All facilities available for personnel involved in COVID 19 management: Govt
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir government has made elaborate provision for providing emergency services and care to families and dependents of personnel associated with the management of COVID-19 disease. Assessed on broad parameters, the services include taking care of Physical/mental health of the family, especially children, meeting the need of medical aid in case of […]
COVID-19: Sikhs in JK to follow Akal Takht’s appeal to celebrate Baisakhi at home
Jammu: The people of Sikh community in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday said they will follow the Akal Takht’s appeal to celebrate the Baisakhi festival at their homes in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. We will follow the appeal made by Jathedar Shri Akal Takht Sahib Amritsar and avoid any type of gathering on Baisakhi. […]
Delhi court sends ex-JK cop Davinder Singh to one-month judicial custody
New Delhi: A Delhi court has sent to one-month judicial custody Jammu and Kashmir Police officer Davinder Singh, who was arrested while ferrying two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorists in a vehicle on the Srinagar-Jammu Highway earlier this year. Special Judge Ajay Kumar Jain sent Singh to judicial custody till May 6 after he was produced before the […]
Kathua panchayat skips a meal everyday to feed the hungry during lockdown
Kathua/Doda/Jammu: Setting an example, about 2,500 residents of a panchayat in Kathua district Saturday decided to skip their one meal everyday to feed the hungry as the coronavirus lockdown has snatched livelihoods of many and left them without food, despite best government efforts. Sarpanch Shiv Dev Singh of Panchayat Baira-Buorthian said a resolution to this […]
Helpline facilitates over 3,000 stranded JK residents across India
Jammu: More than 3,000 residents of Jammu and Kashmir, including 800 students, who are stranded in different parts of the country due to the ongoing lockdown, were given temporary accommodation, cooked food and medicines, etc. over the past fortnight, an official spokesman said on Saturday. With an aim to address the issues faced by the […]
Vigilantes: People blocking roads, discouraging entry of outsiders in many areas
Srinagar: At a time when Covid-19 threat is looming over Kashmir, there are some areas which are completely inaccessible to outsiders. There are also some areas which are least bothered about the Coronavirus pandemic and people in these areas freely mingle with one another, enjoy gossiping and thus throwing the rules to winds. Government has […]
COVID-19: DAK calls for use of rapid kits for mass testing
Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) On Friday called for use of rapid antibody testing kits that would help greatly in the conduct of mass testing for the novel (new) coronavirus in Kashmir valley. “Rapid antibody testing will help detect cases faster on a mass scale in the community,” said DAK President, Dr Nisar ul Hassan. […]
Police arrest facebook user for posting fake report
Budgam: Police have arrested a youth and registered a formal case against him for maligning the image of a girl and declaring her as Covid-19 positive on facebook in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. A 21 year old girl from Sonpah area of Beerwah Budgam had arrived home from Chandigarh. After developing fever, she visited a […]
Police book BJP leader for violating prohibitory orders in red zone
Shopian: Police has booked a BJP leader who is also the Block Development Chairman in South Kashmir’s Shopian district for violating prohibitory orders. Sources said that the BD Chairman associated with BJP from Panchayat Halqa Heerpora was roaming freely in different Shopian villages. They said that the man was warned several times but he kept […]
JeM commander’s funeral: Dozens arrested during nocturnal raids in Sopore
Sopore: Dozens of people especially youth were arrested during nocturnal raids in Zaingeer belt of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said. The arrested persons had defied the government’s prohibitory orders and had attended the funeral procession of slain Jaish-e-Muhammad commander, who was killed in a gunfight that took place on Tuesday. A senior […]
