Shab-e-Baraat: Mosques, shrines remain closed amid pandemic scare
Srinagar: No night prayers were held at any major mosque or shrine in Kashmir on Shab-e-Baraat (night of forgiveness) as people stayed indoors due to the lockdown to combat the coronavirus threat, officials said on Thursday. They said authorities as well as religious organisations had appealed to people not to observe the congregation prayers on […]
Pulwama youth goes missing, family appeals for return
Pulwama: It has been three weeks now that Aadil Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Mohammed Bhat, a 22 year old youth has gone missing from his home in Kakapora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Aadil Ahmad Bhat was a 6th semester Arts student at Government Degree College Pulwama. He according to his family went […]
Fighting coronavirus: Two Shopian students developed website to help admin fight COVID-19
Shopian: With an aim to helping out the administration to fight the COVID-19 scare, two computer science students have developed a website where persons can report their and others travel history. The website also provides options for volunteers to register themselves and can be contacted whenever the administration needs them. Abdul Rouf, B. Tech in […]
Youth found dead in Sopore
Sopore: A 25-year-old youth was found dead on Tuesday under mysterious circumstances in north Kashmir’s Sopore town. Reports said that a 25-year-old identified as Basharat Gul son of Ghulam Mohammad Shah of Alsafa colony Sopore was found in an industrial area at Sopore on Tuesday. A police official said that a case has been registered […]
Hard to cope up with social distancing, say ‘Red Zone’ residents
Pulwama/Shopian: In an attempt to control the spread of the novel coronavirus, the government has imposed restrictions across the entire Jammu and Kashmir. Besides, schools are shut, religious services have been suspended, sporting and tourism events postponed and all business activities stopped in order to contain the spread of the deadly covid-19. Pulwama and Shopian […]
COVID-19: 24 positive cases under treatment at SKIMS doing well, says Dir
SRINAGAR: Expressing satisfaction that SKIMS, Soura has fairly been able to contain, control and treat COVID 19 cases, Director Dr A G Ahanger Monday said that out of 283 suspected patients, 238 have been discharged and 24 positive patients who are under treatment are all recovering well. Dr Ahangar said that the very first positive […]
Elderly man killed in road mishap
Sopore: An Elderly man died late Sunday after an unidentified vehicle hit him in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports said a 60 year old man died on the spot after an unidentified vehicle hit him at Bypass crossing outside his home. The driver manager to flee from the spot alongwith his vehicle. […]
Wear homemade face cover in public places, medico body to people
Srinagar: Amid rising trend of coronavirus cases, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday issued an advisory urging people to use handmade protective covers for face and mouth to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Doctor’s body stressed on the need to strictly follow the recommend public health measures including social distancing to ward-off infection and suggested […]
Covid-19 lockdown leaves people craving for electricity
Dozens of transformers awaiting repair of transformers cry hoarse
Anantnag: Dozens of faulty transformers are waiting for repair in different PDD workshops in South Kashmir but there is no body to repair them due to lock down amid the scare and fear of covid-19. There are at least two dozen damaged transformers at PDD division Pulwama, Awantipora and Tral but there no body among […]
Covid-19: JK has only 180 ventilators in various hospitals
Srinagar: With coronavirus wrecking havoc across the globe, Jammu and Kashmir hospitals are ill-equipped to deal with the crisis. The deadly virus has infected more than 787,000 people and killed over 37,000 worldwide, according to a count by Johns Hopkins University on Tuesday. The United States has the most confirmed cases globally at over 160,700. […]
