A 30-year-old woman hailing from a remote Kargil village, which was declared a red zone to prevent the spread of coronavirus, delivered a baby boy under quarantine in the Union Territory of Ladakh, a senior government official said on Wednesday.
Jodhpur has reported another positive COVID-19 case after a 41-year-old was confirmed infected with the coronavirus. The diseased is a resident of Ladakh, who evacuated from Iran, came to Jodhpur on March 25.
India's coronavirus total count rose to 979, and the death toll jumped to 25 on Sunday morning. According to the health ministry, out of total 979 cases, 867 are active COVID-19 cases, while 86 people are either cured/discharged and one had migrated.
First COVID-19 death has been reported in Kashmir after a 65-year-old man, who was part of Tabligi Jamaat, died on March 23 died in a hospital. Four of his contacts have also tested positive on Wednesday, informed Jammu and Kashmir Principal Secretary Rohit Kansal.
Speaking on an Army soldier from Leh who is reported to have been infected by the coronavirus, Commissioner Secretary of Ladakh, Rigzin Samphel on Wednesday stated that the soldier's father had returned from a pilgrimage in Iran.
Coronavirus outbreak: The infected people are relatives of the earlier positive cases and have been quarantined. With this, the total number of positive cases of coronavirus has risen to 8. A 34-year-old soldier had tested positive for novel coronavirus in Leh. This was the first COVID-19 case in the armed forces.
Three more people have tested positive for COVID 19 in Ladakh on Tuesday. Out of three new cases, two have tested positive in Leh and one in Kargil district, taking the total number of positive cases in Ladakh to 6.
Wife of a soldier in the Indian Army was killed in Uttar Pradesh by her brother-in-law over daily domestic quarrels, police said as they arrested the killer and booked the army man for conspiracy.
A low-intensity earthquake of magnitude 3.6 struck Union Territory of Ladakh on Tuesday, an official of the Meteorological department said.The tremor was felt at 11.25 am and lasted for a few seconds, the official added.
Mountain climbing went a notch higher with icy twist in Gangles village of Ladakh.
During Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the central government has allocated an amount of Rs 30,757 crore for 2020-21 for Jammu and Kashmir and an amount of Rs 5,958 crore for Ladakh.
Marking India's 71st Republic Day, ITBP personnel in freezing temprature celebrated R-Day at 17,000 feet in Ladakh. ITBP personnel chanted slogans like 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' and 'Vande Mataram' to mark R-Day celebrations.
The Centre has decided to lower the quota from existing 50 per cent to 33 per cent for local officers from state services to IAS, IPS and IFoS in the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, officials said on Tuesday. The Personnel Ministry has finalised all modalities in this regard and an official order is expected soon, they said. The move followed the nullification of Article 370 in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir in August last year.
Flight operations at the Srinagar airport remained suspended for the third consecutive day on Monday as all flights to and from the Kashmir Valley were cancelled due to poor visibility caused by heavy fog, officials said.
The MeT official said the night temperature is likely to improve in the coming days due to a Western Disturbance which is likely to hit the two Union Territories on Wednesday, bringing another spell of snow and rains.
The night temperature plummeted in most places in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh with Srinagar recording the coldest night of the season at minus 3.5 degrees Celsius -- 0.9 degrees below the season's average, the official said.
The civil aviation ministry announced the fourth round of UDAN bidding on Tuesday and the focus is on North East Region, hilly states, J&K and Ladakh.
The night temperature started a downward spiral across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh after snowfall in the higher reaches and rains in the plains last week. However, the day temperature improved as weatherman had forecast dry weather till December 10.
Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season at minus 2.5 degrees Celsius, 1.6 degrees below the season's average, the meteorological department said.
Special winter-grade diesel has been launched in the Union Territory of Laddakh. The new diesel will cater for the extreme winter conditions found in the cold climate desert.
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