Last two COVID-19 patients recover in Ladakh
510 fresh samples sent for testing to Delhi
Leh: The last two of the 43 COVID-19 patients in the Union Territory of Ladakh recovered on Tuesday and were discharged from a hospital in Leh district after their samples tested negative of the infection for a second time, officials said. Meanwhile, 510 fresh samples — 332 from Kargil district and 178 from Leh district […]
28 people test positive for Covid-19 in J&K
Srinagar: Twenty-eight more people, including three pregnant women, tested positive for COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, taking the number of cases in the Union territory to 1,317, officials said. While 6 of the fresh cases are in Jammu, 22 are from Kashmir, they added. “Twenty-eight new positive cases of coronavirus were detected in […]
COVID-19: Health ministry issues guidelines for dental clinics
New Delhi: Dental clinics in the COVID-19 containment zones will remain closed, however, they can continue to provide teleconsultation to patients, according to the guidelines issued by the Union health ministry for dental professionals in view of the ongoing pandemic. Stating that dentists, auxiliaries as well as the patients undergoing dental procedures are at high […]
Srinagar gears up to ensure medical facility in case COVID cases rise
Srinagar: Amid a spike in coronavirus cases in Jammu and Kashmir, the Srinagar district administration has established 3000-bed capacity COVID Wellness Centres at six locations that aim to provide best facilities to mild and asymptomatic positive patients. Kashmir recorded four deaths due to coronavirus since Monday, taking the death toll in the Union Territory to […]
Sehrai’s son among two militant killed in Nawakadal encounter
Srinagar: Junaid Sehrai, son of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat’s chairman Ashraf Sehrai, was among the two militants killed in an encounter with security forces in downtown Srinagar, police said. Junaid Sehrai went missing in March 2018 and later his picture, brandishing an AK-47, went viral on social media. Read Also: Sehrai’s son goes missing; “joins Hizb?” The joining […]
Cyclone Amphan: One lakh shifted to safety in Bengal, masks given to evacuees
Kolkata: The West Bengal government has evacuated one lakh people from the coastal districts and is in the process of shifting 1.5 lakh more as super-cyclone Amphan nears the shores of the state, a minister said on Tuesday. The state has put the coastal districts of East Midnapore, North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas, […]
2 militants killed in Nawakadal gunfight: DGP
Operation going on: IGP Kashmir
Srinagar, May 19: Two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militants were killed in encounter with a joint team of police and CRPF in Kanimazar area of Nawakadal here on Tuesday. One personnel each from SOG of police and paramilitary CRPF were injured in the gunfight. “Two militants have been killed. Both belong to Hizb-ul-Mujahideen,” Director general of Police Dilbag […]
Fresh chance for students to apply for JEE-MAINS
New Delhi: Students whose plans to study abroad have been affected due to COVID-19 will get a fresh chance to apply for JEE-Mains, the entrance exam for engineering colleges, the HRD Minister announced on Tuesday. In view of representations received from various Indian students who were scheduled to join colleges abroad but are now keen to […]
Guterres suggests using pre-recorded messages by world leaders under ‘different format’ for UNGA
United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres has suggested holding the annual General Assembly session in September under a different format, such as using pre-recorded messages of world leaders, saying it is highly unlikely that Heads of State and Government will be able to travel to New York for the high-level week due to the COVID19 […]
Militant killed in Nawakadal encounter
Srinagar: A militant was killed, while two security personnel were injured in an ongoing encounter in Nawakadal area of the city on Tuesday, police said. The encounter began after security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the area on Monday night following inputs about the presence of militants. The exchange of fire began […]
