Abiguzar residents hit streets; offer themselves for COVID-19 test

'Seek administrative quarantine for primary contacts'

Srinagar : Abiguzar residents today hit streets as a mark of protest against the administration for allegedly ignoring to send primary contacts of a COVID-19 positive patient to administrative quarantine. They also asked the authorities to collect swab samples of others who might have came into the contact of positive patient and send the same […]

Burglars strike Gurudwara at Jawahar Nagar: loot cash, valuables 

Srinagar: Taking undue advantage of the ongoing lockdown and subsequent closure of religious places amid COVID-19 outbreak, burglars struck Gudrudwara at Jawahar Nagar area of Srinagar city and decamped with cash and other valuables last night. Locals aid the burglars looted rupees two lakh cash from donation box at Kalvi Dhar Gurudwara at Jawahar Nagar […]

On Jumatul-Vida, main congregational centres remain shut

Amid Covid-19 lockdown, Muslim prayed at their homes in Kashmir

Srinagar: Jumatul-Vida, the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramzan, was observed by most of the faithful in Kashmir by praying inside their homes as per the government orders. While all the mosques near main roads remained closed, Friday prayers were, however, offered in some mosques located in the interiors of the city […]

Ahead of Eid, mutton/poultry prices touch the sky

…and authorities say, “let’s know, we’ll act!”

Srinagar: As the Eid-ul-Fitr is approaching, prices of mutton and poultry products have started touching the sky as retail dealers are resorting to arbitrary price hike citing shortage of supply as a reason. While rate of mutton per kilogram as per approved rate is Rs 440, it is being sold at Rs 650-700 in Srinagar […]

8 weeks on, no Friday congregational prayers in Valley

Several booked for violating lockdown, police seals EDB branch Bemina  

Srinagar: Mosques and shrines continued to remain closed for congregational prayers across Kashmir valley for 8th consecutive week on Friday in the wake of nation-wide lockdown to fight the spread of coronavirus. Both the authorities and religious leaders have appealed people to avoid offering congregational prayers at mosques and shrines till the threat of deadly […]

FRIDAY: No congregational prayers in Valley mosques

Srinagar: All mosques and shrines remained closed for congregational Friday prayers for 7th consecutive week in Kashmir amidst restrictions imposed in the wake of nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of deadly Corona-Virus or COVID-19. People across Kashmir offered Friday prayers inside their homes in compliance with the orders issued by the administration asking people […]

32-yr old dies of Covid-19 in Srinagar

Had no travel history; contracted infection probably at a local hospital

Srinagar: A youth from Alamgari Bazar area in old city died of the novel Corona-Virus at Sri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) Hospital here late last evening taking the number of death due to deadly epidemic to 9 in Jammu and Kashmir. The youth became 8th and the youngest victim of the Corona-Virus in the valley. […]

Narwara declared Containment Red-Zone

Man hides travel history, tests positive

Srinagar: Authorities on Saturday declared Narwara area of old city as Containment Red-Zone after a man was tested positive for deadly novel Corona-Virus late last evening. Pertinently 10 fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported from several areas of Srinagar including 8 from Rainawari and 1 each from Solina and Narwara.  Srinagar has already been categorized […]