KARGIL, JUNE 23, 2021: The District Magistrate Santosh Sukhadeve in a fresh order on Wednesday has discontinued roster for attending duties in Government offices in District Kargil.
“In order to minimize the sufferings of general public and to address their grievances in the Government offices smoothly, it is impressed upon all the district Officers/ Departmental Heads/ DDOS to ensure daily attendance of their employees in the offices strictly with immediate effect”, read the order.
The Distri...
COVID-19
DDMA Leh issues fresh Covid-19 guidelines for further unlocking
Leh, June 20: Chairman, DDMA Leh, Shrikant Suse, has notified new Covid-19 SOPs/guidelines applicable from June 21 to 28, with the intention of gradual unlocking of restrictions in the district.
The District Administration Leh has further amended the previous roster prepared regarding commercial activities. Groceries/ general stores, fruits/ vegetable/ milk products, meat/ chicken shops, nanwai and bakeries would be allowed to open on all days of the week from 07:00 AM to 05:00 PM. Hardwa...
Covid Curfew: Leh Admin announces further relaxations
Leh, June 12: Chairman, DDMA Leh, Shrikant Suse, has notified new SOPs/guidelines applicable from June 14 to 21 for the gradual unlocking of restrictions in Leh district.
The District Administration Leh has amended the previous roster prepared regarding commercial activities. Groceries/ general stores, fruits/ vegetable/ milk products, meat/ chicken shops, nanwai and bakeries would be allowed to open on all days of the week from 07:00 AM to 01:00 PM. Hardware shops and stores dealing with...
BHC&RC Discuss Ongoing Covid Situation with Athrout Kashmir
KARGIL, JUNE 09, 2021: In view of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and to curb the second wave, a collaborative gathering of Baqirya Health Care and Research Centre (BHC&RC) and Athrout Kashmir took place at Covid Care office of BHC&RC Kargil Camp here today.
The delegation of the two organizations discussed various issues related to the second wave of the covid pandemic. They mulled on necessary steps at the two organizational levels that are needed to augment the existing healthcare system...
Cricketers, spectators immune to COVID-19 in South Kashmir’s Pulwama?
Thousands seen enjoying cricket match without following SOPs
Pulwama, Jun 7, KNT: Thousands of people, potentially a super-spreader gathering, were seen violating the COVID-19 related guidelines openly during a Twenty-20 Cricket match in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday.
The huge crowd of people flocked to Musarmarg area in C.B. Nath Argicheck, 14 km from district headquarters, to witness a cricket match and flouted all guidelines concerning the pandemic. People were without face mas...
DDMA Leh announces gradual unlock
Leh, June 05: Chairman, DDMA, Leh, Shrikant Suse, announced new SOPs/guidelines with certain relaxations to start gradual unlocking from June 7 till 14. The decision was taken after extensive deliberation and a detailed assessment of the Covid-19 situation in the district.
Chairman, DDMA Leh, shared the roster prepared by the District Administration to allow commercial activities in the new SOPs. Groceries/general stores, fruits/vegetables/milk products/meat/ chicken shops, nanwai, bakeri...
District Admin intensifies random inspection of hotels
Leh, June 05, 2021: Intensifying its drive, the District Administration, Leh, inspected around 16 hotels in Leh town here on Friday.
The inspection team found two tourists with RAT report instead of the mandatory RT-PCR report. The team took action against them and imposed a fine. Both the tourists were placed in quarantine in a hotel for a week. Similarly, the team collected fine from tourists without masks and imposed fines on hotels found violating Covid-19 SOPSs.
The District Admin...
Covid-19 patients testing positive after recovery can’t transmit virus to others: DAK
Srinagar, June 4,KNT: The Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday said some Covid-19 patients test positive weeks after recovering from the infection.
“RT-PCR test can detect the virus weeks after Covid patients have recovered from the illness,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan in a statement
“That does not mean that a person is infectious and able to transmit the virus to another person,” he said.
Dr Hassan said in most Covid-19 positive cases, the virus dies afte...
53 Rohingyas test positive at Hira Nagar Sub-Jail
Kathua, May 27, KNT: At least 53 out of tested 218 Rohingya refugees lodged at Kathua’s Hira Nagar Sub-Jail have been tested positive for Covid-19.
Kathua’s Hira Nagar Sub-Jail in Jammu and Kashmir is called ‘holding centre’ after Rohingya Muslim migrants were lodged there on charges of illegal migration from Mynmar to Jammu.
Kathua District Chief Medical Officer Dr Ashok Choudhary while divulging information said that 53 Rohingyas have been found positive for Covid-19 who have been isolated. ...
The Dark Side of Covid Lockdown
The Covid-19 emergency situation is becoming alarming day by day despite preventive measures taken by government/ local administration. Being a highly populated country after China, India is witnessing a drastic death rate since outbreak of Covid second wave. After all, Almighty Allah has power over the creatures in the universe. God willing may the pandemic end soon.
This piece is aimed to redirect the readers to the drawbacks of the lockdown in Union Territory of Ladakh. I have penned d...