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  • Transporters from South, North and Central districts asked not to enter Srinagar city

    Srinagar, Mar 16, KNT: Regional Transport Office Kashmir has imposed a blanket ban on the transport services in Srinagar and has asked transporters from South, North and Central Kashmir to refrain from entering into Srinagar.


    The order has been issued in wake of Coronavirus threat.


    RTO Kashmir, Ikramul Tak, issued a circular, a copy of which lies with KNT that reads that to mitigate the transmission of Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmri, it is hereby ordered that no bus service, mini-bus service, maxi-cab service, auto passenger service shall ply in district Srinagar with immediate effect till further orders.


    “Further no public transport shall enter into district Srinagar from the North, South or Central districts of Kashmir Division.”

  • Coronavirus: Authorities seal restaurant for violating orders

    Srinagar, March 19 (GNS): With government of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory declaring the COVID-19 as pandemic, authorities on Thursday sealed a restaurant in Bagath area of Srinagar district in violation of of order.

    An official told GNS that the Srinagar administration has sealed the Cottage Inn Restaurant located at Baghat for violating closure orders. “Officials on ground across the district to ensure strict implementation of orders issued under the disaster management act to prevent spread of coronavirus infection”.

    He said that a case has been registered in this connection. (GNS)

  • Coronavirus: SMHS hospital closes OPD

    Srinagar, March 19: Authorities on Thursday decided to close OPD section at SMHS hospital here amid growing threat of coronavirus spread in Srinagar where a sexagenarian woman yesterday tested positive, making it the first case of covid-19 in Kashmir Valley.

    Official sources told GNS that the decision to close Out Patient department (OPD) section at SMHS hospital has been taken to stem the spread of coronavirus.

    Principal GMC Srinagar Dr Samia Rashid when contacted by GNS said that she was in a meeting and “would talk about it later.”

    Medical Superintendent SMHS Hospital Dr Nazir Choudhary did not give a clear reply and told GNS that “the one who visited the hospital was seen.” He dropped the call even as a number of doctors at the hospital confirmed to GNS that the OPD facility was closed in “right earnest to prevent spread of the coronavirus and that people should cooperate.” (GNS)

  • 78 persons from Leh quarantined, 40 students from England, Bangladesh being screened

    Srinagar, March 19: Seventy-eight passengers of an Air India Leh-Srinagar flight were quarantined on their arrival here on Thursday, officials said. However, a decision is awaited as regards nearly forty students who are being screened at the Srinagar airport on their arrival from England and Bangladesh respectively.

    Officials told GNS all passengers arriving from Leh at the airport have to undergo mandatory quarantine as such they were taken to quarantine facilities set up by the authorities in Srinagar. “There were protests by some of them, demanding they should be allowed to go home after proper screening,” sources said. However, the officials said that all of them were moved to quarantine facility, set up at different places, as part of the already announced procedure to arrest the spread of the coronavirus.

    Regarding the 40 odd students who arrived from England and Bangladesh, the officials said that “decision was awaited” whether or not they will be allowed to go home or they too will be moved to quarantine. “Presently their screening is being done,” they said. (GNS)

  • KU orders suspension of administrative & academic activities upto March 28, 2020

    All exams scheduled to be held upto & including March 31st postponed, form submission date for PG & BA-LLAB programs 2020 extended upto April, 07, 2020

    Srinagar, March 19: In view of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) scare and advisories issued by various Government agencies, the University of Kashmir on Thursday announced a series of preventive measures including suspension of all administrative & academic activities upto March, 28, 2020.

    In this connection an order No : L(COVID-Closure)/REG/KU/20 dated :19/03/2020 issued by Registrar KU Dr Nisar Ahmad Mir reads “All administrative and academic activities across campuses of University shall remain suspended initially upto 28th March, 2020. However, employees associated with essential services including electricity, water works, sanitation & hygiene, landscape maintenance, health centre and Proctorial/Watch & Ward wing shall continue to report to their respective duties.”

    The order further reads “In view of the closure of Financial year 2019-20 the employees associated with the Accounts/Finance Wing including office of the Dean Research of the University shall also continue to report to their duties.”

    According to the order all interviews and M.Phil/Ph.D Viva Voce Examinations scheduled till 31st March, 2020 are postponed.

    However it adds “wherever the postponement of M.Phil/Ph.D Viva Voce examinations is unavoidable, same may be conducted through Skype and no outside expert be invited to the University upto March 31st 2020.”

    Moreover the order clarifies that “all employees however shall ensure that they are accessible through their Mobile phones and shall provide home inputs/report to their duties as and when called for.”

    Meanwhile in the academic interest of the candidates , the date for submission of application forms for PG and BA-LLB programs session-2020 invited under admission No: F(PG Admission-20) DACE/KU/20 dated 10.03.2010 has been extended upto and including April,07,2020.

    According to a notification issued by Assistant Registrar Directorate of Admissions and Competitive Examinations KU the last date of submission of online application forms as well as the last date of submission of hard copy of application forms in respect of candidates applying under any reserved category has been extended upto 07-04-2020 (working days only).

    Earlier on Wednesday in a statement issued by the varsity all examinations both at PG & UG level including Regular/Private/Backlog/Fresh private/Division improvement/Mercy chance and internal assessment which were scheduled to be held upto and including March, 31, 2020 were postponed. The University has already ordered suspension of class work across all its campuses upto March 31, 2020.

  • Coronavirus: Team of Doctors visit Khayam

    COVID19 Teams of Doctors visiting house to house to collect details in Khayam area after the first case of Coronavirus was detected yesterday.

  • Govt cancels leaves of medical staff

    Srinagar March 19: In the wave of coronavirus scare, the government has canceled leaves of medical staff and directed them no to leave stations without prior permission from the concerned authorities.
    Sources told Kashmir Indepth News Service that the government has communicated to Director Health Services Kashmir, Jammu, GMC principals, Director SKIMS Soura to cancel leaves of all health staff including medical superintendents, doctors, contract workers at all hospitals. However, the concerned authorities have been told to sanction leaves only in emergency cases.
    They have also been told not to leave the stations without prior permission from the concerned authorities. (KINS)

  • No fresh case reported in Kashmir, first Covid case in Sgr was properly screened at airport: Govt

    She showed no symptoms but was still home quarantined, trying to get in touch with all who contacted her, says Dir NHM

    Srinagar, March 19: Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday said that the first Covid-19 case from Srinagar was properly screened at the airport but she showed no symptoms but was still home quarantined. The government said since she had a travel history, her samples were taken the report of which was positive.
    Talking exclusively to Kashmir Indepth, Director of National Health Mission J&K Bhupinder Kumar said that there is no truth in reports that the first Coronavirus case wasn’t screened at the airport after she returned from Umrah. “She was screened but she showed no symptoms at that point in time. She was still advised to remain in-home quarantine. Her samples were taken since she had a travel history of Saudi Arabia. Unfortunately, here report was found positive. Her samples were tested in Pune and J&K laboratories at the same time,” he said.
    Kumar said that the government is getting in touch with all those who contacted the lady that includes some of her relatives. Asked whether there was any more positive case of Covid-19 in Kashmir, he said: “As of now, there is no fresh positive case in Kashmir,” he said.(KINS)

  • Suspected coronavirus patient jumps off 7th floor of Safdarjung Hospital, dies

    Source: GK News Network

    A man suspected to be infected with COVID-19 allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the seventh floor of the Safdarjung Hospital here on Wednesday, soon after he was admitted there by the airport authorities, police said.

    While police said he was aged 35, a Health Ministry statement said the man 23-year-old.

    The man was brought by the airport authorities and was immediately put in the isolation ward, hospital sources said, adding that his samples had already been taken for testing.

    The sources said the man forced open the isolation ward and jumped off the building.

    According to the Health Ministry, man was living in Australia’s Sydney for the past one year and arrived at the Delhi airport on Wednesday.

    On reaching the airport, he mentioned headache as the chief complaint in his self-reporting form.

    He was referred to the Safdarjung Hospital where he reached around 9 pm, the ministry said, adding that he was taken to the seventh floor of the hospital for evaluation.

    When doctors reached there, he wasn’t found there.

    Meanwhile, another doctor coming out of the building at the ground floor observed a body lying on the floor at 9.15 pm, the statement said.

    (This story has not been edited by Kashmir Today staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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