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 […]
Srinagar: Four more persons have been tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday taking the total number of positive cases to 11 in Jammu and Kashmir These four persons hail from Bandipora district and were in close contact with Srinagar patient who was tested positive yesterday. “ 4 more persons, all from Bandipora, tested positive today. […]
London: Britain’s Prince Charles on Wednesday tested positive for the novel coronavirus, his office confirmed. The 71-year-old, who is the eldest son and heir to Queen Elizabeth II, has mild symptoms and “remains in good health”, his Clarence House office said. His wife Camilla, 72, tested negative for the virus, with the couple now self-isolating in […]
Inspects proposed administrative quarantine facilities in the district KISHTWAR, MARCH 25: To ensure that the adequate utilities are well placed and to strengthen the preparedness for combating COVID-19 infections, District Magistrate Kishtwar, Rajinder Singh Tara, today inspected the Kendriya Vidyala school, NHPC Hospital Semina colony, DIET and the medical hospitals where the upcoming institutional quarantines […]
DDC directs concerned to complete 100% distribution within one week DODA, MARCH 25: As per the directions of District Development Commissioner Doda, Dr Sagar D Doifode, education department today kick started distribution of dry mid day meal (ration) to the students at their door step in the district. Pertinent to mention that the DDC Doda […]
Already directed release of wages for daily wagers, ration packets for slum dwellers, destitute JAMMU, MARCH 25: The Administrative Council which met here under the chairmanship of Lt. Governor, G C Murmu directed the immediate release of all pensions of one month to give reprieve to the retired class in view of the situation arising […]
Srinagar: The Home delivery of PDS ration to over one lakh sixty thousand families in Srinagar will start from 28 March, Deputy commissioner of the city said. Shahid Choudhary made the announcement through his Twitter handle, “Home-delivery of PDS ration to 1.60 Lakh families in Srinagar will start from 28th March under strict safety-protocol. Deptts of […]
NEW DELHI: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is hearing “reports” of her imminent release, her daughter Iltija Mufti has tweeted a day after the release of another key leader from the state, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Both leaders were put under detention in August, along with scores of other political leaders, […]
Pegging the cost of the COVID-19 lockdown at USD 120 billion (approximately Rs 9 lakh crore) or 4 per cent of the GDP, analysts on Wednesday sharply cut their growth estimates and stressed on the need to announce an economic package. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which is scheduled to announce its first bi-monthly […]