JAMMU: Financial Commissioner (FC), Health and Medical Education Department, Atal Dulloo today said that preparations are under way to open up additional isolation rooms and wards, as well as intensive care unit beds to effectively cater to COVID-19 cases, should their number increase. He said this during his visit to the Government Hospital Gandhi Nagar […]
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday decided to provide additional assistance of Rs 5,751.27 crore to eight states who faced disasters such as landslides, floods, drought and cyclone during 2019. The decision was taken in a High Level Committee (HLC) under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The committee approved additional Central assistance […]
Srinagar: The Srinagar administration on Friday launched a new website ‘Talaash’, which enables people to self-report or report students and travelers who have concealed their travel history to Coronavirus affected countries. The development comes days after authorities asserted that people are not disclosing their travel history. Around 150 persons, who were hiding travel histories, have […]
New Delhi: Almost within 36 hours of 21-day lockdown declared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government on Thursday announced a mega relief package of Rs 1.7 lakh crore to help out the farmers, migrant workers and urban and rural poor. Briefing media, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said they have come up with Prime Minister […]
Mumbai: The equity market kept it’s supremacy for the third straight session on Thursday as Sensex advanced by 1410.99 pts to settle at 29,946.77 on account of relief package announced by the government to check economic stress from coronavirus outbreak. The Nifty too surged by 323.60 pts to settle at 8,641.45. The markets bullied as […]
Mumbai, Mar 26: The Rupee on Thursday registered a massive gain of 71 paise and settled at 75.23 against US dollar following an announcement of bailout to poor people and farmers by the government, Forex dealer informed. Throughout the day, the Indian Currently remained strong. In the opening trade, the local unit was at 75.90. […]
Had a plan to keep garden open for 45 days this season many new things but Covid-19 changed entire discourse: Garden Incharge Sheikh Altaf
BY: Mubashir Aalam Wani Srinagar, Mar 25: At a time when Kashmir was all set to showcase the beauty of Asia’s largest Tulip garden overlooking famous Dal Lake in Srinagar where 13 lakh tulips were on a display for guests from March 25 onwards, the deadly Covid-19 played a spoil-sport forcing the closure of the […]
BY: Al-Misda Masoom Srinagar, Mar 25 : After facing the four-month long lock down post August 5 last year in the wake of roll back of Article 370, the Shikara owners were anxiously and desperately waiting for the month of march with a hope that tourists would turn in large numbers to Kashmir and their […]
Srinagar, Mar 25: Amid swelling number of COVID-19 suspects, Management of Hotel Six Seasons have thrown hotel open for Administration for quarantine purpose. Riaz Ahmad, hotel owner said “As of now the hotel had not been operational for quite some time post August 2019 due to series of advisories issued by the authorities”. He said […]
Srinagar: In an effort to deal with the threat of coronavirus outbreak and the crisis situation, Jammu and Kashmir Bank Chairman R K Chibbar has stressed on the importance of safety of public as well as In his message on the beginning of the current week, R K Chibber, Chairman and MD of the bank, […]