Herd of leopards create scare in Beerwah
Srinagar, Apr 30: After Handwara, it is now Beerwah village where leopards are creating havoc. Last night, a leopard had barged into a house in Handwara village before it was captured, however, the wild cat injured six persons. Today, a herd of leopards were seen in Mulshulla village of Beerwah Budgam. People ran away after […]
Authorities seal 10 shops in Sumbal
Srinagar, Apr 30: In a bid to enforce lockdown in letter and spirit, authorities Thursday sealed over 10 shops in North Kashmir’s Bandpora district. Sources said that a team led by Tehsildar Sumbal, along with police officers visited Shadipora, Sumbal and Wangipora areas and sealed over 10 shops for violating the lockdown orders. A police […]
Several Pulwama villages declared as ‘red zones’
Pulwama, Apr 30: Authorities on Thursday declared several villages in Pulwama district as ‘red zones’. Apart from Rahmoo, Gusso and Frasipora villages of Tehsil Rajpora and Reshipora, Chirat, Monviji, Banderpora Chirat, Wandakpora, Kakapora Town of Tehsil Kakapora have already been declared Red zones, District Authorities Pulwama today issued an order to declare Samboora along with […]
COVID-19: 20 patients discharged from Rainawari Hospital
Srinagar, Apr 30: Twenty people, who were hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19 last month, were discharged from JLNM Rainawari Hospital after testing negative for the infection today. Those who were discharged after recovering from this lethal infection hail from different parts of Kashmir, though majority of them are from Srinagar. Nodal Officer for COVID-19 […]
Nearly half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihoods due to COVID-19: ILO
United Nations, Apr 30 (PTI) Almost 1.6 billion workers in the informal economy, nearly half of the global workforce, face an immediate danger of losing their livelihoods due to the continued sharp decline in working hours because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the International Labour Organization has said. More than 430 million enterprises in hard-hit sectors […]
More than 21500 Tele-consulatations provided through ‘DAK-HELPDESK’, says Medico body
Srinagar, Apr 30: Mobile Application ‘DAK-HELPDESK (jkdak.in)’ launched by Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) a month back has received tremendous response from general public, the medico body said in a statement issued here. General Secretary DAK and over all incharge of the mobile application, Dr Owais H Dar in a statement issued here said that since […]
JK Bank continues to violate RBI guidelines, debits EMI’s
Srinagar, Apr 30: Bank borrowers, including small businesses, startups and individuals, who have sought EMI deferment, are finding that their accounts are getting debited. All borrowers from Jammu Kashmir Bank are complaining that RBI directions are being flouted by the bank in times of harsh lockdown period. Muhammad Iqbal from Rajbagh, who is a contractor […]
All unregulated arrivals in JK to be quarantined for 21 days: Govt
Srinagar, Apr 30: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Thursday advised all those stuck outside the state not to travel in an unorganized manner. The government warned all these arrivals of quarantine for 21 days at Lakhunpur. “UT of J&K shortly issuing detailed SoP to facilitate organised movement of labour, students,” Governments spokesman Rohit Kansal tweeted. […]
US virus toll passes 60,000 mark
Washington, Apr 30 (AP) President Donald Trump likes to talk about the most, the best, the thing that nobody has ever seen. Now he is trying to make a virtue of a lower number, arguing that the efforts of his administration have warded off a far greater death toll than otherwise would have been seen. […]
Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor dies at 67
New Delhi: Rishi Kapoor has died in a hospital in Mumbai at the age of 67. He fought a long battle with cancer. Yesterday, his brother Randhir Kapoor confirmed to news agency PTI that the actor had been taken to hospital in the morning. “He is in the hospital. He is suffering from cancer and […]
