COVID-19: President, PM, MPs to take pay cut
Rs 7900 crores MPLAD money to fund govt's efforts to fight coronavirus
New Delhi: The Union cabinet on Monday decided to cut 30 per cent salary of all MPs for one year, and divert MPLAD funds for two years –nearly Rs 7,900 crores–to fund the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Announcing the cabinet decision, Union minister Prakash Javadekar also said the President, the Vice President, governors of […]
144 more persons discharged after completing two-week quarantine period in Srinagar
1722 persons discharged so far after successfully completing their quarantine
SRINAGAR: One hundred and forty-four (144) more persons who were shifted into administrative quarantine upon their return to Srinagar two weeks ago were discharged Monday after successfully completing their 14-day quarantine period. All these persons having returned back in Srinagar two weeks ago had been put under quarantine in top-grade hotels the district administration has […]
Process of discharging those put under administrative quarantine in Srinagar starts
78 persons who had returned from Leh discharged
SRINAGAR: Seventy-eight persons who were shifted into administrative quarantine upon their return to Srinagar two weeks ago were discharged today after successfully completing their 14-day quarantine period. These persons who had returned from Leh were the first of those returning from outside who were put under administrative quarantine in different well-equipped hotels and government accommodations […]
Ganderbal, Shopian villages declared Red, Buffer zones
Mohammad Imran Ganderbal/ Shopian: Invoking prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC, district administration Ganderbal has ordered that there would be no inward and outward movement of any person from the villages declared red zones and the people would stay in their homes to ensure complete lockdown. Officials said that Waskoora village in Ganderbal […]
Leopard mauls duo in South Kashmir
Kulgam: Two persons including a girl were mauled by a leopard in Damhal Hanjipora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Monday. The duo was working in the field, when the incident occurred. A Wild Life Department official said that a leopard pounced on the duo and dragged them away, but the timely response from […]
5482 persons under surveillance in JK, 13 test positive
Govt appeals people to stay home
JAMMU: The Government Thursday informed that 5482 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been enlisted for surveillance and, so far, 13 cases have tested positive in Jammu and Kashmir (11 active positive, 01 recovered, 01 death). According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel coronavirus (COVID-19), 3053 persons have been kept under […]
COVID-19 threat: Div Com visits SKIMS Medical College, Hospital Bemina
Directs people to follow lockdown orders till March 31
SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Monday visited SKIMS Medical College Bemina and SKIMS Hospital Bemina to review preparedness and arrangements in the health institutions for future exigency of COVID -19 suspected. The Div Com inspected various section of the health institutions to take stock of arrangements are required for Coronavirus suspected persons. […]
