24 more test positive for COVID-19 infection in JK
Srinagar: Twenty four persons on Monday tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the overall tally of the COVID-19 patients in J&K near 550-mark. Official sources said that among them, 15 were confirmed at Viral Diagnostic Lab of SKIMS Soura and include five each from Baramulla and Shopian, 3 from Bandipora […]
Ladakh gets its first COVID-19 testing lab
Leh/Jammu: A COVID-19 laboratory has been set up in the Union Territory of Ladakh to ensure timely and cost-effective sample testing, officials said on Monday. Earlier, the samples had to be sent to Delhi by flights leading to delays and heavy expenditure, they said. The COVID-19 testing laboratory, first such facility in the union territory, was […]
Police destroys poppy cultivation in Reasi
Jammu: Police have destroyed large scale illegal cultivation of poppy in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district and booked several people in the area, officials said on Monday. A reliable source informed the Arnas Police Station about the illegal cultivation of poppy in Dharan village of Thakerakote tehsil without any permission on Sunday, they said. A […]
4 children among 6 injured in blast near Lower Munda gunfight site
Srinagar: Four children were among six persons injured in a blast near encounter site at Lower Munda on Monday afternoon and one of them was referred to SMHS Srinagar hospital while three others require “surgical intervention.” Official sources said that the blast occurred soon after government forces withdrew from the encounter site. Senior Superintendent of Police […]
‘Most CMs want lockdown to continue’
New Delhi: A majority of chief ministers who interacted with the prime minister on Monday wanted the lockdown to continue after May 3 with little economic activity, according to Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy. The chief ministers were unanimous in telling the prime minister that the way the virus was spreading, there needs to be […]
369 stranded students reach J-K from Kota, heading to their home districts
Kathua: A group of 369 students, hailing from different districts of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, reached here on Monday from Kota in Rajasthan onboard 15 SRTC buses, officials said. Soon after their arrival, they were screened for COVID-19 and later allowed to proceed to their home districts in the two Union Territories where they […]
SC seeks Centre’s reply on PIL of journalists’ bodies on job loss, wage cuts in media
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday sought the Centre’s reply on a plea alleging that employees including journalists have been meted out inhuman and illegal treatment by some media organizations which have been issuing termination notices, effecting wage cuts and asking them to proceed on unpaid leaves during the coronavirus lockdown. A bench comprising Justices […]
PM Modi interacts with CMs on COVID-19 situation; to discuss staggered exit from countrywide lockdown
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a video conference with chief ministers to discuss the situation arising due to COVID-19 in the country, which is under a 50-day lockdown since March 25 to contain the pandemic, even as Meghalaya said it will continue with the shutdown post May 3 with relaxations in […]
Bangladesh cleric tests positive for coronavirus after leading Ramzan prayers
Dhaka: A Muslim cleric has tested positive for the deadly coronavirus after he conducted Ramzan prayers for a group of nearly two dozen people at a local mosque in southwest Bangladesh, according to a media report. The cleric led the prayers at a mosque in Adadanga village in Magura district on Saturday and was found […]
Lockdown restrictions tightened in Kashmir due to spike in COVID-19 positive cases
Srinagar: The restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease were intensified in Kashmir on Monday as the valley entered the 40th day of its lockdown,officials said. The decision to intensify the restrictions on the movement and assembly of people in most parts of the Kashmir valley was taken following a sudden spike […]
