Roads connecting district headquarter fumigated

BUDGAM: Under the directions of Deputy Commissioner, Budgam Tariq Hussain Ganai, Executive Officer Municipality Budgam, Anis Chowdary, accompanied by concerned municipality staff Monday fumigated and sanitized all major roads connecting district headquarter. Speaking on the occasion, Executive Officer Municipality, Budgam said that all the roads approaching to district headquarter will be covered, today. He said […]

Girl gets stuck in rope tied with tree, dies

Rajouri: A teenage girl died after she got stuck in a rope tied with a tree in Gurdan Balla village of Rajouri district, officials said on Monday. Reports said that a 15-year-old girl identified as Tahira Kouser, daughter of Mohammad Razaq of Gurdan Balla was rearing her cattle when she got stuck in a rope […]

Low-intensity earthquake jolts JK

Srinagar: A low-intensity earthquake, measuring 4.0, hit Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, a Meteorological Department official said. The tremors were felt at 6.14 am and lasted for a few seconds, the official said. He said the epicentre of the quake was 60 kilometer below the surface of the earth at latitude 35.5 degrees north and […]

‘10 year old Covid-19 patient stable, recovering’

‘Dispensary staff quarantined in Eidgah’

Srinagar: A 10 year old boy who had tested positive for the Covid-19 infection a couple of days ago is stable and recovering at a good pace, doctors at SKIMS Soura said. This 10 year old boy from Rathpora Eidgah had tested positive after he came into contact with a Tableegi Jamat member in a […]

Barricading information on pandemic amounts to stifling press: Media Body

Srinagar: The Kashmir Press Club has taken a serious note of the attempts by authorities to throttle information on coronavirus amid an unprecedented lockdown across the region. In a statement issued here, the KPC while highlighting a recent gag order issued by Director Health Services, Kashmir ordering doctors and paramedics not to share information with […]

Covid-19: Indian Army organised felicitation, interaction with Doctors

Kupwara: Chakkigam Battalion under the aegis of Charkut Sector and Kilo Force organised a Felicitation Programme for doctors and medical staff of Public Health Centre, Nutnussa and distribution of essential items to Kashmiri Pandits in Pandit Colony, Nutnussa on Friday afternoon. Maj Gen Ashok Singh, YSM,SM, GOC Kilo Force attended the function and interacted with […]

SMC uses high-tech machinery, drones to sanitize Srinagar City

SRINAGAR: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) is using high-tech machinery and drones to sanitize summer capital, Srinagar in view of the unprecedented ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Divulging details, the Commissioner, SMC, Gazanfar Ali said that the General Council meeting conducted on March 10 to combat deadly Covid-l9 virus provided a detailed outlook and futuristic plan to […]

Govt to convert railway coaches into isolation wards: Atal Dulloo

Army to establish isolation facilities in JK

JAMMU: Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education Department, Atal Dulloo Saturday said that government is planning to turn some railway coaches into isolation wards for patients with coronavirus. This decision was taken after a meeting between Railways department and the Health and Medical Education Department at Jammu in which various modalities were discussed to convert […]

Reports of 7 covid-19 positive patients test negative

Srinagar: Seven confirmed cases for Covid-19 have now been declared negative. This was disclosed by Head of Department Chest Disease hospital Srinagar, Dr Naveed Shah. He said that seven Covid-19 patients admitted in the hospital are now negative. “The patients are in quarantine and reported negative after a fresh round of blood samples were taken. […]