x

Like our Facebook Page

   
Early Times Newspaper Jammu, Leading Newspaper Jammu
 
Breaking News :   Vishwa Yog Sansthaan organises plantation drive at Har Ki Pauri | Sadhotra calls for collective effort to support rain-flood-hit families | SKK's initiative for rnvironmental stewardship among Divyang | DPS Jammu bids farewell to three stalwart teachers | Reasi police cracks scooty theft case - two arrested, stolen vehicle recovered | AJKTWA urges expedited implementation of E-Bus routes, CEO Smart City promises swift action | On the eve of PM's birthday, Sat Sharma releases poem titled "Modi Era" written by Balbir | Absconder arrested after 33 years | Textile and apparel parks to be set up in UP in the name of Sant Kabir: CM Yogi | Commissioner JMC visits flood-hit areas of ward no. 56, Gangyal-Babliana | LG Kavinder Gupta participates in India Youth Parliament at Jaipur | MLA Ch Vikram Randhawa Visits Belicharana & Bank of Nikki Tawi to Assess Damage | Director Health Services, Jammu Visits Sub District Hospital Jagti | Unique International Public School organises Bocce Ball Sports event | Rana reviews measures to address water woes in Habbakadal constituency | Repeat drug offender can't escape preventive detention:DB | Distance-Mode Engineering Degree Can't Add Weightage: DB | Humanity Public School organises English and Hindi calligraphy competition | Resonance 2025: A fusion of memories and milestones at DAV College, Amritsar | Shiv Public Hr Sec School & Shiv Kidz Planet Host Painting Competition | KC College of Education observed World Ozone Day | SMVDU cadets selected for prestigious All India Vayu Sainik Camp (AIVSC) | GDC Ramnagar organises Poster Making Competition on World Ozone Day | GDC RS Pura organizes sympsium on local youth actions for the sustainable development goals and beyond | GDC Ramgarh Initiates Tribute to Mahatma Gandhi | Infighting emerges in AAP amid stir against PSA on Mehraj Malik | BJP eyes comeback in Leh, starts preparations for prestigious LAHDC Leh polls | Terrorism supporter Shahid Afridi hails Rahul Gandhi as a “voice of peace” | Robust mobile, internet services essential for effective governance: CM Omar | Gadkari, CM review Srinagar-Jammu Highway traffic restoration | Over 3,000 forced to leave homes in Jammu | Proclaimed offender in terror case brought back To Jammu from Bengaluru | Conviction in terror and narcotics cases must improve: IGP Kashmir directs officers | Threat of Dengue, Malaria looms; fogging intensified | Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrimage to resume today | Terrorist hideout busted | Modi’s words that moved a nation | Information Overloaded Minds | Amit Shah’s Clarion Call | Back Issues  
 
news details
Contact tracking continues in Kishtwar, hundreds put under quarantine
Panic grips, markets wear deserted look
6/2/2020 11:16:36 PM
ASIF IQBAL NAIK
Early Times Report

JAMMU, June 2: A day after four cases reported in Kishtwar District including one positive from Thakrie who travelled to Thakrie, Palmar and even Jangalwar in Thatri before landing in Kishtwar quarantine center create, a panic in entire Kishtwar District as a result of which market wore deserted look in Kishtwar town and its adjoining areas.
As per the details available with Early Times, hundreds of primary and secondary contacts including family members had been put under quarantine in last 36 hours and the exercise is still continue when last report came in.
“This is a massive exercise— everyone is on job All men and machinery has been put into service to track down the contacts and shift them to various quarantine centers in the District “ said senior officials added that Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar is personally supervising the arrangements at quarantine centers.
The officials said that major of the quarantine centers in Paddar, Dool, Kishtwar, Thakrie and Palmar are now full of people with more quarantine centers has been made active.
The officials including ADC Kishtwar Pawan Kumar Parihar, ACR Dr Amir Hussain, BDO Nagsini Abhey Indu Sharma, BDO Dachhan Parveen Kumar, Tehsildar Kishtwar Pramood Kumar, BMO Kishtwar Dr Gansham Singh could be seen at forefront at various quarantine center.
Patwar Halqa Keshwan Abid Rashid Mughal lead the operation along with police party led at front in shifting the primary and secondary contacts of COVID positive so as to shift them to various quarantine centers.
The officials told the Early Times that around 6-7 persons who are secondary contact of the COVID 19 positive case added that they are going to act tough against such people who are creating hurdle in ongoing exercise of shifting of contacts to quarantine centers.
A mega kitchen has also been started area wise to feed the quarantine center and as per reports over 1000 people are under quarantine in Kishtwar District.
Similar reports are also pouring in from Paddar where senior officials like SDPO Padder Pardeep Sen, Tehsildar Paddar, SHO Paddar and BMO Paddar are at forefront to prevent the spread of the disease in the Paddar sub Division that has witnessed three positive cases.
The restrictions have also been put in place at Paddar, Thakrie and Palmar and no movement of vehicles and people is being allowed from these areas.
Meanwhile, the fresh inputs revealed that Thakrie COVID 19 positive also visited Jangalwar area of Thathri and had a liquor party with some people in the area.
Following the development, a party from Thathri immediately rushed in the area to put the contacts of the area under quarantine.
In addition, one more positive case was today found in Doda District with a women travel history from Delhi found positive.
The woman hails from Bhaderwah and is already in administrative quarantine.
Senior officials though term the development as alarming, but said that the situation is under control and people did not need to get panic. The administration asked the people to stay indoors.
  Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network  
  Comment on this Story  
 
 
 
Early Times Android App
STOCK UPDATE
  
BSE Sensex
NSE Nifty
 
CRICKET UPDATE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Home About Us Top Stories Local News National News Sports News Opinion Editorial ET Cetra Advertise with Us ET E-paper
 
 
J&K RELATED WEBSITES
J&K Govt. Official website
Jammu Kashmir Tourism
JKTDC
Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine Board
Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board
Shri Shiv Khori Shrine Board
UTILITY
Train Enquiry
IRCTC
Matavaishnodevi
BSNL
Jammu Kashmir Bank
State Bank of India
PUBLIC INTEREST
Passport Department
Income Tax Department
JK CAMPA
JK GAD
IT Education
Web Site Design Services
EDUCATION
Jammu University
Jammu University Results
JKBOSE
Kashmir University
IGNOU Jammu Center
SMVDU