No timeline yet on reopening of schools: Union Govt
Says possibility of classes for senior students being explored
New Delhi: No timeline has been fixed yet by the Ministry of Education for reopening of schools as majority of states are not in favour of it in view of the spike in COVID-19 cases, according to sources. While the government is looking at the possibility of starting some classes for senior students from September […]
Doctors under quarantine to be treated as ‘on duty’: Health Ministry
New Delhi: The health ministry has asked all the states to treat the quarantine period of doctors and health workers as “on duty” amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to the chief secretaries of the states and Union territories, directors of all the AIIMS and directors and medical superintendents of central government hospitals dated […]
Shah Faesal steps down as JKPM president
Javed Mustafa Mir also quits
Srinagar: Shah Faesal, who resigned from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and floated the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Movement (JKPM) last year, has resigned as its president, the party said on Monday. Besides, Shah senior leader and former Minister Javed Mustafa Mir also quit the party. Faesal had dropped a hint about stepping away from […]
India records 62,064 new Covid-19 cases, tally crosses 22 lakh
New Delhi: India’s novel coronavirus tally crossed the 22-lakh mark on Monday with 62,064 new cases, while the recoveries surged to over 15.35 lakh, the Health Ministry said. The death toll from the pathogen climbed to 44,386 with 1,007 more fatalities, according to the ministry data. There are 6,34,945 active cases of the coronavirus disease […]
Concern : Dropout rate of students high at all levels among Muslim community
Srinagar: The dropout rate of school going students among the Muslim community is high at all levels at an annual average in Jammu and Kashmir. The official figures available suggest that the annual average drop-out rate of Muslim students in private as well as government was high at elementary, high, secondary and higher secondary level. […]
COVID-19: JK reports 13 deaths 507 new positive cases
JAMMU: The Government on Sunday informed that 507 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 129 from Jammu division and 378 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 24897. Also 13 COVID-19 deaths have been reported; 01 from Jammu division and […]
Govt plans to enact new law to protect land rights of J-K natives
New Delhi: A new law to protect the land rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir is on the anvil to allay the apprehensions of the natives after the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, officials said. The new law is expected to be enacted in Parliament. “Land rights for the locals in […]
Indus Water Treaty meeting: India suggests video-conf, Pak insists on meeting on Wagah border
New Delhi: India has suggested to Pakistan that the talks for discussing pending issues under the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) be held through video-conferencing in view of the coronavirus pandemic, but Islamabad has been insisting that the parleys be conducted at the Attari check post, sources said on Sunday. In a letter last week, the […]
Kashmir-based doctor treating COVID patients for over 4 months dies after contracting disease
Srinagar: A senior doctor in Kashmir who was on the forefront of the battle against COVID-19 died at a hospital here on Sunday after contracting the disease, officials said. Dr Mohammad Ashraf Mir, a resident of Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, passed away in the morning at the SKIMS hospital in Soura here, […]
Lt Governor Sinha condoles demise of Corona Warrior Dr. Ashraf Mir
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has extended his heartfelt condolences on the sad demise of Dr. Mohammad Ashraf Mir, Medical Officer, Health Department. The Lt Governor expressed deep shock on the sad demise of Dr. Mir, who lost his life at SKIMS Soura due to COVID-19, while battling with the disease. In a condolence message, […]
