COVID-19: Strict restrictions in Kashmir, markets shut
Srinagar, Mar 21 (PTI) Strict restrictions on movement and assembly of people continued for the third consecutive day on Saturday in Kashmir to contain the spread of the new coronavirus that has infected one person in the valley, officials said. They said adequate security forces have been deployed and barricades have been put up at […]
Landslide blocks Jammu-Srinagar national highway
Banihal/Jammu, Mar 21 (PTI) A massive landslide blocked the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district on Saturday, forcing suspension of all vehicular traffic, officials said. The landslide struck the 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, near Higni-Ramsoo around 9 am, leaving thousands of Jammu-bound vehicles stranded, a Traffic […]
Coronavirus threat: Two doctors put under observation in Kashmir
Srinagar: Two female resident doctors in Kashmir were put under observation at hospitals after they developed Covid-19 symptoms. They complained of respiratory distress, fever and runny nose, ‘The Tribune’ reported. According to the report, the two doctors, who did not have proper protective gear, are believed to have been exposed to the infection after getting […]
Corona scare: 16 people in Handwara put under observation
Handwara, Mar 21: 16 people have been kept under observation in Handwara here in north Kashmir after a woman from the town with acute infection was admitted at SKIMS. Reports said that a woman from Beeripora Handwara, having travel history to an affected country and with Coronavirus like symptoms has been admitted at SKIMS a […]
Three new COVID-19 cases reported in Ladakh
Srinagar, Mar 21: The positive cases in Ladakh rose to 13 on Saturday as three more people have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, officials said. Commissioner Secretary (Health), Ladakh, Rigzin Samphel said that all the three cases were confirmed in the newly carved out union territory as test reports about many persons were received. […]
Three PhD scholars from Kashmir flee quarantine in Aligarh, traced in Kashmir
Anantnag/Baramulla : Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have traced all the three PhD scholars who had earlier fled from Aligrah Muslim University (AMU) amid quarantine period without informing the varsity administration. Officials in north and south Kashmir said all the three scholars have been traced and shifted to Health Centers for examination. A letter […]
Woman’s dead retrieved from Poonch river
Poonch, Mar 21: A dead body of a woman was recovered from a river in Poonch district on Saturday, police said. Reports said that a police team immediately reached at Nagalishaib soon after being informed about the body lying in the area. Confirming the incident, SHO Poonch Nishant Gupta said that the police party retrieved […]
Official suspended for violating govt order in Pulwama
Pulwama, Mar 21: District Magistrate Pulwama Dr Raghav Langer today ordered the suspension of Functional General Manager DIC Pulwama for not complying to the directions of District Magistrate regarding mitigation measures ordered to check spread of coronavirus infection and has been attached with the office of ACR/ADM Pulwama. DM instructed enquiry officer to present chargesheet […]
Coronavirus cases rise to 258 in India: Health Ministry
New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) Novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 258 on Saturday after 35 fresh cases were reported in various parts of the country, according to the Health Ministry. Among the 258 are 39 foreign nationals, including 17 from Italy, three from the Philippines, two from the UK, one each belonging to […]
No new local coronavirus cases for third day in row in China
Beijing, Mar 21 (PTI) China reported no domestically transmitted coronavirus cases for the third consecutive day even as seven more fatalities have been confirmed, taking the death toll in the country to 3255. No new domestically transmitted cases of COVID-19 were reported on the Chinese mainland for the third day in a row on Friday, […]
