Virus alert: Govt orders closure of all educational institutes in JK till Mar 31
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has ordered closure of all educational institutes across the union territory till March 31 as a precautionary measure amid the coronavirus scare. Cinema halls in all the 10 districts of Jammu division will also remain closed till March 31, officials said. While only one person has tested positive for […]
Mayor, Div Com Kashmir spawn controversy
Srinagar: As the administration announced closure of all educational institutions in JK till March 31, the decision saw a major controversy erupting in Srinagar Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseeer Khan and Mayor Srinagar SMC got engaged in a war of words. Hours after Srinagar Mayor, Junaid Mattu, made announcement regarding closure of all schools within SMC […]
1211 people under scanner in JK
Srinagar: One more person on Wednesday test negative for coronavirus disease (COVID 19) in Kashmir where along with Jammu 1211 people have been put under surveillance. Also, officials said that test reports of 35 persons are awaited across the union territory of J&K where 968 persons are in “home quarantine”, 12 in “hospital quarantine” and […]
CS holds meet, reviews measures
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, B. V. R. Subrahmanyam, Wednesday took stock of measures put in place by the Health Department to prevent the spread of Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir. All Administrative Secretaries, Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Mission Director, National Health Mission (NHM) and Director Information participated in the meeting. Chief Secretary while reviewing the prevailing health […]
Screening camps coming up at tourist places: Div Com
SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan Wednesday directed concerned officers to setup 24×7 screening camps at TRC, Nehru park, Mughal Gardens and other tourist places besides at Pantha Chowk, Parimpora taxi and bus terminals so that the information with regard to tourists and travellers is properly maintained and registered. He said that filling up […]
HC dismisses plea seeking ban on pellet gun use in Kashmir
BY: Abid Bashir Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday refused to ban the use of pellet guns for crowd control in Kashmir by dismissing the plea filed by the Kashmir High Court Bar Association (KBA). The HC said that use of pellets was “inevitable as long as there is violence by an […]
2609 Muslim, 1729 Sikh families figure in JK migrants list
‘5,248 families living in camps at Jammu’
BY: Nasir Azam Srinagar: As many as 2609 Muslim families and 1729 Sikh families figure in JK’s migrant list, official documents reveal. According to the report of parliamentary panel on Ministry of Home Affairs, there are 64,827 registered migrant families comprising 60,489 Hindu families, 2,609 Muslim families and 1,729 Sikh families. Out of these 64,827 […]
