Stigmatizing Covid-19: ‘Umbilical cord of baby was cut after 2 hours’

Anantnag: Relatives of pregnant woman who delivered a baby in the corridors of hospital with the help of Covid-19 infected patients Thursday refuted the claims that they were not available for the patient during the time of delivery. A Covid-19 infected pregnant lady from Hugam Anantnag here in South Kashmir admitted in the Trauma Hospital […]

Media is in deep crisis, warns PCI member before quitting

New Delhi: Press Council of India (PCI) member B R Gupta has resigned from his post, saying he was unable to work individually or collectively for the media, which is in a “deep crisis”. “I have tendered my resignation as a Press Council of India member,” Gupta told PTI. He said the PCI had the […]

Govt notifies rules for appointment to Class IV posts in JK

JAMMU: The government on Thursday notified the Jammu and Kashmir Appointment to Class-IV (Special Recruitment) Rules, 2020 for appointment to Class IV posts in the UT of J&K. As per the notification, these rules shall apply to all Class IV posts borne on the establishment of any department or service of the Government or any […]

Covid-19: 27 employees including medicos quarantined at two private nursing homes

Srinagar: At least 27 persons including 5 doctors were quarantined after two pregnant women hailing from south Kashmir were operated at Florence and Shifa Hospitals in Srinagar. Both these pregnant women were found positive for Covid-19 after their deliveries. At least 9 health professionals including 3 doctors were quarantined after doctors operated a Covid-19 pregnant […]

Spike in Covid-19 cases: Travellers constitute around 45% of patients in JK

Srinagar: Around 45 percent of positive Covid-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir constitute the travellers entering the region from different countries and various other states. As per officials, among 2857 cases 1266 are travellers which constitute 44.47 percent of the total cases detected positive in J&K. In Kashmir out of 2185 total cases 737 are […]

‘Covidshame’: With half burnt body family of Covid-19 victim flees cremation place

Jammu: A mob on Tuesday disrupted the last rites of a Covid-19 victim and forced his family members to flee with the half-burnt body in Jammu, prompting intervention by the administration which later ensured the cremation at another place as per protocol. A 72-year-old man, hailing from Doda district, became the fourth victim of coronavirus […]

Pulwama encounter: Top JeM commander among three militants killed

Srinagar: Security forces on Wednesday killed militant outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad’s (JeM) top IED expert Abdul Rehman alias ‘Fauji Bhai’, who was an Afghan war veteran, besides two local militants during an encounter in Pulwama district of South Kashmir, police said. “The killing of Abdul Rehman alias Fauji Bhai alias Fauji Baba, a Pakistani national, is a […]

Faceoff on LAC: China says no need for third party intervention

Says situation at Sino-India border stable

Beijing: China on Wednesday emphasised that there was no need for the intervention of a “third party” to resolve its current standoff with India as the two neighbours have full-fledged border-related mechanisms and communication channels to sort out their differences through dialogue. Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a media briefing here that China’s position […]

Wazwan, political meetings prove ‘not-so-tasty’ for BJP leaders

Police registers FIR for violating lockdown norms

Srinagar: At a time when authorities are urging upon people to maintain social distancing norms while police face tough time in implementing lock-down, Bhartiya Janata Party is overruling all the directions and violating all rules by convening political meetings, joining functions, arranging Wazwan in different parts of Kashmir Valley. Reports said that BJP district president […]