Gazetted holidays cancelled in Srinagar
Ensure essential services function smoothly, Div Com tells DDC’s
SRINAGAR: The civil administration in Srinagar on Saturday cancelled all gazette holidays for the employees working in essential services sectors. “In view of the emerging situation because of the threat from the coronavirus epidemic and the need for strengthening of response apparatus to contain its spread the District Magistrate Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary under […]
Man with travel history to Saudi escapes from hospital
Srinagar: A person, with travel history to Saudi Arabia, ran away from Chest Disease (CD) Hospital Srinagar as medicos were preparing to take his sample for coronavirus test, sources said Saturday. They said that the person, who was advised by the district authorities to visit the hospital as a part of precautionary measure, reported to […]
Jammu-Srinagar national highway closed
Banihal/Jammu: A massive landslide blocked the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district on Saturday, forcing suspension of all vehicular traffic, officials said. The landslide struck the 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, near Higni-Ramsoo around 9 am, leaving thousands of Jammu-bound vehicles stranded, a Traffic department official said. […]
Coronavirus threat: Two doctors put under observation in Kashmir
Srinagar: Two female resident doctors in Kashmir were put under observation at hospitals after they developed Covid-19 symptoms. They complained of respiratory distress, fever and runny nose, ‘The Tribune’ reported. According to the report, the two doctors, who did not have proper protective gear, are believed to have been exposed to the infection after getting […]
Three new COVID-19 cases reported in Ladakh
Srinagar: The positive cases in Ladakh rose to 13 on Saturday as three more people have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, officials said. Commissioner Secretary (Health), Ladakh, Rigzin Samphel said that all the three cases were confirmed in the newly carved out union territory as test reports about many persons were received. “Three of […]
3611 persons under observation in JK
JAMMU: Government Saturday informed that 3611 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been put under surveillance and, so far, only four cases have tested positive in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) 2557 persons have been kept under home quarantine while as 50 are in […]
Govt employees with foreign travel history since Mar 01 to be quarantined
Nasir Azam Srinagar: Amid the scare over coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir, the government has directed all administrative secretaries and deputy commissioners to ensure quarantine of all government employees and their relatives who have a foreign travel history Since March 01. The move comes after government directed employees to attend their offices on alternate weeks […]
Coronavirus: Kashmir remains under virtual lockdown as restrictions imposed in all districts
Srinagar: Kashmir continued to be under a virtual lockdown for the second day on Friday as authorities imposed restrictions across all districts to contain the spread of coronavirus in the valley, which has recorded one positive case, officials said. Restrictions have been imposed on the movement and assembly of people across all districts of the […]
Friday prayers shortened in Kashmir mosques amid coronavirus scare
Srinagar: Small gatherings, shortened prayers and at some places no congregations at all Muslims in Kashmir on Friday took precautionary measures in their religious duty in order to contain the spread of coronavirus in the valley which has so far recorded only a single positive case. While Friday congregational prayers were offered at several mosques, […]
223 positive cases in India so far, 6700 contact traced people under surveillance: Health Min
New Delhi: The number of novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 223 on Friday evening after 50 fresh cases were reported from various parts of the country while 6,700 people who came in contact with the patients are under rigorous surveillance, the Union health ministry said. Among those found positive for coronavirus are 32 […]
