News Topic:Srinagar

A retired doctor from Parray Pora area of Srinagar who was tested positive for COVID-19 died at JVC Bemina during the intervening night on Friday and Saturday, official said.

The district administration Srinagar on Friday announced the re-opening of markets and shops across the district first time after the pandemic amid strict adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) from June 13 (Saturday) onwards.

As part of Centre’s "Unlock 1.0" strategy to review the economy, authorities in Summer capital Srinagar decided to reopen markets in the city from tomorrow.

The final meeting to open shops in the city centre—Lal Chowk and other areas of Srinagar will be taken after a crucial meeting between traders and the Deputy Commissioner Srinagar tomorrow afternoon, official sources said.

A male patient who died in a Srinagar hospital was tested positive for COVID-19 infection on Tuesday.

The government in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday ordered that the Darbar Move offices for Summer session (2020) will open in Srinagar on July 06 and the offices will close in Jammu on 26th June.

The Jammu and Kashmir government is likely to allow three-wheeler traffic and home delivery of food from restaurants in Summer capital Srinagar, sources said.

A fresh death recorded in Srinagar district has become the latest victim of novel coronavirus in Kashmir Valley, taking the death toll due to the deadly disease to 36 in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Friday.