J&K govt extends Corona curfew in 4 districts till May 6

Government on Saturday extended the Corona curfew till May 6 in four districts, including Srinagar and Jammu, amid continuing surge in the Covid-19 cases. 

“The Corona curfew ending at 7 am on Monday, 3 May 2021 stands extended till 7 am on Thursday, 6 May 2021 in the 4 districts of Srinagar, Baramulla, Budgam and Jammu,” government said in a tweet.

“The Corona curfew at night shall continue in all Municipal / urban local body limits of all 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir, including (these four districts). Night curfew will be in force from 8 pm to 7 a.m. Other restrictions when curfew is not there continue as before,” it added.

An 84-hour corona curfew started from Thursday 7 p.m. and was scheduled to end in all districts on 7 a.m. on Monday.

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Covid 2nd wave: 30 die in JK, 3023 test positive

Thirty people succumbed to COVID19 infection in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday as over 3023tested positive for the infection.

According to the official data, 18 patients died in Kashmir division while 12 died in Jammu division.

Among the 3023 people who tested positive for the COVID19, 2034 were from Kashmir division while 989 were from Jammu division.

In Srinagar city, 951 tested positive for COVID19.

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Ensure strict implementation of Corona SOPs in hospitals: DAK

Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) in its communique has strongly emphasized government to ensure Corona SOPs are being followed within hospitals while handling Medicare delivery system.
 
President DAK, Dr Suhail Naik said that the general public seems complacent and fatigued but due to rapidly spreading 2nd wave of Covid pandemic there is dire need to adhere to the basic SOPs. The second wave is more threatening and has already started consuming precious lives outside state, near about 3 lac cases with about more than 2000 deaths were reported in India on Tuesday. Kids are also latest victims of the disease.
 
The state is still having some breathing time to ensure that there is no iota of shortcomings at administration level and simultaneously work on the hurdles faced by the health care workers be attended.
 
Dr Owais H Dar, General Secretary DAK said that PPEs & other logistics especially N-95 masks must be supplied to hospitals in bulk apart from emergency medicines including Dexamethasone and necessary Anti-virals drugs. Oxygen Beds in hospitals need to be augmented at the earliest.
 
DAK stresses Government that keeping the current surge in picture, it is high time to strategise OPDs and patient footfall towards hospitals, as these crowds act as super spreaders. In order to have smooth functioning of emergencies, a robust plan is the need of the time and medical departments/sections having high threat to contract or spread the disease be dealt as per the laid down guidelines.
 
DAK appeals to the general public to stick with basic SOPs of Covid and venture out only in case of unavoidable circumstances. People are requested to take use of mobile app "DAK-Help-Desk" for minor ailments which can be downloaded from Google by typing jkdak.in . Patients should come to hospitals only in case of emergencies and with minimum number of attendants.

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Teacher Who Slapped His Student Granted Bail

Srinagar: A trial court on Friday granted bail to a teacher, who was arrested on Thursday for assaulting a student at a private coaching centre here sparking outrage among the people, including netizens.

The court noted that the plea moved by the accused person appears to be well found and the grounds argued are qualified enough to grant bail in favour of the accused person.

Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar while recording so granted bail to Fayaz Ahmad Wagay, son of Ghulam Mohammad Wagay, resident of Kulgam at present Sheikhpora, Budgam with the direction to furnish surety to the tune of Rs. 30,000.

“The accused person is entitled to bail as the court is bound to guarantee the person freedom of the accused, but the court has to keep in mind that the accused shall be free in the jurisdiction of the court and will cooperate with the investigating agency as and when required for the investigation,” the bail order,

The bail application was moved by Advocate Fahad, Advocate Aqib and Advocate Muneer.

The court said, “Accused need to be given an opportunity to meet the allegations of the prosecution but that will not be construed that he has every right to temper and hamper the prosecution evidence and act in a way which shall defeat the paramount measures of Criminal Jurisprudence,” the order reads.

Before granting the interim bail to the accused, the court asked him to cooperate with the concerned police station for further investigation and not to leave the jurisdiction of the court without prior permission.

The court also ordered the accused not to temper and hamper the prosecution witness/evidence available against him.

“That he will make himself available before the Investigating Officer as and when directed,” the court said. The next date of hearing in the case has been placed on 22 April, 2021.

Earlier a video viral on social media showed a teacher slapping a student many times at a private coaching centre in Srinagar which evoked sharp criticism from netizens.

The student was seen getting slapped repeatedly by his Chemistry teacher at Hope Classes- a private coaching centre in Srinagar. Following the outrage, an FIR (No. 54/2021) was registered against the teacher in Police Station Saddar, Srinagar under section 352 IPC & 75 Juvenile Justice Act

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1144 fresh Corona cases, 2 deaths reported in J&K

Jammu and Kashmir reported 1144 fresh Covid-19 cases, the second highest single day spike in the infections this year so far, even as two more people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday.

They said 414 of these cases were confirmed from Jammu division and 730 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall infection tally to 144021.

Providing district wise details, the officials said that Srinagar reported 407 cases, Baramulla 89, Budgam 97, Pulwama 45, Kupwara 11, Anantnag 30, Bandipora 12, Ganderbal 5, Kulgam 33, Shopian 1, Jammu 223, Udhampur 29, Rajouri 33, Doda 10, Kathua 32, Samba 23, Kishtwar 4, Poonch 6, Ramban 11 and Reasi 43.

Regarding the fresh deaths, they said one each was reported from Jammu and Kashmir, taking the overall toll to 2048 in J&K. 

There are 10620 active positive cases in J&K—4123 in Jammu and 6497 in Kashmir, they said. (

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