Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (Covid-19)

Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (Covid-19)

38 positive cases with 02 recoveries and 02 deaths, 6465 persons under observation in JK JAMMU, MARCH 29: The Government today informed that 6465 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been put under surveillance and, so far, 38 cases (34 active positive, 02 recovered and 02 deaths) have tested positive in Jammu and Kashmir. […]

DSEK issues orders for regularization of 155 ReT teachers

DSEK issues orders for regularization of 155 ReT teachers

Dr Samoon assures smooth, speedy regularization of ReT teachers SRINAGAR, MARCH 29: Directorate of School Education Kashmir today issued orders for the regularization of 155 Rehbar-e-Taleem teachers engaged under erstwhile Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan(SSA) to the post of Teacher Grade-II. The official order of the regularization reads that “Chief Education Officers of Budgam/ Ganderbal/ Kulgam/ Pulwama/ […]

Covid-19: Govt issues helpline to facilitate inter-state migrant labourers

Covid-19: Govt issues helpline to facilitate inter-state migrant labourers

JAMMU, MARCH 29: The government today issued helpline numbers to facilitate inter-state migrant labourers who arrived in Jammu and Kashmir prior lockdown announced in view of coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. According to the Labour Commissioner J&K, the migrant labourers can contact the following helpline numbers for assistance and help: Showkat Shafi, Inspector, 8899546373 and Ansar Ahmad, […]

Don’t pay heed to unverified reports on social media: Dir SKIMS

Don’t pay heed to unverified reports on social media: Dir SKIMS

SRINAGAR, MARCH 29: Director, Shere-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, Dr AG Ahanger today appealed to people not to pay heed to unverified reports attributed to him on the social media regarding the spread of Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir A message, which is being circulated on social networking sites attributing Director SKIMS to […]

IIT, AIIMS alumni join hands to create robot to ‘sanitise cities against coronavirus’

IIT, AIIMS alumni join hands to create robot to ‘sanitise cities against coronavirus’

Debayan Saha and Shashi Ranjan, alumnus of IIT Kharagpur and AIIMS respectively, along with Sashi Ranjan who is a biomedical scientist from NUS, Singapore claim to have created a robot that can sanitise cities and stop the spread of the coronavirus. Their device ‘Airlens Minus Corona’, they say, can successfully tackle the coronavirus. It operates on […]

Coronavirus: Five More Test Positive, Total Cases 38

Coronavirus: Five More Test Positive, Total Cases 38

Srinagar In a sudden spurt in coronavirus cases in Kashmir, five more COVID-19 positive cases were reported in the Valley on Sunday. This takes the total number of coronavirus disease (COVID1-9) cases in the entire J&K to 38. “5 more positives cases confirmed in Kashmir -2 from Srinagar, 2 Budgam, 1 Baramulla,” tweeted government spokesman […]

Coronavirus: Kashmir records second death

Coronavirus: Kashmir records second death

Srinagar The Kashmir Valley recorded the second fatality due to the novel coronavirus as a 52-year-old man hailing from Tangmarg area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district died on Sunday wee hours. Reports said that a man died at Chest Disease hospital Dalgate, Srinagar at around 4:00 am. A doctor told news agency GNS that the […]

Testing in J&K highest in country-nearly 10 % of surveillance cases being tested

Testing in J&K highest in country-nearly 10 % of surveillance cases being tested

Govt appeals people to Self report travel history Admin monitoring situation proactively; 11 exclusively COVID hospitals earmarked, 35000 quarantine facility created across UT: Kansal JAMMU, MARCH 28: Principal Secretary, Planning, Development & Monitoring Department, Mr Rohit Kansal, who is also the J&K Govt Spokesperson, today said that the administration is closely monitoring and reviewing the situation and […]

Multiple Landslides Block Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, Hundreds Of Trucks Stranded

Multiple Landslides Block Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, Hundreds Of Trucks Stranded

Jammu:  The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was blocked at over a dozen places by landslides triggered by heavy rains in Ramban district, leaving hundreds of trucks carrying essential commodities to Kashmir stranded, officials said today. The men and machinery are on the job and efforts are on to make the 270-km-long highway, the only all-weather road […]

COVID-19: 5 more test positive; J-K tally rises to 33

COVID-19: 5 more test positive; J-K tally rises to 33

Srinagar: Five more have been tested positive in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The government spokesperson Rohit Kansal confirmed the news via Twitter. Hardly do I finish my press briefing -28 cases-that I get more unpleasant news -5 new positive cases- 2 in Srinagar, 3 in Jammu- all contacts of previously positive ones […]