Budgam admin announces complete restrictions on the movement of people
Srinagar, May 18: Amid rapid growth of COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir, authorities in central Kashmir’s Budgam district has imposed restrictions under section 144 CrCP. In an order issued here authorities said that the prevailing health situation due to NOVEL CORONA VIRUS (COV1D-19) has given rise to serious concerns in the country including UT […]
77 year old person from Hillar Kokarnag dies of ‘Covid Pneumonia’
Srinagar, May 18: Covid-19 infection has claimed one more life in Jammu and Kashmir with a patient hailing from Hillar Kokarnag area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district losing the battle for life. With this death the death toll reached 14 in Jammu and Kashmir. In Kashmir Valley 12 patients have died of Covid-19 infection while […]
19 cops among 45 test positive, JK’s covid-19 tally surpasses 1200 mark
Srinagar, May 18: Five doctors and 19 armed forces personnel were among at least 45 fresh cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir so far on Monday, taking the over tally of the Covid-19 patients in the J&K to over 1200 mark. Sources said that the nineteen samples taken at DPL Anantnag, which is collection point, […]
Ramban landslide deaths: FIR against construction firm for negligence
Banihal/Jammu, May 18 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir police has registered an FIR against a construction firm for alleged unplanned excavation of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway that triggered landslides leaving two people dead, officials said. The landslide on Saturday in Seri Ramban also damaged nine vehicles, mostly trucks and excavators engaged in an ongoing four-laning […]
COVID-19: Centre lists parameters for states to delineate red, orange, green zones
New Delhi, May 18 (PTI) Parameters laid down by the Union Health Ministry such as active COVID-19 cases, doubling and fatality rates and cases per lakh population have to be taken into consideration by states and union territories while categorising areas into red, orange or green zones. The ministry also issued guidelines for delineation of […]
Migrants pelt stones at police, public in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad, May 18 (PTI) Nearly 100 migrant workers gathered on a busy road connecting IIM Ahmedabad with Vastrapur area here on Monday and pelted stones at police and people passing by during the lockdown, an official said. A local claimed the migrant workers were demanding that they be allowed to go back to their native […]
5k fresh cases of Covid-19 reported as India enters lockdown 4.0
New Delhi, May 18: With over 5,000 new infections being reported in the past 24 hours, India registered its biggest one-day spike, taking the number of confirmed cases to 96,169. The death toll also saw a jump from 2,872 to 3,029. Currently, India has 36,824 recoveries and 56,316 are active cases. Globally, 4.7 million people […]
Five medicos test positive for Covid-19 in Kashmir
Srinagar, May 18: Five medicos tested positive for coronavirus in Kashmir on Sunday, taking the total number of cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 1,188. The fresh cases include three doctors from ENT department of Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital, an orthopedic surgeon from SKIMS Bemina and a dentist of Government Dental College, Srinagar. […]
US to deport 161 Indians this week
Washington, May 18 (PTI) The United States this week will deport 161 Indian nationals, most of whom had entered the country from its southern border with Mexico and have exhausted all legal options. A special chartered flight will take them to Punjab’s Amritsar. Among those on the list to be deported, the maximum 76 are […]
Imran Khan accuses India of creating opportunity for ‘false-flag operation’ against Pak
Islamabad, May 18 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday accused India of attempting to create an opportunity to conduct a false-flag operation against his country by alleging that Islamabad was supporting terrorism in Kashmir. Khan once again took to Twitter to allege that the Indian government was trying to deprive the Kashmiris of […]
