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 […]
Beating coronavirus: Armed with sticks, women guard hamlet against COVID-19
Chatta Pind (Jammu): Armed with sticks, women at a hamlet in Jammu stand guard at entry points, which have been blocked by barbed wires, as they have taken it upon themselves to ensure a complete lockdown and prevent outsiders’ entry into their hamlet to keep the residents safe from coronavirus. Both mothers and daughters in […]
Govt determined to fight COVID-19 pandemic: Advisor Baseer Khan
Takes stock of screening centre set up near Jawahar Tunnel
ANANTNAG: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan accompanied by District Magistrate (DM) Anantnag, Bashir Ahmad Dar on Friday visited screening centre established at Zig near Jawahar Tunnel and took stock of the arrangements put in place for screening of the passengers. During the visit, the Advisor ordered conducting door to door survey of the […]
13 persons discharged after completing two-week quarantine period
GANDERBAL: Thirteen persons all from village Waskura, Ganderbal, were discharged after successfully completing their 14-day quarantine period, here Friday. As a precautionary measure, these persons having contact history with the Covid positive case of Bandipora district, were shifted to hospital quarantine at the MMC, Watlar, two weeks ago. The persons were under were under medical […]
Several villages, wards declared Red zones in Kulgam
KULGAM: After a positive COVID-19 case, the second one in the district, was reported from village Sopat in the district, District Magistrate (DM), Kulgam Showkat Aijaz Bhat declared Sopat and Tengpora villages red zone and its surrounding villages, Berigam, Mondhole, Banghall ,Cheyan Adigam of tehsil Devsar buffer Zones. Meanwhile Naikpora A & B ward No. […]
District Admn Pulwama sets up helpline for patients
PULWAMA: The District Administration Pulwama today established a dedicated helpline for the patients suffering from Non Communicable diseases including Diabetes, Cancer and Hypertension. Patients and their attendants across the district this have been advised contact Dr. Nuzhat on 7006130677 and Uzma Bashir on 9419297323 for medical assistance. The helpline aims to facilitate special needs of […]
COVID-19: RDD Kashmir produces, distributes 1100 face-masks per day
Deptt ropes in local entrepreneurs, SHGs for mass production of masks: Dir RDD
SRINAGAR: Director, Department of Rural Development (RDD), Kashmir, Qazi Sarwar on Friday informed that the RDD Kashmir is presently producing and distributing 1100 masks per-day among the rural population. He said the initiative is part of the various measures taken by the department for the containment of the COVID-19 virus among the rural population. The […]
COVID-19 Containment: DC Ganderbal review arrangements
GANDERBAL: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal Friday convened a meeting of Health department and Tehsildars to review the arrangements in place for containment of the Covid-19. Additional Deputy Commissioner, Farooq Ahmad Baba, Superintendent, District Hospital Ganderbal, Chief Medical Officer, Tehsildars, District Health Officer, Block Medical Officers and other concerned were present in the […]