The Union Territory administration on Monday directed constitution of divisional level teams to conduct the audit of oxygen demand within two days and specify the requirement to meet the needs of patients in Covid and non facilities, besides private and army hospitals.
Three government officials including an assistant professor were dismissed from service over alleged anti-state activities in Jammu and Kashmir, drawing strong criticism from PDP president Mehbooba Mufti who said the government has “misplaced priorities” during the pandemic.
In a shocking incident, a two-month-old baby, who tested positive for Covid-19 and died in Jammu hospital on Sunday, was abandoned by his parents, who fled from the hospital without taking the body of their child along.
Jammu and Kashmir will witness another spell of isolated rainfall from Tuesday leading to the increase in precipitation in the coming days, the weather department said Monday.
After teacher from north Kashmir, the J&K government dismissed Naib Tehsildar (Revenue Officer) from services in the ‘interest of the security of the state’, officials said on Monday.
Normal life remained affected in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday with the imposition of the lockdown in the wake of an alarming surge in coronavirus cases, officials said.
The Jammu and Kashmir State Executive Committee on Sunday put Srinagar district in the red category as it issued revised guidelines for effective containment of COVID-19 in the union territory.
Mamata Banerjee rode the BJP challenge to take her Trinamool Congress to triumph for a third consecutive term in West Bengal on Sunday while the BJP was set to return in Assam and the LDF in Kerala, signature victories for ruling parties which decisively beat the anti-incumbency syndrome.
A record 3,689 daily COVID-19 fatalities pushed India’s death toll to 2,15,542, while the infection count reached to 1,95,57,457 with 3,92,488 more people being confirmed positive for the disease, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.
Jammu and Kashmir recorded 3,571 fresh COVID cases, taking the tally to 1,83,486 on Sunday, while 41 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 2,370, officials said.
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