JAMMU, MARCH 22: In view of the situation arising due to COVID-19, Secretary Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Simrandeep Singh today issued an order declaring 16 services as Essential services and commodities within the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. According to the order, the Essential Services will include Supply of Groceries (wholesalers and […]
Reviews preparedness; asks under quarantine persons to cooperate SRINAGAR, MARCH 22: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan today visited Srinagar Airport to review the preparedness of the Divisional Administration to tackle the spread of COVID-19. After reaching the Airport terminal, the Advisor was passed through Health Screening desk where doctors tested him properly. Khan […]
Srinagar: A Kashmiri youth lodged at Uttar Pradesh Jail has been brought back to Kashmir. Police sources told Kashmir News Trust a Kashmir youth from Bandipora who was arrested last year in August after the abrogation of Special Status and shifted to UP’s Ambedkar Jail has been brought back. Sources identified the youth as Adil Bashir […]
Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday declared March 24 as a holiday in all government offices in view of the ongoing efforts to control the Coronavirus pandemic. Taking to social networking site Twitter, government spokesman Rohit Kansal wrote: “Ongoing #COVID pandemic; Govt declares holiday in all offices on Tuesday March 24..Monday March 23 and Wednesday […]
By Shayib Bhat Srinagar On Sunday morning kashmir remained under lockdown with police and paramilitary forces sending back private vehicles and not allowing people to come out from bylanes to main roads. Government has ordered strick restrictions on sunday and has asked police nad other agencies to enforce these restrictions on the ground. This reporter […]
Convince people to stay indoor: IGP appeals Masjid Committees SRINAGAR, MARCH 21: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K. Pole today appealed people across Kashmir to observe Janata Curfew on March 22 in letter and spirit, by remaining confined to their homes, and make the program a great success. While addressing a press conference, he said […]
1166 citizens arriving back from Bangladesh and other countries shifted to 20 facilities; DC Srinagar visited several of them to inspect facilities — also interacted with quarantined persons SRINAGAR, MARCH 21: The Srinagar administration has requisitioned 65 well-equipped hotels and government accommodations to be used as quarantine facilities for citizens arriving back in Srinagar from […]
Precautionary measure to prevent spread of coronavirus: DM SRINAGAR, MARCH 21: The District Magistrate Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary has ordered imposition of strict restrictions across Srinagar district tomorrow on March 22. The order states that no kind of public movement or activity will be allowed anywhere in the district adding that only government officials of […]
Inspects progress of Mega projects, directs JMC to intensify sanitation, disinfection drive JAMMU, MARCH 21: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today conducted a whirlwind tour of Jammu city and adjoining areas to take stock of the present status of various ongoing projects. Reviewing the pace of work on several key developmental projects during his tour […]
3611 persons under observation in JK, 4 test positive JAMMU, MARCH 21: The Government today informed that 3611 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been put under surveillance and, so far, only four cases have tested positive in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) 2557 […]