COVID-19: Govt evacuates 1,17,149 stranded JK residents

79,460 via Lakhanpur, 37,689 through special trains

JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 1,17,149 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, the administrations […]

Div Com pays surprise visit to Super Specialty Hospital in Srinagar

SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole paid a surprise visit to Government Super Specialty Hospital Srinagar, with the view to take stock of the facilities made availiable thier by the authorities of GMC Srinagar to deal with the COVID- 19 patients. Principal/ Dean, GMC Srinagar, Professor (Dr) Samia Rashid apprised the Divisional Commissioner about […]

Teacher including 17 arrested on stone pelting charges

Pulwama: Days after the Pulwama encounter that sparked clashes, police arrested 17 youth including a Lecturer during various raids, police sources said. They said that three militants including and IED expert Ikram alias Fauji Bhai and two locals militants were killed in Kangan village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on June 3. Local said that […]

False reporting: DAK says one in three patients with Covid-19 infection tests negative

Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday said one in three patients infected with the novel coronavirus receive false negative test results. “A negative test does not exclude the possibility of Covid-19 infection,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “RT-PCR test is the most common diagnostic test used to identify people currently infected with […]

COVID-19: Five more test positive in Ladakh, tally rises to 108

Leh: Five more persons tested positive for coronavirus in Leh district of Ladakh, taking the total number of cases in the union territory to 108, officials said on Tuesday. All the five persons have been shifted to a COVID hospital in Leh, said a bulletin issued by the Directorate of Health Services Ladakh. The union […]

Forces detect IED in Baramulla village

Srinagar: Security forces averted a militant attack by timely detection of an improvised explosive device (IED) in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said. A patrol party of the Army noticed the IED planted by the ultras by the roadside at the Saidpora crossing in the Dangiwacha area of Baramulla early in […]

Young labourer dies in Kulgam

Kulgam: A labourer died on spot while working at an under construction house in south Kashmir’s Kulgam village, sources said. They said that the incident occurred in Sopat Tengpora village of the district. They said that a labourer identified as Muhammad Yousuf Kohli of Lamad Qazigund along with others were demolishing a portion of an […]

Belongings of students at girl hostels turned quarantine centers reported ‘missing’

Srinagar: In the backdrop of turning girls’ hostels into quarantine centers at Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), the boarders of H2 block on Tuesday alleged that their belongings were ‘stolen’ by the persons accommodated there for isolation. The students said that more than 80 persons were accommodated in H2 hostel wherein they kept […]

KU holds online seminar on World Environment Day

Srinagar: Department of Environmental Science, University of Kashmir observed World Environment Day-2020 during which a one day online seminar on the theme “Time for Nature”: Explore Nature with Iconic Spots” was also held. Vice Chancellor University of Kashmir Prof. Talat Ahmad patron of the seminar delivered a presidential address on the occasion during which he […]