Dr Jitendra Singh reviews COVID 19 status in Kashmir

Directs administration to take all necessary measures to curb spike, spread of virus

SRINAGAR: Union Minister of State, PMO, Dr. Jitendra Singh on Sunday directed the administration to take all necessary measures and precautions to curb the spike and spread of Covid-19 in Kashmir division. The Union MoS said this while chairing a meeting here today convened to review, monitor and evaluate the situation evolved due to spike […]

Amid spike in Covid-19 cases admin hold meet

Srinagar: Amid the spike in the number of COVID cases in Srinagar, a high-level meeting was chaired by the district administration on Saturday wherein the surge in the Coronavirus cases was discussed. The meeting was attended by the administrative, police officials and other stakeholders. Reliable sources said that a high-level meeting was chaired by Deputy […]

Demand for re-imposing lockdown swells: Div Com

Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir P K Pole Saturday said that requests from various quarters including doctors and other sections of the society are continuously pouring it wherein they are demanding re-imposing of lockdown in Kashmir and the final call will be taken by the government soon. The Divisional Commissioner said that demands are coming from […]

Will support govt’s decision on fresh lockdown: Trade Body

Srinagar: Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation (KTMF) president Muhammad Yaseen Khan Saturday said that if government takes any decision to re-impose the lockdown in the wake of rise in Covid-19 cases and deaths due to the pandemic, traders will support the move. “There is no suggestion from me as of now. The only thing is […]

Medicos caution over use of Remdesivir, Tocilizumab’

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have asked states to use drugs like remdesivir and tocilizumab, mentioned as investigational therapies, on COVID-19 patients strictly as per the laid down protocol as their “indiscriminate use or use in conditions for which they are not […]

No separate HR commission for JK, Ladakh

Srinagar: J&K’s Law Commission has informed the administration of the Union Territory that its recommendation for creation of separate human rights body for Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has become redundant after Centre empowered National Human Rights Commission to deal with all human rights issues of these UTs. Citing Jammu and Kashmir […]

LAC faceoff: Chinese military further withdraws troops from Pangong Tso area: Sources

New Delhi: Chinese military further thinned down its presence in the ridgeline of Finger Four and removed some boats from Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh ahead of another round of Lt General-level talks between India and China aimed at finalising modalities for complete disengagement along the Line of Actual Control(LAC), people familiar with the development […]

LAC Row: No guarantee Trump will back India against China: Former US NSA

New Delhi: Former United States national security advisor John Bolton has said that if the Sino-India border tensions escalate, there is no guarantee that US President Donald Trump will back India against China. China has been behaving in a belligerent fashion all around its periphery, certainly in the East and South China sea, and its […]

300 militants waiting to infiltrate at launch pads across LoC: Army Commander

Baramulla: Inputs about possible militant attack in north Kashmir have been received and a high level of alert is being maintained by the troops to foil all such bids, General officer Commanding (GoC) of Baramulla based army’s 19 infantry division Major General Virender Vats said Saturday. He also said that a major infiltration bid was […]