Two employees of health department suspended in Poonch
Poonch: Authorities on Monday suspended two employees of health department for remaining unauthorized absent in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. “In view of Noval Coronavirus pandemic all over the country and in the world as already repeated order of U/S that all sort of leave stand cancelled and all staff will remain present at […]
Army postpones recruitment rally in JK
Jammu: The Army on Monday announced the postponement of its 10-day major recruitment rally slated to take place in Rajouri district next month in view of the coronavirus outbreak. The rally was meant for eligible candidates of all the 10 districts of Jammu province, a defence spokesman said. “In view of COVID-19, Army Recruitment Rally […]
Fighting coronavirus: Abdullah, Masoodi release Rs 1 Cr each from MPLAD funds
Srinagar: NC president Farooq Abdullah and party leader Hasnain Masoodi released an amount of Rs one crore each from their MPLAD funds on Saturday to combat the spread of the coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir. “The party president and Srinagar MP released an amount of Rs one crore from his MPLAD funds today to combat […]
PDP leader joins BJP in Jammu
Jammu: Senior PDP leader and former legislator Faqir Mohammad Khan on Saturday joined the BJP here and said the people of Gurez along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir are very optimistic about the policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Khan, who had won the assembly elections from Gurez constituency of Bandipora district […]
Kidnapped woman rescued in Samba, abductor arrested
Jammu: A woman, allegedly kidnapped over two weeks ago, was recovered from the clutches of her abductor in Samba district, police said on Saturday. The accused, Hardeep Singh, a resident of R S Pura, was arrested during the rescue operation, a police official said. He said a resident of Koulpur village lodged a written complaint […]
Absconding rape accused held in Kathua
Jammu: A rape accused has been arrested in Kathua district after a search for three years, police said on Saturday. Amandeep Singh, a resident of Chak Sajjan village, was booked in a case of rape after he allegedly outraged the modesty of a woman at a health institution in Basholi in 2017, an officer said. […]
Employees resent putting up travelers for quarantine at Centaur hotel
We have 40 rooms already booked for guests
Srinagar: Centaur hotel employees and the guests who are already staying in the hotel since long that include three deputy inspectors’ general (DIGs) of police, Saturday staged a massive protest against the Srinagar administration’s decision of lodging passengers at the hotel “for quarantine.” A group of employees said that Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal […]
Coronavirus scare forces people in Leh to stay inddors
Roads, other public places present a deserted look
Neyaz Elahi Leh: Kargil and Leh towns are presenting a ghost look since the outbreak of Coronavirus. 13 people have tested positive in the twin towns among which one hails from Kargil while rest are from Leh. Most of the persons infected by the lethal virus are from Chechot Gompa village of Leh. Chechot Gompa […]
South Kashmir residents decry power shortage
Pulwama: Even though the spring season has made its presence felt in Kashmir, people across south Kashmir resent the government’s move of providing power supply according to the winter schedule. Locals from Pulwama town and it’s adjacent areas said that their area is getting power supply as per the winter schedule which was announced and […]
Coronavirus: Use WhatsApp to treat patients online, DAK to doctors
Appeals government to restore 4G
Srinagar: In view of COVID-19 scare, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Saturday requested doctors to volunteer for providing online consultations through WhatsApp so that people suffering from general ailments at home have a sign of relief. President DAK, Dr Suhail Naik appealed people to use online phone numbers of specialist doctors without any hesitation. “But it […]
