News Topic:COVID-19

COVID-19: No risk of infection from dead body, says DAK

Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday said there is no risk to catch the infection from the bodies of persons who die from the novel coronavirus. “Cadavers do not transmit disease,” said DAK President, Dr Nisar ul Hassan.

COVID-19: 300 people quarantined in SIDCO Pulwama

Over 300 workers at State Industrial Development Corporation (SIDCO) here in Lassipora Pulwama have been put in quarantine.

COVID-19: Five more tests positive in Kashmir, tally 566 in J&K

Five fresh cases of novel coronavirus were reported from CD hospital here on Tuesday late afternoon.

COVID-19: J&K’s death toll now 8 as Rainawari woman dies

Jammu and Kashmir recorded eighth death due to COVID-19 as a septuagenarian woman from Rainawari Srinagar died at a hospital here on Tuesday.

COVID-19: 15 more test positive, J&K’s tally mounts to 561

Fifteen more people have tested positive of the novel coronavirus in Kashmir, taking the number of the COVID-19 patients in J&K to 561.

Two health workers test positive in Anantnag

Two health workers were found infected with COVID-19 in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday.

Attempt of people to escape quarantine foiled in Anantnag

Police charged people with canes after they tried to escape from quarantine centre in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

COVID-19: Fresh positive case surfaces in Pulwama

Days after Pulwama was declared COVID-19 free, the south Kashmir district on Tuesday reported a fresh novel coronavirus case.

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Kashmir celebrates Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi with processions across the Valley

Thousands of devotees joined Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi processions across Srinagar, Baramulla, Ganderbal and Anantnag, with a major congregation at the Hazratbal shrine.

Budgam house attached under NDPS Act in Charar-i-Sharief drug case

Authorities have attached a residential property belonging to accused Noor Muhammad Dar in Budgam's Charar-i-Shareif under the NDPS Act in connection with a drug case.

Rajouri’s Thanamandi hit by fresh flash floods, schools shut amid rising rivers

Fresh flash floods have damaged crops, roads and infrastructure in Rajouri's Thanamandi constituency, weeks after a July 19 cloudburst killed four; schools were shut Wednesday.

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Royal Premier League Pulwama 2026: Teams, Groups, Schedule, Points & Livestream

The Royal Premier League Pulwama 2026 has begun, with 10 local teams from Kashmir participating and matches being played at the Sports Stadium Pulwama.

We’re Rewarding Image Over Impact — And It’s Costing Us

We've started confusing being seen with actually contributing. An argument for recognizing substance again — before we forget what it looks like.