Prime Minister Narendra Modi today interacted with AYUSH sector practitioners via video conference.Prime Minister said that the AYUSH sector has a long tradition of keeping the nation healthy and its importance has increased manifold in the ongoing efforts...

Union Minister for Home Affairs, Amit Shah chaired a review meeting on preparations to fight the COVID-19 epidemic, in New Delhi today. This is the third review meeting since the nationwide lockdown began on March 25, in the wake of this epidemic. In the meeting,...

The Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal has told the industry and trade associations to take care of their employees and workers in this hour of crisis and distress. Talking to representatives from various manufacturing, industry...

Government has granted relaxation in the nationwide lockdown for activities related to agriculture-farming and allied activities with a view to address problems being faced by the farming community. This will also ensure uninterrupted harvesting of crops. In this...

India's response to COVID-19 has been pre-emptive, pro-active and graded. India had already put in place a comprehensive response system at its borders much before WHO declared it as a public health emergency of international concern (30th January). Screening...

Principal Secretary, Planning, Development & Monitoring Department, Mr Rohit Kansal, who is also the J&K Govt Spokesperson, today said that the administration is closely monitoring and reviewing the situation and proactively taking a number of steps to...

Amid the growing threat of COVID-19, Punjab Government has pressed hard to combat this global pandemic and increased the testing capacity in double fold at Government Medical College Patiala and Amritsar.Disclosing this here today, Mr. DK Tiwari, Principal...

People in Punjab can now get their curfew passes for emergencies, report mass gatherings, know home quarantine patients and foreign returned travellers, and do a lot more on the COVA App, which will also soon provide facility to request for groceries and other...

The Health Minister Punjab, Mr. Balbir Singh Sidhu said that state of art ICUs to be set up in  all district hospitals with latest technology machines. Mr Sidhu who was on visit to review the situation of district Nawashahr and Hoshiarpur, said that...

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday sought urgent intervention by the Union Finance Minister to mitigate the crisis caused by COVID-19 outbreak in the state, including immediate release of GST compensation arrears of Rs. 2088 crore, specific...

Public representatives and the officers of the district administration today called upon philanthropists to come forward for helping the needy and underprivileged people in society during the prevailing crisis in wake of Corona Virus.During a meeting here at...

In a big reprieve to the labourers in the city, the Jalandhar Commissionerate Police today ensured payment worth Rs 6 crore to around 30,000 labourers working in 395 industries.Due to curfew these labourers working in factories at Leather complex, surgical...

Kashmir Valley recorded highest single day jump in covid-19 cases, with eight persons testing positive for the pathogen on Saturday.Official sources told Global News Service (GNS) that the seven of them are admitted in CD hospital here and include a 56-years-old...

To encourage the practice of physical distancing, Principal Secretary, Rohit Kansal who is also the Government Spokesperson today interacted with the media persons using Social Networking platform. He also held telephonic conversation with media fraternity...

Today the human race lives in and for the moment, with everything available at its beck and call, striding the earth in all its glory, having upgraded from the primeval survival instinct which urges us to prepare in advance for the unknown nature throws our...

In wake of the deadly Coronavirus pandemic, the restrictions across Jammu and Kashmir continued on Saturday with people across the India observing lockdown for the fourth consecutive day to prevent the virus from spreading.According to wire service—Kashmir...

The state government has set up emergency operations centers (EOC)at the state and district levels to provide information and assistance related to COVID-19. Pravin Bhardwaj has been made in charge of the Emergency Operation Center of the state government,...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur held video conferencing with all the Deputy Commissioners, Superintendents of Police and Chief Medical Officers of the State from Shimla today to take stock of the situation in wake of curfew in the State due to outbreak of Corona...

Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Saturday announced that Captain Amarinder Singh led Punjab Government has sanctioned additional assistance of Rs. 70 crore to support the affected people as a result of curfew imposed in the light of growing Coronavirus...

Punjab Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu today said that following a complaint of black marketing of essential commodities by some wholesalers, District Food & Civil Supplies Controller Mr Sukhwinder Singh Gill today...

Director-cum-Special Secretary Revenue and Disaster Management D.C. Rana informed here today that the Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (HPSDMA) has facilitated the formation of a Government Organisation and Non Government Organisation (GO-NGO) Coordination...

Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today asked the officers engaged in Corona prevention efforts to double the efforts for containing the spread of the deadly virus. He was chairing a high level meeting here at Raj Bhavan.Sh. Kewal Kumar Sharma, Sh. Farooq...

Chairman and MD J&K Bank, Sh. RK Chibber today presented a cheque of Rs 5 crores to the Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu as a contribution to J&K Relief Fund towards the efforts being undertaken to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.Sh. BVR Subrahmanyam,...

Extending a helping hand to the district facing huge crisis due to the Corona Virus Disease, the Lok Sabha member from Jalandhar Chaudhary Santokh Singh has sanctioned Rs 25 lakh from his MPLAD fund to meet the crisis.The Lok Sabha Member has sanctioned the amount...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur told here today that movement of vehicles bringing essential items was being monitored regularly so that common people can get them easily. He said that in the border districts of Bilaspur, Chamba, Kangra, Sirmaur, Solan and Una...

The Punjab Police on Saturday further scaled up its citizen support systems, including the 112 helpline and supply of essentials, to cope with the emergency situation arising out of the imposition of curfew/lockdown in the state in the light of COVID-19...

The state government has set up emergency operations centers (EOC)at the state and district levels to provide information and assistance related to COVID-19. Pravin Bhardwaj has been made in charge of the Emergency Operation Center of the state government,...

Each and every BJP worker must ensure that no one in the State remains without food and shelter during the curfew due to corona virus pandemic. This was stated by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while interacting with the State BJP President Dr. Rajiv Bindal...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur was presented an alcohol  based formulation of hand sanitizer developed by CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bio-resource Technology (IHBT)  Palampur by Special Secretary to Chief Minister, Revenue and Disaster Management...

As many as three hundred plant protection centres would remain open during relaxation period of curfew in the State to facilitate the farmers and horticulturists to get plant protection material such as fungicide, spray oil and fertilizers etc. This was...

In view of the ongoing lockdown in Ludhiana, District Magistrate-cum-Deputy Commissioner Mr Pradeep Kumar Agrawal have issued orders that fruit/vegetable venders would have to display the daily rate list on their rehris while selling their items to the...

In view of the lockdown in the state, the Punjab government have authorised the Sarpanches to issue curfew passes to villagers in their jurisdiction for medical emergencies during the night (from 7 pm to 6 am). Deputy Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Agrawal...

Director Saumitra Singh marks his directorial debut with the short film The Wallet that stars Naseeruddin Shah and Navni Parihar in the pivotal roles. The film narrates the heart touching and incomplete love story of an elderly couple. The Wallet went on to garner...

Deputy Commissioner Mr Pradeep Kumar Agrawal today informed that to help the people hailing from weaker sections of society, around 20,000 food packets containing dry ration would be distributed amongst such persons from tomorrow onwards. He informed that the...

Financial Commissioner (FC), Health and Medical Education Department, Atal Dulloo today declared Psychiatry Hospital and Chest Diseases (CD) hospital in Jammu to be exclusively dedicated for treating COVID-19 patients.The FC today visited the two hospitals to...

District Magistrate Pulwama Dr Raghav Langer today appealed people to observe complete lockdown in the district and ensure strict adherence to the order issued in this regard. He also sought cooperation from the people to make lockdown a success which is necessary...

District Magistrate Budgam, Tariq Hussain Ganai today said that around 1200 quarantine bed capacity has been set up at various places in the district besides putting in place other arrangements.The DM said this while chairing a meeting of designated nodal officers...

Jammu Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Saturday demanded immediate evacuation of J&K residents including students and labourers who are stranded away from their homes within and outside country.In a statement issued here,...

With 21 positive cases and a death due to the novel (new) coronavirus in Kashmir valley so far, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday has urged doctors to use arthritis drug, hydroxychloroquine for patients who are diagnosed with the viral infection.“That...

District Development Commissioner Srinagar Saturday said that there is nothing to panic and no Covid-19 suspect escaped from JLNM Hospital Rainawari.Earlier reports surfaced that several quarantine contacts of Covid-19 positive cases fled from JLNM hospital in...

In this melancholic atmosphere, finally there emerged a good news. All the 11 family members of first deceased Covid-19 patient and his relative from Kashmir have been tested negative at Rainawari Hospital here in Srinagar city.11 members including a servant...

Eight more positive cases of Covid-19 surfaced on Saturday taking the number of cases to 20 in Kashmir Valley. So for, 28 persons have been tested positive for the COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir, 22 of them are in Kashmir region—3 in the winter capital Jammu...

District administration Kulgam today distributed food packets containing rice, oil, pulses and other essentials among migrant labours, destitute and poor people.Deputy Commissioner (DC) Showkat Aijaz Bhat said that this step was   taken in view of lockdown...

The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Pandurang K Pole today visited University of Kashmir Campus at Zakura to review preparedness and arrangements in the institution for future exigency of COVID -19 suspects.He inspected the campus and reviewed all facilities...

Taking strict action against the persons who are hiding their travel history, the District Development Commissioner, Udhampur, Dr. Piyush Singla today appealed the people who have been returned from foreign countries and Ladakh region after March 1, 2020 and...

Municipal Council Poonch today started the process of spraying (sanitization) and cleanliness drive in every nooks and corner of district Poonch as a preventive measure to combat the spread of Corona virus (COVID-19).During the drive, CEO municipality Poonch Garu...

District Magistrate Anantnag, Bashir Ahmad Dar today launched drive for distribution of free ration to the migrant labour class presently putting up in Anantnag district in sync with the government directions and provisions of Disaster Management Act.The district...

Under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner(DC), Shopian, Chaudhary Mohammed Yasin the food supplies and LPG has been delivered at the doorsteps of residents of the district by the department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs of district Shopian.DC...

In view of lockdown to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 outbreak, the process of free ration distribution among poor families of the district Ganderbal and the seasonal labourers, who have come from different parts of country started here today.The Deputy...

District Magistrate Budgam, Tariq Hussain Ganai today said that around 1200 quarantine bed capacity has been set up at various places in the district besides putting in place other arrangements.The DM said this while chairing a meeting of designated nodal officers...

Police have arrested two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) affiliated with Lashker-e-Toiba in Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, an official said on Saturday.He said police on March 27 received a reliable information that Showkat Ahmed Mir son of Nazir...

At least 26  people from Chattabal and Batamaloo area of Srinagar who were put under quarantine created uproar at Jawar Lal Nehru Memorial Hospital (JLNMH), Rainawari, Srinagar early on Saturday morning and fled after breaking doors and window panes...

In a sudden spurt in coronavirus cases in Kashmir, seven more COVID-19 positive cases were reported in the Valley on Saturday.This takes the total number of coronavirus disease (COVID1-9) cases in Kashmir to 21 and in the entire J&K to 27.Official sources...

“Many soldiers fighting the Coronavirus are not in the confines of their homes but outside their homes. These are our front line soldiers-especially our brothers and sisters on duty as nurses, doctors and paramedical staff. I spoke to some of them to express...

With the overall vision of Prime Minister  Narendra Modi to alleviate sufferings of the people during the 21-day nationwide lockdown, Union Home Minister  Amit Shah has communicated to the State/UT governments to take appropriate measures to ensure...

In a major relief for the victims of drug abuse during this challenging time of Novel Corona virus (COVID- 19), Punjab Government has permitted 198 OOAT Clinics, 35 government de-addiction centres and 108 licensed private de-addiction centres to provide...

To prepare for any COVID-19 related contingency, the Punjab Government led by Captain Amarinder Singh is aggressively building up its stocks of life-saving equipment such as masks, gloves, ventilators, PPE kits etc, with large quantities of these materials...

To Further Streamline Management of the Coronavirus crisis, the  Captain Amarinder Singh led Punjab Government has constituted four committees to deal with various key aspects of the state’s COVID-19 management efforts.These are Health Sector Response...

Banks in Punjab will open will remain open across Punjab on March 30 & 31, 2020, to facilitate people in their financial transactions amid the curfew restrictions, under orders from Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. From April 3 onwards, all bank...

To address the problem of migrant labourers and prevent their exodus from the state amid the COVID-19 crisis, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has asked all industrial units and brick kilns in the state to commence operations with such migrants...

In wake of the novel corona virus pandemic, the Punjab Government has directed to waive off the process of biometric authentication of the patients before getting treatment from the empanelled hospitals under the Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojna (SSBY).Giving details...

To combat the COVID-19 crisis, Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh on Sunday urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to amend the conditions for utilization of the 14th Finance Commission grants for emergency relief in urban areas.Seeking...

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday ordered the concerned departments to take all possible steps to ensure uninterrupted and regular supply of essential commodities and services at the doorstep of the people across the state so that the...

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday directed the Cooperation Department to ensure that all milk plants in the state are made operational so that milk producers and dairy farmers are not put to any hardship or inconvenience during the curfew/lockdown...

To provide emergency medical and routine services at the doorstep of residents during the COVID-19 lockdown, the Punjab Police has launched a Police Emergency Services App (PESA) as a pilot project, to be extended across the state soon.More than 1000 persons...

During curfew/lockdown imposed due to COVID-19 epidemic, Sugarfed will provide 20 lakh kgs sugar to the poor. 50 thousand Kgs of sugar have already been supplied. It was disclosed by Cooperation Minister S. Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa in press communiqué released...

On the directions of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department has established a state control room to resolve the grievances and issues related to farmers amid curfew/lockdown period due to COVID-19.Disclosing...

While there are elaborate measures in operation in the district for containment of the coronavirus infection the Srinagar administration has also set into motion extension efforts reaching out to all residents including citizens and outsiders to provide them...

Financial Commissioner Health and Medical Education Department, Atal Dulloo today said government has roped in private hospitals and nursing homes to create additional isolation facilities across Jammu and Kashmir for treating COVID-19 patients.In this regard,...

The Government today informed that 6465 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been put under surveillance and, so far, 38 cases (34 active positive, 02 recovered and 02 deaths) have tested positive in Jammu and Kashmir.According to...

The Health and Family Welfare Minister, Punjab and Mohali MLA Balbir Singh Sidhu with the active assistance of the District Administration, Municipal Corporation and the various Gurudwaras, NGOs and Dera Beas, is actively engaged in ensuring supply of raw...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur told here today that the government is committed for assisting and protecting the people affected due to lockdown in view of COVID-19. The State and district control rooms are keeping an eye on the situation and monitoring the...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has urged the people of the State who were stranded in different parts of the State and outside the State to remain stationed where every they are as the State Government was not allowing any intrastate and inter-state movement...

Member Parliament of Shri Anandpur Sahib Manish Tewari has appealed to the people to support the government and stay in their homes for a few more days to defeat the corona virus. Giving priority to the health of the people, the MP has issued a grant of Rs.15...

Amid 21 days lockdown announced in India, the daily wagers working in factories and construction labour are facing heat as they are facing challenges to earn and find food for themselves and their families. Rising up to the situation and with the spirit of...

The District Magistrate Girish Dayalan has issued a consolidated order for exempt categories to ensure essential goods and movement of people during curfew imposed to prevent spread of corona virus.The order includes persons(holding official ID)  dealing...

Taking strong notice of the incident of cleaning vegetables with the polluted water flowing from Patiala ki Rao near Landran, the Chairman Market Committee Kharar and Political Secretary to Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu -- Harkesh Chand Sharma Machhli...

Invoking prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC, Disaster Management Act and The Epidemic Disease Act, District Magistrate Pulwama said that there would be no inward and outward movement of any person from the villages declared red zones and the people...

Cabinet Secretary, Rajiv Gauba today asked all States/UTs to rigorously implement lockdown restrictions to contain the community transmission of coronavirus pandemic. He asked for taking stern action against people who are violating lockdown orders.Cabinet Secretary...

Only five people attend the last rites of Covid-19 first victim in Sulanda Village of Tangmarg north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday.According to wire service—Kashmir  News Observer (KNO), the deceased was the second death case of Covid-19. Before...

District Magistrate Kishtwar Rajinder Singh Tara today talked to the DMs of Kinnaur and Shimla to ensure basic facilities like food, shelter and medical facilities to the 28 stranded  residents of Patnazi Bonjwah of District Kishtwar at Kinnaur and Shimla...

The government today issued helpline numbers to facilitate inter-state migrant labourers who arrived in Jammu and Kashmir prior lockdown announced in view of coronavirus  (Covid-19) pandemic.According to the Labour Commissioner J&K, the migrant...

School Education Department has directed all the Chief Education Officers to submit bank account details of eligible students/ under parents within ten -days for crediting the  cooking cost of Mid-Day Meal Scheme directly to them via Direct Benefit Transfer...

In a surprising incident, at least twenty four laborers hailing from Rajouri district walked over a hundred kilometers in snow packed mountains and reached Poonch's Surankote  area from Kashmir where they had remained stuck due to lockdown and restrictions...

Secretary District Legal Services Authority, Jammu, Naushad Ahmed Khan today visited slum areas in Jammu district to inspect the living conditions of the workers of the unorganized sector besides assessing implementation of preventive measures being taken by the...

In view of total lockdown as a move to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 outbreak, the District Administration today started the process of advance two months’ ration distribution in the district. The advance ration for the month of April and May is being distributed...

District Administration, Kupwara has adopted multipronged mechanism to successfully ensure lockdown in the district.  While strictly imposing section 144 Crpc across the district it initiated home delivery of essentials.During the last one week Administration...

Deputy Commissioner, Bandipora Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza, reviewed the facilities being provided by the district administration at quarantine centre established in the district for the citizens arriving from abroad or corona virus affected areas to prevent the spread...

District administration Shopian, distributed free ration and other essentials among migrant labour, here today.Tehsildar Shopian, Bilal Ahmad, distributed ration among the migrant labours at various places in the district. The free ration was also distributed...

District Magistrate Shopian, Choudhary Mohammad Yasin, said that sufficient quarantine bed capacity has been set up at various places in the district besides putting in place other arrangements.The DM said this while chairing a meeting of designated nodal officers...

District administration, Bandipora distributed food packets containing rice, oil, pulses, spices and other essentials among migrant labours, destitute and poor people of the district, today.Deputy Commissioner, Bandipora, Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza, said that in view...

Department of Agriculture Kashmir  decided to donate one days’ salary of all employees to COVID 19 fund.The decision was taken in an emergency meeting called by Director Agriculture Kashmir Altaf Aijaz Andrabi  in  which Joint Directors,  Chief...

Amid lockdown to fight Coronavirus infections and COVID-19 if you are in need food items and other essentials, you can order on-line or call the district administration same will be delivered at your doorstep within shortest possible time.The district administration...

At the time when whole world is fighting COVID-19 maintained hygiene, social distancing and lockdown but here in our Kashmir Contaimaned water is being provided to the people of Jhangerpora Sangrama village of North Kashmir's Baramulla district by PHE(...

Authorities have put the secondary relatives of first deceased Covid-19 patient to quarantine. Reports said all the secondary relatives of including cousins and nephews were shifted from home quarantine to a hotel. Pertinently, all the immediate family members of...

South Kashmir's Pulwama youth tested positive for Covid-19 infection has contacted 87 people and all these persons have been quarantined, official sources told Kashmir News Trust.Pertinently, a 26 year old youth (name withheld) from Khaigam, Rajpora area of...

Six more positive cases of Covid-19 surfaced on Sunday taking the number of cases to 28 in Kashmir Valley. So for, 36 persons have been tested positive for the COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir, 28 of them are in Kashmir region—3 in the winter capital Jammu...

At a time when our society is grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic and our brave health care workers are at the forefront struggling to cope with this scourge, JKSCD appeals to honorable Lieutenant Governor of the UT of Jammu and Kashmir Shri G.C Murmu...

The Kashmir Valley recorded the second fatality due to the novel coronavirus as a 62-year-old man hailing from Tangmarg area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district died on Sunday wee hours.A senior government officer told GNS that the man died at Chest Disease...

The Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched the National Teleconsultation Centre (CoNTeC) today and also interacted with Nodal Officers of Medical Colleges of States and other AIIMS of the country and reviewed the COVID-19...

The prevention, containment and management of COVID-19 in the country are being monitored at the highest level and various actions have been initiated in collaboration with the States. In order to meet the requirement of PPEs, masks and ventilators, factories...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today interacted with representatives of organizations working towards social welfare, via video conference.Prime Minister said that the entire  nation is displaying immense resilience, grit and patience in facing the challenge...

Prime Minister  Narendra Modi held a videoconference with the Heads of all of India’s Embassies and High Commissions worldwide at 1700 hrs today. This conference—the first  such event for Indian Missions worldwide—was convened to discuss responses...

Union Food Processing Industries Minister  Harsimrat Kaur Badal assured industry representatives that a dedicated Task Force had been established to resolve all problems being faced by the food processing and ancillary industries during the current Covid-19...

As the fight against COVID-19 continued on war footing, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday ordered sealing of the state’s borders, while announcing extension of the curfew till April 14.The Chief Minister also promised special insurance...

To effectively address and resolve medical and stress related issues during lockdown, the Government of Punjab on Monday launched a special helpline 1800 180 4104 for citizens to connect with a network of senior doctors over tele-conference and get medical...

Leading from front to contain and mitigate threat from Covid 19, Ropar Police has fully harnessed public support motivating nearly 70% of villages already to self-isolate to ensure against spread of deadly virus, with district force providing all round support...

Aiming to provide essential commodities to poor families during the curfew, Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Monday distributed 100 packs of ration to 100 poor families at Shahkot, Jalandhar district.Disclosing this here, a spokesperson of the VB said VB officials...

Expressing serious concern over the rise in manmade disasters especially along Jammu-Srinagar highway, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, President Jammu Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) on Monday urged the J&K government to provide immediate compensation and rehabilitation...

The government today constituted various coordination teams to ensure movement of essential goods and services besides to address difficulties arising out of prohibitory measures announced to tackle the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.According...

The Health and Family Welfare Minister, Punjab, and MLA Mohali Balbir Singh Sidhu today launched his own initiative to provide cooked meals to the people on daily basis till the lockdown continues.Launching the initiative from the Dullat Palace here today,...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur told here today that as per Government of India guidelines, the funds released under State Disaster Response Fund may now be utilized for provision of food for people stranded in lockdown, which was used earlier for disaster related...

The number of COVID-19 cases rose to 37 in Kashmir as eight more persons have tested positive for the disease in the Valley on Monday.Official sources told GNS that a number of test reports were received today, confirming eight positive cases. While four...

MC Councillor Mamta Ashu today assured that the work regarding distribution of food packets being prepared by the Capt Amarinder Singh led Punjab government for needy  persons would start shortly. She informed that the work regarding distribution of...

The district administration on Monday distributed 5400-kg packets of the food material to the needy and underprivileged people especially migrant labourers working in the city  from its central warehouse where the relief material is being sent to them.Divulging...

The District today saw another corona virus case surfacing with a 65 year old man being found corona virus positive.The man named Om Prakash, resident of Nayagaon has  been found corona virus positive and has been admitted to the PGI. His close relatives...

Distribution of foodgrains in six sub-zones of Srinagar which started March 28 has been completed and is now moving to other sub-zones of the district.In these six sub-zones  over 25 thousands households were home-delivered foodgrains — which includes 13500...

The Government Monday informed that 10 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported today which include three from Jammu division and seven  from Kashmir division thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur held a video conferencing with all the Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police of the State from Shimla today to take stock of the situation in wake of curfew in the State due to outbreak of Corona epidemic in the country...

Governor Bandaru Dattatraya held a meeting with Chief Secretary and senior officers of the state government to review precautionary measures being taken by the state  government regarding COVID-19 epidemic.While appreciating the steps taken by the state...

There was adequate stock of essential commodities such as rice, wheat flour, pulses, oils and sugar etc. in the open market as well as in fair price shops. This was informed in the meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur here today to review the arrangements...

The Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Punjab, Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa has taken a unique initiative by sending Rs 5000 from personal pocket to each village of his Vidhan Sabha Constituency Fategarh Churian to provide ration and medicines tothe...

Keeping in mind, the 21 days quarantine as our nation goes on lockdown to fight against COVID -19, our television actors who are apart of daily soaps are also seen following the quarantine mode. These actors are constantly in touch with their fans via social...

Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today chaired a high level meeting at Raj Bhavan to review the arrangements being put in place to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.The Lt Governor emphasized on prioritizing the...

Irrigation and Flood Control department (I&FC) had installed nine Automatic Water Level Recorders (WLRs) on River Jhelum at Sangam, Pampore, Ram Munshi Bagh & Asham and at its major tributaries including Sind, Lidder, Doodganga, Vaishaw & Rambiar.The...

Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday directed the schools to extend last date for depositing school fees up to April 30 besides no charge should be levied for the online lectures/assignments or link the result of the child on the basis of home assignments.The...

Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (JKAACL) today released a song to generate awareness among masses on the deadly virus.The song is written by poet, Muzafar Hussain Dilber and sung by noted Sikara fame singer, Munir Ahmad Mir.The first...

To fortify the efforts of government, Pulwama administration has started an initiative called “Project Jazbaa” for volunteers who are willing to fight against the Covid 19.The aim of the initiative is to reinforce the efforts of government for reaching...

The Department of Labour today disbursed an amount of Rs 1.29 Crore among Building and other Construction workers as COVID-19 assistance announced by the Central Government recently besides education assistance.Deputy Commissioner, Bandipora Shahbaz Ahmad...

The Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag, Mr. Bashir Ahmad Dar, today launched Web portal to combat COVID-19 in the district. The portal will help in tracking the persons with travel history. The registration can be made on the web portal “combatcovid.ang.in” on...

On the directions of Deputy Commissioner Dr Raghav Langer, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) department, Pulwama started home delivery of ration   to prevent the  spread of Corona virus in the district, here today.More...

Invoking prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC, Disaster Management Act and The Epidemic Disease Act, District Magistrate Shopian said that there would be no inward and outward movement of any person from the villages declared red zones and the people...

Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Monday said doctors, nurses and paramedical staff are at greater risk of developing severe disease if they get infected with the novel (new) coronavirus.“The novel virus seems to hit health care workers harder than others...

Amid the fear of a lockdown in view of rising coronavirus cases, prices of number of essential commodities are soaring across Kashmir valley.Though the administration provided a channel for delivery of commodities to people, residents complained of low availability...

As Government declared 5 more positive cases of Covid-19 in Kashmir Valley on Monday, medics at JLNM Hospital Rainawari said that the tests of these cases are still awaited. Government spokesman Rohit Kansal tweeted that 2 persons from Srinagar and two...

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare held a meeting with senior officials of ICMR, Department of Science & Technology, Bio-technology and CSIR to review the sampling and testing strategy for COVID-19, here yesterday. There...

The prevention, containment and management of COVID-19 in the country are being monitored at the highest level and various actions have been initiated in collaboration with the States. Hon’ble Prime Minister is regularly monitoring and reviewing the situation...

As a part of the Government’s commitment to fight the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and fully support the public, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) today notified all the establishments under designated and optional...

Vice-President of India and Rajya Sabha Chairman  M.Venkaiah Naidu has lauded the efforts of the central and State governments and the resolve, response and cooperation of the people leading to successful implementation of the first week of the nationwide lockdown...

In the wake of the Covid 19 outbreak, entire mankind across the globe is suffering. Enhancing the body’s natural defence system (immunity) plays an important role in maintaining optimum health. We all know that prevention is better than cure. While there...

Amid the continuing curfew/lockdown in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder on Tuesday ordered extension in the services of all retiring Police personnel  and Home Guards by two months, to strengthen the citizen outreach on the ground.Further,...

Health department staff, doctors and regular patients in Punjab will no longer require curfew passes, while Banks/ATMs will be allowed to operate the whole week,  subject to maintenance of COVID-19 protocols, under the revised guidelines issued today by...

Further scaling up efforts against on-going crisis of COVID-19, the Punjab government has started the process to supply nutrition supplements to all the beneficiaries in  the state i.e. children in the age cohort of 6 months to 6 years, pregnant and nursing...

State Accounts Services (SAS) cadre senior officer Paramjit Singh, Deputy Controller Finance and Accounts (DCFA) of Information and Public Relations Department  today retired after 38 years of excellent services.Giving warm send off on his superannuation,...

The number of COVID-19 patients in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday rose to 56 as seven more persons have been confirmed to have contracted the dreaded disease,  all of them from Kashmir, and include a ten-year-old boy, who had hugged a man who later tested...

With a view to ensure strict compliance of all relevant advisories pertaining to pandemic COVID-19, Deputy Commissioner(DC) Baramulla, G N Itoo, today inspected  several locations of the district including  Sopore, Rafiabad ,old town Baramulla and...

The District Magistrate, Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal, along with Additional Deputy Magistrate, Farooq Ahmad Baba, today conducted a surprise inspection of District  Control Room for COVID-19, established at Mini Secretariat Complex.During the inspection,...

Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Mr Varinder Kumar Sharma and Commissioner of Police Mr Gurpreet Singh Bhullar today reviewed the law and order situation in the city during their visit in the almost entire city on  Tuesday.In order to take stock of the law...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, while presiding over a high level meeting here today  to review the situation arisen due to Covid-19, said that control room would be established at State headquarter so as to coordinate with the people stranded in other...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur told here today that to tackle the situation arisen due to COVID-19 State Government is ensuring that all needy citizens of the state could get every possible assistance during the lockdown period. He said that control rooms have...

With an aim to check the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) in the district, the officials of Rural Development & Panchayats Department Punjab are spearheading an awareness campaign in all rural areas of Ludhiana. Whereas in urban areas of the district,...

The Nayagaon resident Om Prakash, age 65 years,  who was found corona virus positive and was undergoing treatment at PGI, died today. All his 31 contacts have been placed under home quarantine under the supervision of the Health Department authorities....

Providing succour to the needy and underprivileged sections of the society, the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh today distributed 4500 packets of dry ration in the district.Divulging the details, the Additional Chief Administrator...

In order to give reprieve to the needy and underprivileged sections of the society, the district administration has started distribution of door to door supply of wheat under the Public Distribution System (PDS) to this starta of society.Divulging the details,...

To ensure availability of essential commodities to the people at their doorsteps, the district administration today supplied 1.04 lakh litres of milk and 6758 quintals of fruits and vegetables.On the directions of Deputy Commissioner Mr Varinder Kumar Sharma,...

Extending a helping hand in support of the daily wagers in this time of crisis where the entire nation is facing a lockdown to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus, Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Landran volunteered to supply cooked meals in the neighboring...

Wealth Clinic, one of the leading real estate consultancies in India, has created an earning opportunity for part-timers via its Online Sales Program that gives part-timers a chance to earn while they stay home due to the global pandemic i.e. COVID-19. The...

Arjan Bajwa wowed everyone with his terrific performance in 2019's biggest blockbuster Kabir Singh. Playing the role of Shahid Kapoor’s brother, and ably supporting him in the film, the audiences appreciated his craft and he received a lot of accolades for...

Chairman HPSEBL cum Additional Chief Secretary, Forest Ram Subhag Singh presented cheques of Rs. 3.03 crore on behalf of employees of H.P. State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL) and Rs.  10 lakh on behalf of H.P. Forests Ministerial Employees Association...

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Ramping up J&K’s response in view of the emerging situation due to the outbreak of Corona Virus (COVID-19), Financial Commissioner Health and Medical Education, Atal Dulloo today chaired maiden meeting of the Coordination teams constituted by the Government,...

Chief Secretary, B. V. R. Subrahmanyam, today chaired a meeting to review status of restoration and repair works on National Highway at Dalvas near Nashri Tunnel which was damaged due to massive landslide resulting suspension of all vehicular traffic.Principal...

Indian Red Cross Society, Jammu Region today distributed rice, aatta, potato, onion, salt, sugar, pulses, oil etc among homeless and labourers of Beli Charana, Circular Road, Chand Nagar, Pahari Mohalla, Old Hospital Road and other nearby places in the city...

The world is facing a severe and acute health emergency due to ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic and rigorous measures are being taken to mitigate and contain the transmission of this infection and the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS),...

Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday has urged health authorities in Kashmir valley to spare hospitals for patients who have severe disease from the novel (new) coronavirus.“Most people infected with the novel virus do not require hospitalization,” said...

Amnesty International India on Tuesday urged the government of India to immediately restore high-speed 4G internet services and release all detainees in Jammu and Kashmir in view of Coronavirus.Amnesty International India in a statement said that as Jammu and...

All the 78 persons mostly students who were quarantined here in a Srinagar hotel have been tested negative. All these persons have been sent back to their homes with a direction that they should quarantine themselves in homes for next 14 days.These people...

Six more Covid-19 suspect has been tested positive and this time including a 10 year old boy. Reports said that besides the boy, five more patients have been tested positive on Tuesday.  These include a boy from Eidgah, mother- son duo from Bemina,...

On 24 March, members of a Tableegi Jamat organized a religious event at Shaheed-e-Milat Masjid here in Eidgah area of Srinagar. A large number of people attended this congregation.  Some of the members of this Tableegi Jamat who have already been declared...

The Government Tuesday informed that 06 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), all from Kashmir division and contacts of previous positive cases, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to...

Extending a helping hand to tackle the deadly pandemic caused by Coronavirus, the kerosene oil dealers of district Shopian contributed Rs.50,000 to Covid-19 relief fund.District president of the K.oil dealers, Javeed Ahmad donated a cheque  to District Magistrate(DM),...

In view of nationwide lockdown due to corona virus, Deputy Commissioner, Rohit Khajuria, along with Senior Superintendent of Police Shakti Pathak, today distributed the essential commodities including ration packages among the families of migrants, hawkers,...

District Magistrate Kishtwar, Rajinder Singh Tara today visited various designated quarantine centres at the district headquarter and took stock of various facilities there. The district administration has established various quarantine centres in the district...

The COVID-19 has disrupted normal life and business in India and across the world. The need of the hour is to protect all sections of society in the country and to keep them safe and protected. In this challenging time to support the authorities and underprivileged,...

A horse chariot, a coachman donning a long overcoat with hat and a grand mansion surrounded by huge trees – sounds like a perfect setting for a British drama series essaying the journey of a kingdom, ruler or queen. But at the same time, this sounds like...

The entire government machinery has been pressed into the service for the public to provide ration and medicine during the curfew imposed in the district to contain the spread of Covid-19. This was stated in a press release issued today by Deputy Commissioner...

The district saw the emergence of 3 more positive cases of corona virus on wednesday. All three found positive for corona virus disease are stated to be close contacts of Chandigarh postive cases. They have been immediately put under quarantine and the tracing...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while presiding over the meeting with the senior officers of the State Government today reviewed the situation of essential commodities, stock of plant protection material and horticulture input and also role of Panchayati Raj...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that the State Government would ensure that the industrial houses particularly in Baddi, Barotiwala and Nalagarh area would be facilitated to start their operations. Chief Minister was interacting with the office bearers...

The mechanism of e-passes developed by the State Information Technology Department has not only facilitated the people but also ensured social distancing amongst the people in wake of COVID-19 pandemic. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said this while presiding...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur being presented cheque of Rs. 11 lakh  and 5100 on behalf of officers and officials of Municipal Corporation Shimla towards  HP Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund today.  Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur was presented...

Two civilians were killed on  Wednesday late evening after they were shot at by unknown gunmen in Damhal Hanjipora area of South Kashmir's Kulgam District.A police officer told wire service—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that suspected militants fired...

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh today reviewed through video conference the assistance being extended by various organisations of Ministry of Defence to fight COVID-19. Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, Chief...

Chief Secretary, BVR Subhramanyam today directed all Deputy Commissioners to carryout aggressive contact tracing campaign and putting all such persons under quarantine after taking their samples as per health protocol. He also asked to further minimize movement...

The prevention, containment and management of COVID-19 in the country are being regularly monitored at the highest level and various actions have been initiated in collaboration by Government of India along with the States/UTs.Cabinet Secretary has directed...

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare chaired a high level review meeting, here today, through Video Conferencing (VC) with senior members of Indian Medical Association (IMA) & State branches of Indian Medical Associations...

Union Minister of Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank' chaired a meeting with all the Directors of 23 Indian Institutes of Technology through Video Conferencing in New Delhi today. The Minister expressed his desire and directed all the Institutes...

Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions launched DARPG’s National Monitoring Dashboard on COVID 19 Grievances today. The National Monitoring Dashboard was developed and implemented at https://darpg.gov.in where...

Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry  Piyush Goyal has directed the officials of Indian Railways to reach out to needy people with food and other assistance to the best of their human abilities and resources. Railway Organizations like IRCTC...

Dar-ul-salam (Health -Help -Foundation) Trust distributed Free medicines masks and Sanitizers among the Needy Persons at Srinagar today.Imtiyaz Ahmad Organiser Trust Said , Amid Pandamic Covid 19 and lockdown people are in dire need of medicine so we have distribute...

In a major breakthrough, the Punjab Police has solved the murder case of Ashok Kumar, who was shot dead by unidentified persons in Dhariwal area of Gurdaspur district on February 10, 2020.Disclosing this here today DGP Dinkar Gupta said that the accused...

As the state government intensified its preparedness to handle any escalation in the COVID-19 crisis in the coming days, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday directed the Health Department to make mobile testing vans operational in...

In view of 41 positive patients of COVID-19 in the state till today, the Punjab Government has started preparing for medical preparedness in the tertiary care centres as well as in the hospitals. All the three Tertiary Care Hospitals viz. Government Medical...

In view of the emergent nature and potential magnitude of the pandemic, for the purpose of assisting, protecting or providing relief to the community and to put in place measures for provision of proper medical care for the COVID19 positive/ suspected cases...

On the directions of Supreme Court of India, the Jammu and Kashmir Government constituted, a High Powered Committee to pass several directions for release of prisoners to de-congest the jails following the spread of Coronavirus Pandemic in the country.The...

The Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Mr Varinder Kumar Sharma and Commissioner of Police Mr Gurpreet Singh Bhullar today led the flag march in the city for taking the stock of ground level situation in the city during the ongoing curfew.Starting from BMC Chowk,...

The number of COVID-19 cases in J&K on Wednesday rose to 62 and includes 50 in Kashmir Valley and 12 in Jammu division.A senior doctor told GNS that among the fresh positive cases include a 26-year-old from Nishat Srinagar who has neither travelled to...

Principal Secretary Planning, Information and Government Spokesperson, Rohit Kansal today informed that as of today there are 62 positive cases of COVID 19 in J&K.Giving  breakup of the figures at a press briefing, Kansal said 58 are active cases of which...

Deputy Commissioner Rajouri, Mohammad Nazir Sheikh today convened a meeting of concerned officers to take stock of the status of essential services being provided to the  general public during the lockdown period due to Coronavirus infection.During the...

With the aim to ensure that ration is distributed to all the stranded migrants and labourers besides shelter is provided to them, District Magistrate Rajinder Singh Tara today visited   the shelter homes of migrants and labourers at helipad and...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur told here today that it is being ensured by the government that there is proper management, collection and flow of information during the period of  lockdown due to COVID-19. He said that for this purpose, a State Control...

Governor Bandaru Dattatraya has directed all Deputy Commissioners to register and issue identity cards to all unregistered migrant labourers in their respective district. In view of  the Corona epidemic, their food and shelter facilities should be arranged...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur held video conferencing with all the Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police of the State from Shimla today to take stock of the  situation in wake of curfew in the State due to outbreak of Corona epidemic in the...

Deputy Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Agrawal today thanked the residents for supporting the District Administration by staying indoors during the ongoing lockdown. He said that  the entire District Administration is working 24X7 for ensuring the safety of...

Continuing its drive to ensure the delivery of essential commodities to the people at their doorsteps, the Jalandhar district administration on Wednesday provided 1.02 lakh litres  of milk and 5738 quintals of vegetables and fruits.Following the directions...

Cabinet Secretary, Rajiv Guaba today held video conference meeting with Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories to review disbursement of financial assistance and  other benefits as part of relief package announced by the Government under...

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K. Pole today visited Pulwama district to review the measures being taken by the district administration for prevention and control of  COVID-19.He was accompanied by Director Health Services Kashmir Dr. Sameer Matoo,...

Financial Commissioner, Finance,  A. K. Mehta today presented a cheque of Rs 2 crores to the Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu as a contribution to J&K Relief Fund  towards the efforts being undertaken to mitigate the spread of COVID-19....

Deputy Commissioner, Kupwara, Anshul Garg today said that District Administration Kupwara is making all possible efforts to facilitate general public including stranded migrant  labourers during the ongoing lockdown in view of COVID-19.Deputy Commissioner...

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K. Pole today visited Shopian district and took stock of the arrangements put in place for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. He  also inspected the control room set up in the office of Chief Medical Officer Shopian...

District administration Rajouri is proactively responding to the grievances of labourers, street hawkers, destitute, slum dwellers and other affected families who have stuck in the  district and are facing difficulties for essential commodities in wake of...

On the directions of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, the District Magistrate Anantnag, Bashir Ahmad Dar, today facilitated movement of stuck-up Kashmir bound passengers  after putting them to screening test at Lower Munda Toll Post Qazigund in strict...

District Magistrate(DM), Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal today inspected several locations of the district including Safapora, Kundbal, Gratbal, Manabal and Waskura to review the  implementation of  advisories pertaining to pandemic COVID-19, besides to take...

Two hundred and thirty-six (236) more persons who were shifted into administrative quarantine upon their return to Srinagar two weeks ago were discharged Wednesday after  successfully completing their 14-day quarantine period.All these persons shifted...

Drug Controller J&K, Lotika Khajuria today convened a meeting of all Depot holders / C&F agents / Super stockists of leading multinational / micro pharma houses based at  Jammu to facilitate and ensure the uninterrupted and hassle free supply...

In a bid to facilitate the supply of food and other essentials to all the inter-state migrant labourers and worker who are stranded at Kishtwar due to lockdown announced following  the corona virus pandemic, the district administration Kishtwar under...

With coronavirus wrecking havoc across the globe, Jammu and Kashmir hospitals are ill-equipped to deal with the crisis.The deadly virus has infected more than 787,000 people  and killed over 37,000 worldwide, according to a count by Johns Hopkins University...

At least 236 persons who were quarantined here in different hotels and other Government Buildings have been tested negative. All these persons have been sent back to their  homes with a direction that they should quarantine themselves in homes for...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today interacted with Chief Ministers of states via video conferencing to discuss measures to combat COVID-19.Prime Minister thanked the States for supporting the decision of lockdown due to which India has achieved some success...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the Chief Ministers of the States of the country through video conference to review the situation arisen due to spread of Coronavirus.Thereafter, while holding video conference with the Deputy Commissioners (DC's)...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while presiding over the meeting with the senior officers of the state government today reviewed the situation of essential commodities and asked the Department of Food and Civil Supplies and Civil Supplies Corporation to ensure...

Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today called for universal usage of masks to contain the spread of coronavirus in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.He was chairing a high level meeting of Administrative Secretaries at Raj Bhavan to review the efforts...

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday assured Congress President Sonia Gandhi that the state did not have a migrants issue in the light of the COVID-19 lockdown, as he had directed the industry to absorb all such labourers stranded in the...

Acting as a pillar of great strength for the Ropar policemen in the battle against Covid19, their family members, in addition to contributing monetarily, are doing great service for society by making masks at home besides ensuring food for the poor and needy...

Cracking down on those spreading fake news on the COVID-19 crisis, Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta on Friday announced the constitution of a special team to monitor all social media platforms, as well as to identify and take action against anyone found to be circulating...

Taking a tough stand on the issue in the light of the Nizamuddin incident, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday completely prohibited all gatherings, including religious,  in the state, and said the state government will impose a total...

Punjab Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh on Thursday assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the State’s health machinery was fully geared to battle the deadly corona virus in the coming days and weeks.He was participating in the video conference convened...

Mr Harpreet Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police Khanna informed that in view of Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic, the Khanna police has already made all security arrangements to check the spread of this disease. He said that all residents have been...

In view of Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic, the District Administration is making sincere efforts to check the spread of this disease. The district administration is getting all cities, towns and villages of the district sanitised with the help of...

Today, Dr Insha Zahoor thronged in village today at South Kashmir's Shopian village aware people about Covid 19 Pandamic.She was accompanied by volunteers and reached Pushtoo check and chotipora villages of Shopian distributes essential food items among needy...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur told here today that all necessary and effective measures were being taken to control coronavirus and to make the lockdown a complete success.He said that 1077 is the toll free number of disaster control rooms set up in all districts...

Social Distancing is the key that would help India to stop itself from entering into the third stage of community transmission and recently the Union Government instructed States and UT’s to observe social distancing while serving the poor. Underlining the...

In order to further maintain proper database of the migrant labourers in the district to facilitate their native states for proper management of the Covid-19, the Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Mr. Varinder Kumar Sharma today ordered a survey in the entire...

Ensuring the delivery of essential commodities to the people at their doorsteps, the Jalandhar district administration on Thursday provided 99045 litres of milk and 5543 quintals of vegetables and fruits to them. Under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner Mr...

Vivek Mahajan, Deputy Resident Commissioner, New Delhi, disclosed here today that shelter home has been provided to six migrant labourers from Kullu and Lahaul Spiti who were stuck due to lockdown, a shelter inn (Sarai) in Karampura (near Moti Nagar metro...

One of the largest and most awarded private radio networks in India, 93.5 RED FM and the country’s largest music label T-Series, also the world’s largest YouTube Channel have come together to bring to you a brand-new digital initiative ‘The Care Concert’...

The Deputy Commissioner Mr Varinder Kumar Sharma and Commissioner of Police Mr Gurpreet Singh Bhullar on Thursday led the flag march in the city and took the stock of ground level situation in the city during the ongoing curfew.Starting from Company Bagh...

Deputy Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Agrawal today stated that if any person violates the directions regarding curfew/lockdown in district Ludhiana, strict legal action would be taken against them. He informed that till date, 93 FIRs have been registered against...

Continuing its drive to provide succour to the needy and underprivileged sections of the society, the Jalandhar district administration today distributed 4500 packets of dry ration in the district. Divulging the details, the Additional Chief Administrator Jalandhar...

Following complaints by parents against private schools collecting fees and donations from students for the 2020-21 academic year, Girish Dayalan Deputy Commissioner SAS Nagar has issued an advisory to all private educational institutions in the district that...

"In a major boost to the containment efforts being made by the District Administration owing to corona virus, 25 samples out of 95 collected from Jagatpura, Nayagaon and Mayo Hospital were tested today and all were found negative." This was disclosed by...

Justice Rajnesh Oswal was sworn in as a permanent Judge of the common High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Thursday.He was administered oath of office by the Chief Justice Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Justice Gita Mittal in a simple but impressive...

The Government Thursday informed that 08 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 05 from Jammu division and 03 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 70.According...

Indian Red Cross Society, Jammu region today distributed ration and other food items among 150-200 poor and needy families of Shakti Nagar and its adjoining areas in view of restrictions imposed to contain spread  of Coronavirus .Mayor Jammu Municipal...

As part of the initiative launched by the district administration for the people/voluntary organisations who want to contribute to the efforts undertaken by administration to combat the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, a Doda based Charitable Trust namely Habib...

In order to provide food and other essential items to stranded labourers, destitute and stranded truckers on national highway,  district administration Udhampur in collaboration with local community volunteers has set two community kitchens in the...

In view of a number of voluntary support organisations expressing desire to collaborate in the response mechanism that has been put in place in the district in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak and in view of the needs arising out of this situation the...

One more person from Pulwama today tested COVID-19 positive, taking number of positive cases to 02 in the district.The person, resident of Chandgam   has come into contact with the already confirmed positive person  of Khaigam  and was ...

While taking cognizance of violation of Government orders District Magistrate (DM) Pulwama, Dr Raghav Langer today lodged an FIR against Ali Mohammed Rather and Bashir Ahmad Rather owners of Zenith Hospital.Notably, Bashir Ahmad  Rather who are working...

To take stock of preparedness and measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the district, Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal, today chaired a meeting with the concerned officers at Mini Secretariat, Ganderbal.ADC, Ganderbal, Farooq Ahmad Baba,...

Managing Director, Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL), Yasha Mudgal, who is assisting the Health and Medical Education Department in coronavirus mitigation efforts, today visited various quarantine centres in Kathua to inspect facilities being...

To take account of condition of migrant and industrial labourers, slum dwellers, destitute and needy people of Kathua, Deputy Commissioner, O P Bhagat today inquired about the difficulties being faced by them during lockdown.During the visit, DC found that...

Three hundred and twenty-four (324) more persons who were shifted into administrative quarantine upon their return to Srinagar two weeks ago were discharged Thursday after successfully completing their 14-day quarantine period.All these persons put under quarantine...

Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) today installed and made operational first disinfectant tunnel for decontamination and sanitization at CD Hospital Dalgate here amid Coronavirus pandemic.Mayor, Junaid Azim Mattu accompanied by Deputy Mayor Parvez Qadri, Commissioner...

Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Thursday said nearly one in every 13 test samples in Kashmir valley are coming out positive for the novel (new) coronavirus.“Overall, country has about one in 22 tests positive for COVID-19,” said DAK PresidentDr Nisar ul...

Police in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district registered an FIR against a man associated with Tableegi Jamat for allegedly concealing the travel history. A police official told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a person associated with Tableegi Jamat had returned...

The Government Thursday informed that 08 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 05 from Jammu division and 03 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 70.According...

After no case was tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh union territory for about 13 days, one more person has been tested positive from Kargil district, officials said on Thursday.Three persons were tested positive for coronavirus on March 18 and since...

Three persons, who returned from Markaz at Nizamuddin in Delhi and were quarantined at Masjid in Budhlada sub-division last from some days, have tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Friday.Divulging the details, Deputy Commissioner Mansa Gurpal...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur was presented a cheque of  Rs. 14,02,540 by Managing Director, HPTDC Kumud Singh on behalf of officers and officials of Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) towards ‘HP COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund’...

Vivek Mahajan Deputy Resident Commissioner, Himachal Bhawan at New Delhi informed today that RC office is making earnest efforts to help the distressed Himachalis in National Capital Region (NCR) in wake of COVID-19. He said that Mobile Helpline Van has been...

The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, along with the Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, today held a video-conference with Governors, Lieutenant Governors and Administrators of States and Union Territories to bolster the efforts at...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur held video conference with all the Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police of the State from Shimla today to take stock of the situation arisen due to outbreak of Corona pandemic in the country as well as the State.He...

Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, KK Sharma today directed for doubling the efforts to provide facility of virtual classrooms and digital platforms to the students of Jammu and  Kashmir, so that their studies do not suffer due to COVID-19 lockdown.The Advisor...

Principal Secretary Planning, Information and Government Spokesperson, Rohit Kansal informed that with the addition of 5 new cases today the number of positive COVID 19  cases have risen to 75 in J&K. Giving breakup of the figures at a press briefing,...

Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today asked the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), Jammu Region to collaborate with the local Municipalities and identify mentally  unsound, homeless destitute in their jurisdiction on priority and take effective steps...

Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today briefed the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, about the efforts of the UT Administration to combat COVID-19 pandemic  in J&K during a video conference held by the President, along with Vice President,...

Deputy Commissioner (DC), Bandipora, Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza, constituted a district level coordination cell for effective coordination with local NGOs interested in providing  support in the ongoing campaign against spread of Corona virus infection, here...

District Magistrate(DM), Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal along with SSP Ganderbal, Khalil Poswal today inspected several locations of the district including Tulmulla, Barsoo, Lar,  Manigam, Wussan and Kangan to review the implementation of all relevant advisories...

Deputy Commissioner, Rohit Khajuria today convened a meeting to review the steps taken by district administration to contain the spread of coronavirus in the district.The DDC  informed that various steps have been taken including  24x7 control room,...

District Development Commissioner Kishtwar Rajinder Singh Tara today visited the landslide hit habitation of lower Bidda in Revenue village Bhagna and Bhatan of Panchayat  Bhagna , tehsil Nagseni and redressed the grievances of the landslide hit residents...

The Directorate of Indian Systems of Medicine (ISM), J&K after consultation with the Advisor Ayurveda, Ministry of AYUSH, GoI on Friday started supplying available AYUSH drugs to all health workers, quarantine centres, old age homes, PRIs through AYUSH...

Principal, Government Medical College Jammu, Dr. Sunanda Raina today said no stone is being left unturned for the proper promotion and co-ordination of the activities in Jammu and Kashmir’s health care system to provide qualitative services in combating the spread...

Leading chest disease specialist and head, Government Chest Disease Hospital, Srinagar, Dr Naveed Nazir Shah today said that all the COVID-19 positive patients admitted at the hospital were responding well to the treatment.Speaking on the coronavirus pandemic...

The district saw 2 more corona virus positive cases surfacing in the district. These two had attended a religious congregation in Delhi. Their contacts are being traced. The two persons belong to Kumbhra near Sector-68 and village Mauli Baidwan (since sealed)....

Moved by the incident that took place on Thursday in which cremation of the body of renowned Ragi Padam Shri Bhai Nirmal Singh was opposed owing to his demise from nCov, the Health Minister, Punjab, Balbir Singh Sidhu made an appeal to the public to not to...

The State Cabinet in its meeting held here today under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur reviewed the situation of COVID-19 in the State. The Cabinet was apprised about the preparedness done by the Health and Family Welfare Department and...

A.K.Mittal, IPS, IGP Bathinda range by issuing a press note alongwith Dr. Narinder Bhargav SSP Mansa said that the provisions of curfew are being complied with strictly by encouraging the spirit of self implementation among the general public of district Mansa....

T-Series and RED FM recently announced to bring a brand new digital initiative, ‘The Care Concert’ where a host of artists from the music fraternity will perform on April 11 to raise money for the PM Cares Fund in an attempt to fight the Coronavirus pandemic.With...

In compliance to orders passed by the High Court J&K in Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Nos-834/2015, 1637/2015 & 976/2016, the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir Pandurang K Pole, today chaired a meeting to discuss the pollen related infections...

Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, who is overall in-charge of Coronavirus control efforts in Kashmir, convened a meeting here today to review the measures being put in place by various departments for prevention and control of COVID-19.The meeting...

District Magistrate Kishtwar, Rajinder Singh Tara today distributed free dry ration among the stranded migrants, labourers and needy persons.The DM was accompanied by Additional District Development Commissioner, Mohammad Hanief Malik, Additional Deputy Commissioner,...

Deputy Commissioner, Indu Kanwal Chib today visited Mahore region and inspected various shops dealing with essential items and groceries.It was observed that people were adhering to social distancing directives satisfactorily and the DC appreciated people and...

Deputy Commissioner (DC), Pulwama, Dr Raghav Langer  distributed PPE kits and masks among the officials  and safai Karamcharies of Municipal Committee Pulwama, here today.While appreciating the efforts of Municipal officials in keeping the district...

The Deputy Commissioner, Kulgam Showkat Aijaz Bhat, today chaired a meeting of officers to review arrangements put in place to contain the spread of Corona virus in the district.The meeting was attended by ADDC, ADC, JD-Planning, ACR, CMO, MS District Hospital...

In view of restrictions on business operations and public movement imposed as part of measures to contain spread of COVID-19 in the district the Srinagar administration has designated 23 department stores which will home-deliver groceries as ordered to...

At a time when most of the NGO’s and groups help needy for publicity, thank God there is local group that befriends people in need without making any publicity. This group doesn’t believe in publicity and does work to appease none but Almighty.This Reporter...

A girl, who is a boutique owner in Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district has manufactured free uniforms for the doctors in recognition of their great contribution in fight against the Covid-19 disease.   Saima Reshi, a 26-year-old girl...

Teachers in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district are up in arms against Tehsildar Ajas after they were directed to conduct door-to-door survey to check out if there is anyone who is a Covid-19 suspect or have any travel history.These teachers have also been asked...