12 new positive cases reported today, 10 more patients recover in JK JAMMU, APRIL 21: The Government Tuesday informed that 12 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), (11 from Kashmir division and 01 from Jammu division), have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 380. […]
SRINAGAR, APRIL 21 Today the designated COVID-19 Hospital at SKIMS Medical College Bemina started the COVID-19 testing lab to perform tests through RT-PCR. Keeping in view the importance of testing, the Government of J&K desired to increase the number of testing facilities in the UT and SKIMS Medical College was asked to commission the testing […]
Leh and Kargil have been officially declared out of hotspot list and it is a good news for the people living there. It has been the fruit of honest and sincere efforts undertaken by people and administration of UT of Ladakh to defeat coronavirus and they have almost done it. With almost few cases left, […]
Asks for strict adherence to social distancing, taking special care of migrant labourers JAMMU, APRIL 21: Commissioner Secretary, Industries and Commerce, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, today chaired a meeting of all Head of Departments and Corporations to review the industrial activities and work plan in the backdrop of COVID-19. Dwivedi had a detailed deliberation on the […]
100 bedded Quarantine/Wellness Centre set up at Indoor Stadium Baramulla BARAMULLA, APRIL 21: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan today visited here to take stock of the measures taken by the District Administration to combat the spread of COVID-19 pandemic and review quarantine facilities established at Indoor Stadium, Baramulla. The Advisor was accompanied by […]
Srinaga, April 21 (KNS): National Youth Corps (NYC) on Monday demanded enhancement of remuneration, implemetation of new job policy and providing insurance cover to cadets who are working tirelessly even in pandemic times. Talking to Kashmir News Service (KNS), District vic-president Budgam Danish Nazir said soon after Covid19 outbreak across J&K, NYC cadets are tirelessly […]
New Delhi: Re-publishing or re-cycling one’s own academic work will now affect selection and promotions of academics in colleges and universities, the University Grants Commission (UGC) said Monday. In a notification seeking to “draw the attention of the academic community”, the UGC called the re-use of own academic work “self-plagiarism”, and warned everyone against the practice. “Reproduction, […]
Srinagar: In the petition regarding the restoration of high-speed internet in Jammu and Kashmir in the Supreme Court, the Attorney General has cited “serious issues in J-K”, calling it a “question of national security.” “Recently a militant was killed and 500 people showed up for his funeral,” he said, highlighting a gathering at a militant’s funeral […]
An organisation representing displaced Kashmiri Pandits on Monday urged the government to release Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq from house detention ahead of Ramzan. “It is in keeping with the goodwill of Ramzan that I call upon the government to release all Muslim religious leaders such as Mirwaiz Moulvi Omar Farooq, who have been […]
The chief the Tablighi Jamaat, Maulana Saad, tells Hindustan Times in an interview through his lawyer that he is willing to cooperate with the police, and that no illegal activity took place at the Markaz building, which is the biggest Covid-19 hot spot in India. Edited excerpts: Is it true that you organised Ijtema without permission? […]