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COVID19: After day’s dip, J&K again logs 4651 new infections and three deaths

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 Editor

After day’s dip, J&K logs 4651 new covid cases and three deaths

A day after registering a dip in fresh Covid-19 infections, Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday saw significant rise in new cases with 4651 confirmed in last 24 hours while three persons succumbed to the virus during the time, officials said. They said 1546 of the fresh cases were confirmed from Jammu Division and 3105 from Kashmir valley, taking the overall tally to 366851. After ten days of continuous daily rise, J&K had seen a dip in daily cases on Monday with 2827 while 3499 infections were reported on Sunday. Giving…

J&K registered 2827 Covid infections and five deaths; Srinagar tops with 618 cases

January 18, 2022 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir on Monday witnessed five Covid-induced deaths and 2,827 fresh infections. Kashmir valley witnessed the highest 618 cases in Srinagar followed by 315 in Baramulla Jammu and Kashmir on Monday witnessed five Covid-induced deaths and 2,827 fresh infections – reporting a drop of 19 percent over Sunday’s cases. Since January 6, the cases have been consistently increasing from 349 to an 8-month high of 3,499 on Sunday. Of the total infections on Monday, Kashmir valley saw 1,734 infections while 1,093 cases and five deaths were reported in the Jammu division.…

J&K reports 3251 fresh cases of Covid19 and 04 deaths in 24 hours

January 15, 2022 Editor

Cases included 1129 from Jammu and 2122 from the Kashmir division with the maximum number of 685 coming from the Jammu district Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a major spike in Covid-19 cases with 3251 cases being reported within 24 hours. Four Covid deaths were also reported from the UT. The cases included 1129 from Jammu and 2122 from the Kashmir division with a maximum number of 685 coming from the Jammu district. Srinagar district reported 624 cases and Ramban and Shopian reported minimum cases at three and four respectively. Two Covid…

As cold wave continues unabated in valley MeT predicts fresh rain, snow in J&K

January 15, 2022 Editor

Srinagar recorded minus 4.5 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam minus 11.4, and Gulmarg minus 9.5 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature on Saturday. Intense cold waves continued in J&K and Ladakh on Saturday as morning fog covered most parts of Jammu city and its adjoining areas. An official of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said cold waves continued in J&K and Ladakh on Saturday as morning fog added to the chilly conditions in Jammu city and its adjoining areas. Srinagar recorded minus 4.5 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam minus 11.4, and Gulmarg minus 9.5…

J&K sees 2456 Covid infections, 5 deaths; Govt imposes weekend curfew

January 15, 2022 Editor

In response to a surge in Covid-19 cases in the union territory, the Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered complete restrictions on non-essential movement during weekends. The number of active positive cases crossed the 10,000 mark. However, officials said only 5.4 percent of hospital beds are occupied. The officials said 68,803 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, around 3,000 less than yesterday when more than 71,000 tests were conducted since the start of the pandemic. Of the total infections on Friday, 934 cases and three deaths were reported…

National Highway shuts again due to fresh landslides in Ramban

January 12, 2022 Editor

The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway has closed again due to fresh landslides in Ramban district on Tuesday, triggering massive traffic jams on the stretch, officials sources said. Many truckers, who are stranded on the highway for the past several days, blamed the traffic management authorities for not allowing them to move on, causing them huge financial losses as perishable goods they carry have been damaged. The highway was closed for traffic due to a landslide in the Mehar area of Ramban, the official sources said. The men and machines are working…

As weather improved National Highway restored for stranded vehicles, Air traffic, Train service resumed

January 10, 2022 Editor

Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was restored for stranded vehicles after the road maintenance agency cleared the landslide and prepared a single-lane road at Cafeteria Morh Ramban, and Maroog late Sunday evening. Traffic Control Unit (TCU) Ramban confirmed that stranded passenger Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) in Ramban town and Maroog were allowed to proceed towards Jammu at 8 pm. “One-way traffic has been restored on NH-44,” Deputy Commissioner Ramban tweeted on his official Twitter handle later in the evening. Earlier, the highway remained closed for the better part of Sunday on the…

Snowfall disrupts Air, Surface transport, Markets register lesser footfall

January 9, 2022 Editor

43 flights at Srinagar International Airport were canceled on Saturday Banihal-Baramulla train service remained affected Improvement in weather from today: MeT The city markets witnessed a major decrease in footfalls of shoppers Various business establishments also remained closed Kashmir received intermittent moderate to heavy snowfall throughout the day on Saturday, which led to the cancellation of all 43 scheduled flights at the Srinagar International Airport and the suspension of traffic on the Srinagar- Jammu National Highway. The train service between the 136-kilometer Banihal-Baramulla Section was also suspended due to the…

J&K witnesses nearly 300% surge in Covid cases in one week

January 9, 2022 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir recorded 655 Covid infections and three deaths on Saturday, a day after witnessing 542 infections and a death, an official health bulletin said. Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday reported a 20% increase in daily Covid cases than the previous day and a 295% surge than the infections reported a week ago. The union territory recorded 655 Covid infections and three deaths on Saturday, a day after witnessing 542 infections and a death, an official health bulletin said. This is after 6.5 months that J&K has seen such a…

MeT issues red alert in Kashmir, forecasts ‘Very-Heavy’ Snowfall

January 8, 2022 Editor

The weatherman on Friday issued a red alert for heavy-very heavy snow in Jammu and Kashmir. “IMD issues Red Colour (be vigilant) weather warning for J-K for 7 January,” an official of the MeT said. Currently, it is snowing at most places of Kashmir and hilly areas of Jammu while raining at a few places of the Jammu region. “Expect further increase in rain/snow intensity as the day progresses with the main intensity of heavy to Very heavy rain/snow during 7th (night) and January 8th,” he said in a statement to GNS.…