Govt extends Epidemic Disease Regulations 2020 to entire JK

2615 persons under surveillance

JAMMU: The Government Tuesday extended J&K Epidemic Disease (COVID-19) Regulations, 2020 to both the divisions of Jammu and Kashmir to step up efforts to tackle the contagious coronavirus disease. The Regulations were extended to whole of J&K under the orders of Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu which define powers, duties and responsibilities to the surveillance […]

Doctors’ body asks to avoid unnecessary visits to hospitals

Srinagar: A doctors’ body on Tuesday urged the people of Kashmir to avoid unnecessary visits to hospitals to prevent the transmission of coronavirus that has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation. In a statement, the Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) said hospitals remain abuzz with hundreds of patients and their attendants. Therefore, people […]

450 people continue to be under preventive detention in JK

New Delhi: A total of 450 people, including stone pelters, miscreants, over ground workers (OGWs) and separatists of Jammu and Kashmir are presently under preventive detention in various jails, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said regular review is being undertaken on case to case basis […]

Farooq Abdullah visits Mehbooba Mufti’s residence

Calls on her mother, daughter

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) President and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday evening paid a visit to the residence of Mehbooba Mufti at the ‘Fairview’ house located on the high security Gupkar road. Sources said that the senior Abdullah arrived at the Mufti’s and had an hour long meeting with the […]

P K Pole appointed Divisional Commissioner Kashmir

Government orders reshuffle in administration

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Tuesday appointed Pandurang Kondbarao Pole, IAS (JK2004), as the new Divisional Commissioner replacing Baseer Ahmed Khan, who has been appointed as the 5th advisor to Lt. Governor G C Murmu. Pole was serving as Secretary to the Government, Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs. Besides Pole’s […]

LG allocates 6 departments to Baseer Khan

Bhatnagar retains Home

Srinagar: A day after his appointment as one of the four advisors to Lt Governor G C Murmu, Baseer Ahmad Khan was assigned the charge of six different government departments. The Lieutenant Governor directed that Baseer Khan shall exercise powers of the Minister in respect of Power Development, Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, Disaster Management, […]

Coronavirus cases surge in Ladakh, three more test positive

Leh: Three more people tested positive for Covid-19, the disease caused by novel coronavirus, in Ladakh on Tuesday. Officials said two of the three new cases in Ladakh are from Leh while one is from Kargil district. “Three more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Ladakh. The total number of Covid-19 cases in Ladakh […]

Corona threat: DM Ramban invokes NDMA, suspends public transport, shuts market

Jammu: In a drastic precautionary measure against the spread of coronavirus, Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district authorities on Tuesday ordered suspension of public transport in the hilly district and closure of hotels and restaurants along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway till March 31. The Ramban district magistrate issued the order invoking provisions of the National Disaster […]

Ladakh registers another positive case

Srinagar: One more person on Monday tested positive for coronovirus, taking the number of such patients to four in union territory of Ladakh. A senior official said that test report of the person was received today and it has come positive. He informed that there are now four patients who have tested positive for the […]