Skipping quarantine: Authorities order FIR against medico, his brother
Poonch: Authorities on Friday asked police to file FIR against a doctor and his brother who fled from Administrative Quarantine where they were put after their travelling back from outside the J&K yesterday. Sources said that early Friday morning, the doctor, a Medical officer in Medhar, and his brother, left the quarantine without permission and […]
JK acquires 30k VTM kits to ramp up testing for COVID-19
Srinagar: As 50,000 stranded people returned home to Kashmir, the union territory administration has acquired 30,000 viral transport media (VTM) kits to ramp up the testing for coronavirus to ensure that the infection does not spread. An Indian Air Force (IAF) plane brought in the 30,000 VTM kits to Kashmir on Friday, officials said. They […]
Migrant workers from Jammu leave on foot for their home in UP
Jammu: Braving the scorching heat, migrant workers from Jammu walked thousands of kilometres to return to their native places in Uttar Pradesh, accusing the government of ignoring their predicament. With all their possessions slung over their shoulders, 150 migrant workers began their homeward journey on foot on Thursday, after being stranded in Jammu for several […]
Govt evacuates 4 9218 JK residents through Lakhanpur
JAMMU: The government, fulfilling its commitment towards providing succor to J&K residents stranded outside UT due to COVID-19 lockdown, has evacuated 49218 people through Lakhanpur besides bringing back home 7264 persons through special trains at Jammu and Udhampur till May 15. According to a detailed break up about the figures, Rajdhani from Delhi has brought […]
COVID19: Bandipora fights back, figures at the bottom of positive patients list
BANDIPORA: Bandipora once being a hotspot for the novel Coronavirus cases is effectively fighting back and skipped from number one position to No 8 within a month. Thanks to the coordinated efforts by the district administration, Health Department and the field functionaries. Bandipora district was the first district to cross 100 figure mark in the […]
Leh-Manali highway likely to be reopened on May 18: BRO
Leh: The 490-km Leh-Manali highway, which connects Ladakh with Himachal Pradesh, is expected to be reopened for traffic on May 18 as the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has completed the snow clearance work on the strategic road, officials said on Friday. Project Himank and Project Deepak of the BRO have cleared snow from 16,050 ft […]
Ready to open Sgr airport with 40 per cent flight operations: Officials
Srinagar: The airport authorities in Srinagar Thursday said that they are ready to resume the flight operations with only 30 to 40 per cent air traffic if the Centre gives its nod. The officials said that all Standard Operating Procedure (SoPs) and Covid-19 protocol will be followed as all arrangements have been put in place. […]
Covid-19: Div Com directs for improving sample collection, labeling
Reviews functioning of testing labs, procedures
SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Pandurang K Pole Thursday chaired a meeting to review the measures for streamlining and further improving the functioning of the Corona virus testing laboratories at SKIMS Soura, GMC Srinagar and SKIMS Medical College Bemina besides sample collection centers at District/Subdistrict hospitals in Kashmir division. During the meeting several measures were discussed […]
DDC reviews arrangements at Quarantine Centres
Visits Red Zones, reviews essential services
SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar Shahid Iqbal Choudhary visited more than two dozen quarantine centres in Panthanchowk, Nowgam, Shalteng, South, Khanyar and North Tehsils to review the arrangements and interacted with residents arriving from different states. More than 90 hotels across the city have been taken over by the administration and designated as quarantine centres. Another […]
Hotelier accuses Medical Superintendent of ‘arrogance, misbehavior’
Srinagar: A hotelier from Srinagar has written to Lieutenant Governor accusing a Medical Superintendent of misbehavior and arrogance. The owner of 127 room 4 Star Hotel, Saqib Shafat Shah in a communiqué to LG has stated that Medical Superintendent JVC SKIMS Bemina is ‘drunk with arrogance’ and she lacks human touch in every aspect. “JVC […]
