KUPWARA, MARCH 20: District Development Commissioner (DDC), Anshul Garg, today inaugurated a foot bridge crossing over Nalla Khamil at Reddi Kupwara. The bridge connecting Tumina village with Reddi came up at Rs 8.50 lakh under ‘Back to Village Programme’. On the occasion, the DDC said that construction of bridge was long pending demand which was […]
Kick-starts 3-day door-to-doo awareness campaign GANDERBAL, MARCH 20: Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal today urged the media persons working in district Ganderbal to play proactive role in awareness campaign launched by district administration in order to sensitize public to contain the spread of coronavirus infection. DC made these remarks while kick starting a 3-day door […]
JAMMU, MARCH 20: The Government today informed that 3330 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been enlisted for observation and, so far, only four cases have tested positive in Jammu and Kashmir According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) 2465 persons have been kept under home quarantine while as […]
Srinagar: All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association has decided not to hold any Public Gatherings/ Majalis and Friday Congregational Prayers until further notification. President All Jammu and Kashmir Shia Association, Imran Ansari informed this to KNS. (KNS)
An Indian-origin team of researchers led by Dr Ravindra Kolhe from Georgia-based Augusta University has developed a novel, accurate coronavirus test that can tell patients in if they are infected within about two hours, instead of waiting typically days to hear from remote testing facilities. The team at the Georgia Esoteric and Molecular (GEM) laboratory […]
KABUL: At least two dozen Afghan security forces were killed Friday in an insider attack on their base in southern Afghanistan, two officials told AFP. Several “infiltrators” opened fire on their comrades as they slept, Zabul governor Rahmatullah Yarmal said, in one of the deadliest attacks since the US signed a withdrawal deal with the Taliban last month. […]
Srinagar: All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC M) expressed serious concern over the alarming situation arising out of coronavirus across the world . It appealed to the people of Jammu and Kashmir to strictly follow the preventive measures and guidelines as suggested by medical experts and concerned agencies, so that precious human lives are saved and […]
Srinagar: Regional Passport Officer, Srinagar, Brij Bushan Naagar Friday informed that it has decided to close passport counter till 31 March in wake of coronavirus threat. He told that due to COVID-19 and advisory and requests from Central Government and local administration, the appointments booked at the Passport office Srinagar for passport applications and other miscellaneous […]
An FIR has been registered against a person on Thursday for allegedly forwarding fake news pertaining to Coronavirus on social media. The accused who claimed to be an RTI activist, was charged under section 188 of IPC for “posting a report of a person dying due to Coronavirus at Jammu Hospital on WhatsApp and Facebook”. […]
Srinagar: The husband and daughter-in-law of coronavirus affected patient in Kashmir have tested negative. Pertinently, an elderly woman who happens to be the mother-in-law of a top police officer was tested positive on Wednesday evening. The patient had returned from Saudi Arabia after performing Umrah. Authorities have already collected samples of those people who came in […]