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Covid-19 Surge: Directorate Health Services Kashmir Cancel Leave To All Doctors, Other Staff

Covid-19 Surge: Directorate Health Services Kashmir Cancel Leave To All Doctors, Other Staff

Srinagar, April 5: Amid surge in covid-19 cases, Director Health Services Kashmir has cancelled leave granted or under consideration to doctors, nurses, paramedical staff and other official, except maternity or that taken in view of extreme medical exigencies. “It is enjoined upon all the Chief Medical Officers/Medical Superintendents and other Territorial Offices falling within the […]

Wet spell: Weatherman Issues Advisory For 3 Days

Wet spell: Weatherman Issues Advisory For 3 Days

Srinagar, April 04: The weather office here on Sunday issued an advisory regarding light to heavy rains or snowfall for next three days in Jammu and Kashmir. “A fresh western disturbance (is) most likely to affect the Jammu & Kashmir from 4th April with light rain thunder on 4th & 5th April and main activity […]

High Court Quashes 2 PSA Detention Orders

High Court Quashes 2 PSA Detention Orders

Srinagar, April 3: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has quashed detention orders against two persons and asked authorities to release them forthwith if not required in any other case. Quashing detention order of one Zubair Ahmad Laway from Kulgam, a bench of Justice Rajnesh Oswal said that he was ordered to be detained on the […]

PDP Likely To Put Young Faces After Exodus Of Top Members

PDP Likely To Put Young Faces After Exodus Of Top Members

Srinagar, Apr 3: Even as Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faces crisis of sorts, the party is learnt to be grooming younger faces to create an alternative leadership and fill the vacuum created by the recent exodus of top members. Sources said that president Mehbooba Mufti is revamping the party’s organizational structure by bringing wholesome change. […]

Farooq Abdullah Hospitalized, Days After Testing Covid-19 Positive

Farooq Abdullah Hospitalized, Days After Testing Covid-19 Positive

Srinagar, April 3: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah was hospitalized on Saturday, few days after he tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “Based on the advice of doctors to enable them to better monitor my father, he has been admitted to hospital in Srinagar,” Omar Abdullah, his son, tweeted. “Our family remains grateful to everyone […]

COVID-19: Three more schools closed for three days in Bandipora

COVID-19: Three more schools closed for three days in Bandipora

Bandipora: Authorities on Friday announced the closure of three educational institutions in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district for the period of three days with effect from Friday as a precautionary measure in the wake of the Covid-19 positive contacts. An official said that as per the communication recieved from District Administration Bandipora, the schools including Higher […]