SRINAGAR, MARCH 18: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary has said that four foreign tourists who arrived in Srinagar today are being sent back tomorrow. He said the tourists were not aware of the ban on entry of foreign tourists in J&K the government ordered late last night. He said these tourists were already […]
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Wednesday aggressively defended the Modi government’s handling of the Jammu and Kashmir situation and pointed out that the citizens of the state had been denied human rights for a long time. Sitharaman talked about the massacre of Kashmiri Pandits and the denial of rights to women, courtesy the special status […]
With the ruling and opposition party candidates for Rajya Sabha elections sailing through unopposed in Maharashtra, West Bengal, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Telangana, Odisha, Haryana and Chhattisgarh. The elections for remaining seats in the upper house will be held in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat on March 26. Nominations had […]
The number of people infected with coronavirus disease Covid-19 has risen to 151 in the country after four more were reported from various parts of the country, Union health ministry said on Wednesday. Out of these 151 people, 126 are Indians and 25 foreigners, the ministry further said HT
The novel coronavirus that has killed about 8,000 and infected 200,000 people worldwide stays infectious in aerosols for several hours and on surfaces for days, says a breakthrough study that explains how the pathogen spreads quickly through infected droplets and from contact with contaminated surfaces. Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes the Covid-19 disease, is detectable for up […]
Srinagar: A person has tested positive for the novel corona virus in Srinagar today. This was confirmed by DC Srinagar Shahid Chowdhry. “There will be restrictions on public transport, assembly of people and some other measures, in #Srinagar from tomorrow. Steps are being taken in view of a positive case detected. Further updates to follow.” Choudhary […]
New Delhi: An Air India flight from Leh to Srinagar was told to turn back this morning when it was halfway to its destination. Reason – an order from the Jammu and Kashmir administration that anyone flying into the Srinagar airport has to undergo compulsory 14-day quarantine in view of the coronavirus threat. In Jammu, […]
JAMMU, MARCH 18: Chief Justice Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Justice Gita Mittal today inspected court premises to assess the implementation of prevention measures to combat the spreading of contagious coronavirus. Justice Mittal, who is also Patron-in-Chief J&K Legal Services Authority, was accompanied by Justice Rajesh Bindal Executive Chairman JKLSA along with the members of […]
JAMMU, MARCH 18: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan chaired separate meetings to review the functioning of Women’s Development Corporation (WDC) and J&K Rehabilitation Council (JKRC) here today. While reviewing functioning of WDC, the meeting was informed that the Corporation disbursed loans to the tune of Rs 25 crore among 1000 women beneficiaries in the year […]
J&K to be a leader in universal health care All Govt. employees/pensioners to be covered JAMMU, MARCH 18: In a major relief to the people of Jammu & Kashmir, the Administrative Council which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chander Murmu accorded sanction to rolling out the Jammu & Kashmir Health Scheme to provide […]