Procurement: Facing acute shortage of PPE kits, JK govt invites bids
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation Limited (JKMSCL) has invited quotations for supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) kits to overcome acute shortage in various coronavirus-hit areas. It has asked the prospective bidders to respond only if they are in a position to execute the supplies of minimum 10,000 PPE kits by May 1. […]
Ceasefire violations: Pak summons senior Indian diplomat
Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday summoned a senior diplomat from the High Commission of India and registered its protest over the alleged ceasefire violations by the Indian forces along the Line of Control. The Foreign Office claimed that due to the indiscriminate and unprovoked firing” by the Indian forces in Rakhchikri sector on Tuesday, two women […]
Don’t compromise on health of prisoners, HC tells govt
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has asked Director General of Prisons to continuously monitor wellbeing of prisoners and ensure their health and safety was not compromised in any manner even as it closed consideration of the prisoners issue as also regarding the status of J&K residents lodged in outside jails. The directions followed information […]
Tata Technologies to set up two CIIITs in Jammu, Baramulla
Signs MoU with JK government
JAMMU: The Government of Jammu & Kashmir and Tata Technologies Ltd Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for setting up two Centres for Invention, Innovation, Incubation and Training (CIIITs) in Jammu and Kashmir; one each at Government Polytechnic Colleges at Jammu and Baramulla. The MOU was signed through video conferencing in the presence of […]
Old City woman dies of COVID-19, death toll reaches 8
Chemist among 19 more test positive, JK’s Covid-19 tally rises to 565
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded eighth death due to COVID-19 as a septuagenarian woman from Rainawari Srinagar died at a hospital here on Tuesday. With underlying ailments, the woman had tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Monday. Confirming it, Medical Superintendent Chest Disease hospital Dalgate Dr Saleem Tak said that the elderly woman was […]
Pulwama reports two corona positive cases
Pulwama: After a gap of around 25 days, two persons from Pulwama tested positive for covid-19 on Tuesday taking the toll of total positive cases in Pulwama to five, including three recoveries. The first three patients who tested positive and belonged to the district were discharged after their recovery. Pertinently, Pulwama was the only district […]
Two more test positive for coronavirus in Ladakh
Leh: Two members of a family were tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the total number of cases in the union territory to 22, a senior government official said on Tuesday. However, 16 of the patients were already cured and discharged from hospitals. “We have received 32 sample reports from NCDC (National Centre for […]
COVID-19: 937 deaths reported across India till date
Positive cases swell to 29,974: Health Ministry
New Delhi: Death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 937 and the number of cases climbed to 29,974 in the country on Tuesday, registering an increase of 51 deaths and 1,594 cases since Monday evening, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stand at 22,010, while 7,026 people have recovered, […]
Restrictions continue across Kashmir
Srinagar: Curbs imposed in Kashmir to contain the spread of coronavirus have been further tightened following a spurt in the number of cases over the last few days, officials said here. The restrictions on movement and assembly of people in the Valley entered the 41st day on Tuesday, they said. Security forces have sealed off […]
Govt orders probe into pilferage of liquor during lockdown
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered a probe into reports of huge pilferage of liquor during lockdown and constituted teams to conduct an audit of wine shops in the winter capital city. According to the reports, liquor is being sold at exorbitant rates in open markets in Jammu city during the lockdown. “There […]
