New Delhi: The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has decided to revise the academic calendar for schools and colleges following the Prime Minister’s announcement of a 21-day lockdown from Tuesday midnight to battle the coronavirus pandemic. The HRD ministry late Tuesday sent a circular to all the states and autonomous bodies such as the Central […]
Rs. 1000 assistance for 3.5 lakh workers, 2 installments of pensions for over 7.7 lakh pensioners 1.7 lakh new pension cases to be covered, Pending bills to be entertained in 2020-21 too JAMMU, MARCH 25: The Lt Governor Sh. G. C. Murmu approved a series of proposals to provide support to the needy and destitute […]
Only designated essential services officials to be allowed to move on production of movement passes: DM SRINAGAR, MARCH 25: In the wake of the surfacing of two more coronavirus positive cases in the district the District Magistrate Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary has ordered imposition of very strict restrictions in the district. The order issued […]
Spanish army troops disinfecting nursing homes have found, to their horror, some residents living in squalor among the infectious bodies of people suspected of dying from the new coronavirus, authorities said Tuesday. Defense Minister Margarita Robles said the elderly residents were “completely left to fend for themselves, or even dead, in their beds.” She said […]
11 positive cases with 01 recovery, 5124 persons under observation in JK JAMMU, MARCH 25: The Government today informed that 5124 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been put under surveillance and, so far, 11 cases tested positive (10 active positive and 01 recovered) in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the daily Media Bulletin on […]
JAMMU, MARCH 25: The Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam today convened a high level meeting to review the preparedness and measures put in place in the wake of nationwide lockdown for containment of COVID-19 Epidemic as announced by the Prime Minister on 24th March. Financial Commissioner, Finance Department, Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education Department, Director […]
SRINAGAR, MARCH 25: Amid Coronavirus scare, SHG women from Jammu and Kashmir State Rural Livelihoods Mission have started making masks in an effort to prevent the spread of pandemic. On the directions of Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, the SHG members associated with JKSRLM is stepping in to fill the void and contribute for the noble cause. […]
SHOPIAN, MARCH 25: The District Development Commissioner Shopian Choudhary Mohammad Yasin today convened a meeting of officers to review the preparedness in the wake of COVID-19 in the district and to review facilities being provided at Quarantine Centers established in the district. The meeting was attended by SSP Shopian, Additional Deputy Commissioner Shopian, Chief Medical […]
Directs imposing strict restrictions, action against violators, ensuring social distancing, fumigation, power, essentials’ availability SRINAGAR, MARCH 25: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor (LG), Baseer Ahmad Khan and overall in-charge of Coronavirus Control Efforts (CCE) in Kashmir Division, today directed all the Deputy Commissioners to work religiously for the safety of people so that Coronavirus pandemic is […]
Srinagar: A suspected coronavirus patient, with travel history to Hungary, escaped from the isolation ward of Chest Disease Hospital Dalgate here on Wednesday afternoon, sources said. A resident of Batamaloo Srinagar, the 25-year-old youth, according to the doctors, is a ‘strong suspected case’ and the result of his test is awaited. Sources said that he was […]