COVID-19: 7 areas, 20 villages declared red zones in Kashmir
Srinagar, Mar 31: Amid surge in coronavirus cases, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday declared seven areas in central Kashmir and 20 villages elsewhere as red-zones. According to the official announcement, Mehjoor Nagar, Natipora, Lal Bazar, Eidgah and Shalteng in Srinagar besides Chadoora in Budgam district have been declared as Red Zones. Similarly 20 […]
Iran reports 141 new virus deaths, raising total to 2,898
Tehran, Mar 31 (AFP) Iran on Tuesday said 141 more have died from the novel coronavirus, raising the official toll in one of the world’s worst-affected countries to 2,898. `Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said 3,111 new infections have been confirmed over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 44,606. He said 3,703 of […]
COVID-19: Pakistan approves Rs 1,200 bn relief package as coronavirus cases rise
Islamabad, Mar 31 (PTI) Pakistan has approved a Rs 1,200-billion relief package to deal with the growing coronavirus crisis in the country as COVID-19 cases rose sharply, claiming the lives of 25 people and infecting over 1,800. The package was approved by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) in a meeting chaired by Adviser to the […]
Tracking COVID-19 ‘super spreader’: From J-K to Tablighi event in Delhi and back via UP
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) A Srinagar-based businessman travelled by air, train and road to Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and back to Jammu and Kashmir before he died of COVID-19, and may have infected many others, including a doctor battling for life in a Jammu hospital, officials said on Tuesday. The businessman, who travelled to Delhi […]
COVID-19: Declare travel history or face legal action, say authorities in Kashmir
Srinagar, Mar 31 (PTI) People who entered Kashmir after March 1 have to declare their travel history within two days or face legal action, authorities said on Tuesday as they battle to check the spread of the novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir. District magistrates in Kashmir have also asked people associated with members of […]
Amid Coronavirus scare troops conduct CASO
Pulwama, Mar 31: Amid the coronavirus scare government forces launched a nocturnal cordon and search operation in Samboora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Eyewitnesses said that soldiers from 50 Rashtriya Rifles and Central Reserve Police Force personnel laid a siege around Samborra at 6 on Monday evening that culminate at 12:30 am in the […]
Day 5: Highway remains closed, likely to reopen tomorrow
Srinagar, Mar 21: Jammu-Srinagar highway on Tuesday remained closed for the fifth consecutive day due landslides and authorities say that it was unlikely that the thoroughfare would be restored for the traffic by the end of the day today. Police said that the highway, only all-weather road connectivity of the Valley with the outside world, […]
Six new cases of coronavirus detected in valley, toll reaches 55 in JK
Srinagar, Mar 31: The COVID-19 cases have soared in Jammu and Kashmir with new six cases reported from Kashmir division on Tuesday afternoon, taking the total toll to 55 positive cases in the UT. “6 new positive cases confirmed in Kashmir Division. All contacts of previous positive cases. Meanwhile, contact tracing continues in both Jammu […]
10-year-old boy among 3 more test positive, JK Covid-19 tally crosses 50-mark
Srinagar, Mar 31: The number of covid-19 patients in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday crossed 50-mark as three more persons have been confirmed to have contracted the dreaded disease, all of them from Kashmir and include a ten-year-old boy, who had hugged a man who later tested positive for coronavirus. Official sources said that the […]
78 people who had come from Leh complete quarantine period
Srinagar, Mar 31: At least 78 people who had returned from Leh and were put under quarantine were allowed to go home after completing their stay at a local hotel here. Additional Deputy Commissioner ( ADC) Srinagar Syed Haneef Balkhi , who is also quarantine in-Charge, said that 78 people who belonged to various parts […]
