Advisor Baseer Khan reviews arrangements regarding prevention of COVID-19
‘Emphasise on strict enforcement of wearing masks, social distancing’
JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Khan, today e-reviewed measures being put in place by various health care institutions regarding prevention and control of COVID-19 during a meeting with officers of Kashmir division. Advisor had a detailed assessment about the prevailing situation arisen due to outbreak of the global pandemic and its management by all […]
148 violators fined for defying prohibitory orders in Kulgam: Police
Kulgam: Acting tough against the violators of Govt orders, police fined violators for not wearing masks in Kulgam, said a police spokesman on Saturday “148 violators were fined for not wearing masks in Kulgam and fine to the tune of Rs 28,000 was collected from them,” he said. “Police have once again requested the general […]
Covid-19: J&K tally crosses 17000-mark as 523 test positive
Srinagar: Eighty-eight travelers were among 523 new covid-19 infections in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, taking the overall tally past 17000-mark in J&K. Officials said that among them, 156 were reported from Jammu division and 367 from Kashmir Valley even as 300 patients have recovered and were discharged from various hospitals. Giving the district-wise breakup, […]
Per million Covid testing in J&K reaches 44744; recovery rate touches 53.01%
Lowest 0.8 positivity rate in Jammu, Reasi; Shopian tops at 8.3
JAMMU: The Per million testing in Jammu and Kashmir has reached 44744 as against 12742 in the country, even as the recovery rate in the Union territory has touched 53.01 percent as on July 23, 2020. The overall positivity rate in the union territory is 3 percent as against 8.3 percent in the country. It […]
Police arrests fake doctor in Baramulla’s Kreeri
Baramulla: Jammu and Kashmir Saturday arrested a fake doctor who was fraudulently practicing in a private clinic in Mangan village of Kreeri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Police sources told Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a person identified as Hilal Ahmed Hajam son of Muhammad Ramzan Hajam of Kreeri, had been practicing as a doctor in […]
GoI issues certificate of GI registration for the Saffron grown in Kashmir Valley
Lieutenant Governor compliments Agriculture Deptt for GI tag
JAMMU: In a momentous decision GoI has issued certificate of GI registration for the Saffron grown in the Kashmir Valley. Expressing happiness on the development, G. C. Murmu Lieutenant Governor, Union Territory of J&K said that this is the first major step to put Saffron produced in the Kashmir Valley on the world map with […]
4 more die of Covid-19 in Kashmir
Srinagar: Kashmir Valley on Saturday reported four more deaths due to covid-19. Among the fresh casualties, three were from Srinagar, the worst hit district both in terms of the causalities as well as number of the covid-19 cases, while another victim belonged to Baramulla, officials told GNS. They said a 70-year-old man from Peerbagh area […]
Cop donates plasma to senior bureaucrat
Jammu: A police constable has donated plasma to a senior bureaucrat at a nursing home in Srinagar, a police spokesman said on Thursday. Syed Zulfikar Ali, who is deployed at Anantnag in IRP 11th battalion, had recently recovered from COVID-19. He donated plasma to Tasaduq Jeelani, KAS, Special Secretary, Social Welfare department who is admitted […]
48 travelers among 353 new covid-19 cases in J&K, tally rises to 16782
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday reported 353 new covid-19 cases including 48 travelers, taking the overall count to 16782 in J&K. Among them, 129 are from Jammu and 224 from Kashmir Valley including a number of service providers and at least 42 from CRPF. Giving the district-wise breakup, officials sources told GNS that, Srinagar […]
Govt orders payment of salary to its employees ahead of Eid
Srinagar: The government has ordered payment of salary to its employees in advance for the month of July in view of Eid-Ul-Adha festival. In this regard Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Financial Commissioner, Finance Department, has ordered that salary bills for the for the month of July shall be presented in the treasuries on July 29 […]
