that part, […]
Four more test positive for COVID-19 in Kashmir
Total positive cases rise to 11 in JK
Srinagar: Four people, hailing from Bandipora district, tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, taking the number of cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 11, officials said. Four more persons, all from Bandipora, tested positive today. Preliminary findings suggest they were close contacts of Srinagar patient who tested positive yesterday,” government spokesperson Rohit Kansal tweeted. He […]
