News Topic:Lockdown

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, P K Pole Monday said that the administration in Kashmir is busy in thorough consultations with the stakeholders and experts to frame Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for resuming public transport and re-opening tourist places in Kashmir.

District authorities in Pulwama today ordered partial de-notification of various red zones in the district.

The transporters operating in Jammu and Ladakh services on Saturday demanded authorities to allow them to resume their services and said that they will follow the guidelines in letter and spirit.

At a time when authorities are easing restrictions on business, brick kiln business is still shut, much to the distress of kiln owners.

Though Jammu Kashmir is directly controlled by New Delhi at present and there is no representative government in the erstwhile State, yet BJP units is Kashmir seem to exhort pressure on government officials and force them to even visit their homes to get the works of their workers done.

Even after Transport Department directing passengers to pay 30% more fare in public transport in times of COVID-19 pandemic, the passenger vehicles can be seen over loaded while the drivers caring a fig for the social distancing norms.

Authorities have completely sealed Rahmoo village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, asking people to keep the market and other business units shut for at least ten days.

Prices of bricks have shot up by about Rs 12,000 following the migration of non-local labourers in wake of COVID-19 pandemic.