While enforcing the lockdown in the district and implementing the orders thereof, Baramulla Police registered 8 cases against shopkeepers/ riders for violating instructions & running their businesses unnecessarily and beyond timings allowed; further some vehicles were moving on roads without valid justification / cause / pass.
Baramulla Police requests general populace of district Baramulla to stay inside as far as possible, and venture out only in case of emergent situation. Helpline numbers of District Police Baramulla have been circulated in media for any help/ queries.
A stampede at a religious festival attended by tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel killed at least 44 people and injured about 150 early Friday, medical officials said. It was one of the country’s deadliest civilian disasters.
The stampede began when large numbers of people thronged a narrow tunnel-like passage during the event, according to witnesses and video footage. People began falling on top of each other near the end of the walkway, as they descended slippery metal stairs, witnesses said.
One of the injured, Avraham Leibe, told Israeli public broadcaster Kan that a crush of people trying to descend the mountain caused a “general bedlam” on a slippery metal slope followed by stairs. “Nobody managed to halt,” he said from a hospital bed. “I saw one after the other fall.”
Video footage showed large numbers of people, most of them black-clad ultra-Orthodox men, squeezed in the tunnel. Initial reports said police barricades had prevented people from exiting quickly.
The stampede occurred during the celebrations of Lag BaOmer at Mount Meron, the first mass religious gathering to be held legally since Israel lifted nearly all restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic. The country has seen cases plummet since launching one of the world’s most successful vaccination campaigns late last year.
Lag BaOmer draws tens of thousands of people, most of them ultra-Orthodox Jews, each year to honor Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, a 2nd century sage and mystic who is believed to be buried there. Large crowds traditionally light bonfires, pray and dance as part of the celebrations.
This year, media estimated the crowd at about 100,000 people.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who briefly visited Mount Meron around midday Friday, said it was “one of the worst disasters that has befallen the state of Israel” and offered condolences to the families. He said Sunday would be a day of national mourning.
At least 44 people were killed, according to health and rescue officials. In the immediate aftermath of the stampede, rescue workers collected the bodies, wrapped them in white covers and laid them side by side on the ground at the site. Bodies were later taken to Israel’s central forensic pathology institute.
By mid-morning Friday, efforts were still under way to identify some of the victims and connect families with missing relatives. In the night from Thursday to Friday, cell phone coverage around Mount Meron had collapsed for hours and emergency hotlines were overwhelmed with phone calls.
In the overwhelmingly ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, officials were working with healthcare workers to connect the families of the missing. “The picture is slowly becoming clearer,” Kivi Hess, a municipal spokesman, told Channel 13 TV.
In a race against time, funerals were to be held before sundown Friday, the start of the Jewish Sabbath when burials do not take place.
The death toll at Mount Meron was on par with the number of people killed in a 2010 forest fire, which is believed to be the deadliest civilian tragedy in the country’s history.
Zaki Heller, spokesman for the Magen David Adom rescue service, said 150 people had been hurt in the stampede, with six hospitalized in critical condition.
Heller told Israel Army Radio that “no one had ever dreamed” something like this could happen. “In one moment, we went from a happy event to an immense tragedy,” he said.
The Justice Ministry said the police’s internal investigations department was launching a probe into possible criminal misconduct by officers.
The deadly stampede was also bound to have political reverberations at a time of great uncertainty following an inconclusive March election, the fourth in two years. Netanyahu has so far been unsuccessful in forming a governing coalition, and his time for doing so runs out early next week. His political rivals, including former allies bent on ending his 12-year rule, will then get a chance to try to cobble together an alliance from a patchwork of left-wing, centrist and hawkish parties.
Netanyahu needs the continued support of ultra-Orthodox parties, his long-time allies, if he wants to keep faint hopes alive of staying in power.
Israeli media reported Friday that earlier this month, Netanyahu assured ultra-Orthodox politicians in a meeting that the Lag BaOmer celebrations would take place with few limitations. The reports said this decision was supported by Cabinet ministers and police, despite objections by health officials who warned of a risk of renewed coronavirus infections.
Last year, observances on Mount Meron were limited due to the pandemic.
At the start of this year’s celebrations, Public Security Minister Amir Ohana, police chief Yaakov Shabtai and other top officials visited the event and met with police, who had deployed 5,000 extra forces to maintain order.
Condolences were sent by foreign leaders and diplomats, including the U.S. charge d’affaires. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wrote on Twitter that his “thoughts are with the Israeli people and those who have lost loved ones in this tragedy.”
The European Union said in a statement that it conveyed “deepest condolences to families and friends of the victims” and wished a speedy recovery to the injured. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said his country stands by Israel after the “terrifying news from Mount Meron.”—(AP)
India on Friday received the first supplies of Covid emergency aid from the United States. Two US military aircraft arrived on Friday morning; and a third will arrive on May 3. In the first consignment meant for the Indian Red Cross, the US is sending from its own stock 36 millipore filters, each of which will enable the manufacture of five lakh doses of Covishield vaccines in India and 17 oxygen generator plants. The Gulf countries are also sending supplies. The first shipment of 140 MT (metric tonnes) of liquid oxygen from the UAE is expected to land in the early hours of Friday. Bahrain is sending 40 MT of oxygen as gift through Indian Navy ships that are already in the region. Kuwait has indicated assistance of 185 MT of Liquid Medical Oxygen and related equipment.
Bihar chief secretary Arun Kumar Singh on Friday passed away at a hospital in Patna due to COVID-19 complications.
Singh, who was a senior IAS officer, was admitted to a hospital after testing positive for coronavirus and was undergoing treatment.
He was appointed as the chief secretary of Bihar in February this year, days after Janata Dal-United supremo Nitish Kumar won the assembly elections in the state.
Singh, a 1985-batch officer, had replaced senior IAS officer Deepak Kumar.
Bihar currently has 1,00,822 active coronavirus cases and so far 2,480 lives have been lost in the state due to Covid-19.
India recorded 3,86,452 new COVID-19 cases, 3,498 related deaths and 2,97,540 recoveries on Thursday.—(ANI)
Cracking its whip on the people involved in preparing false Covid reports, the Delhi police on Friday said it had arrested five people, including a doctor, from Malviya Nagar area for preparing Covid reports using forged means
A 25-year-old girl from Shankarpora Anantnag was among seventeen patients, who died due to Covid-19 in Jammu and Kashmir sine last night, thus taking the total fatalities count in the Union Territory to 2,270.
An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that seventeen patients who died include 60-year-old man from Naikbagh Natipora, 95-year-old man from Rajbagh, 86-year-old man from Barbarshah, 55-year-old man from Magarmal Bagh, 54-year-old woman from Eidgha, 45-year-old man from Batamaloo, 65-year-old female from Bagh-e-mehtab, 25-year-old girl from Shankarpora Anantnag, 65-year-old male from Shivpora, 65-year-old from Bagh-e-mehtab, 78-year-old man from Safapora Bandipora and six patients die at GMC Jammu after testing positive for Coronavirus.
An official fom Sher-e-Kashmir Institute Of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) said that 25-year-old girl from Shankarpora Anantnag, 86-year-old man from Barbarshah, 55-year-old woman from Magarmal Bagh, 65-year-old man from Shivpora, 65-year-old male from Bagh-e-Mehtab, 78-year-old man from Safapora Bandipora died in the hospital since last night days after testing positive for the disease.
An official from SMHS Hospital said that 54-year-old lady, 45-year-old man from Batamaloo and 60-year-old male from Naikbagh Natipora died in the hospital since last night.
An official from Chest Disease Hospital Dalgate said that 95-year-old man from Rajbagh and 65-year-old woman from Bagh-e-mehtab died since last night.
Meanwhile, six more COVID-19 related deaths have been reported from GMC Jammu since last night.
With 17 fresh COVID-19 deaths, the total fatalities count in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir soars to 2,270, including 878 from Jammu division and 1,392 from Kashmir division—(KNO)
People cooperating with Admin, need to follow SOPs in spirit:
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SRINAGAR, APRIL 30:
Strict restrictions have been imposed in Srinagar and ten other districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday in order to prevent the deadly virus from spreading further.
The government had decided to impose Corona Curfew in 11 districts of J&K from Thursday evening till Monday morning while lockdown will be imposed rest of nine districts of the Union Territory from today evening. According to the news agency KNO police and paramilitary troopers have been deployed on roads to enforce the lockdown strictly. Witnesses said that barricades have also been imposed at many place to thwart the public movement. The officers from different departments were also seen on roads to ensure that the lockdown is implemented in letter and spirit. Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Commissioner, Athar Aamir Khan said that it was good to see people cooperating with the administration at this crucial juncture. “The decision to impose lockdown was taken due to evolving situation and the further decisions in this regard will be taken while taking the situation into the consideration,” he said. He also appealed to follow the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) in letter and spirit, saying that lockdown and SOPs will help in breaking the chain.
After reporting scores of Covid-19 positive cases from past 3 days, authorities have declared 5 localities of Srinagar city as ‘Containment Zone’.
Authorities have said that besides, Mehjoor Nagar, Jawahar Nagar, Pirbagh Hyderpora, Boatman Colony Bemina and Parimpora have also reported dozens of Covid-19 cases thus developing into clusters.
“Whereas we apprehend that the Covid-19 positive patients in these said clusters might have come in contact with many other persons in these areas and there are chances of further transmission of the deadly virus in these localities and its surroundings, and whereas in order to break further transmission of Covid-19 in these areas and surroundings, it is felt expedient to take stringent measures by restricting movement of people and other activities in and around its surroundings.”
These areas as per news agency Kashmir News Trust shall be containment zones.
“There shall be no inward or outward movement of any person from and to these said areas.”
The concerned department have been directed to ensure the availability of all basic requirements including food grains, LPG medicines etc in these Containment Zones.
“CMO Srinagar should activate the Rapid Response Teams (RRTS) immediately for survey and surveillance in these areas besides line listing and contact tracing while the Commissioner SMC shall depute teams immediately to sanitize the Containment zone and the exercise shall be repeated as per SOP.” (KNT)
IFD bought 30 OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS and 10 OXYGEN CYLINDERS since yesteryear and is offering them as home-based therapy and treatment to prevent the risk of complications in the Covid-19 patients
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As the deadly Covid-19 has been ravaging the lives of people, shifting them from their homes onto hospital beds and ventilators became a matter of serious concern. It led to an alarming increase in the demand for oxygen in patients with coronavirus pneumonia-related lung fibrosis.
The grim situation created by the shortage of oxygen supplies and hospital beds made Idarah Falah-u-Darain (IFD) take massive step towards providing critical oxygen support to the patients. Therefore, IFD bought 30 OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS and 10 OXYGEN CYLINDERS since yesteryear and is offering them as home-based therapy and treatment to prevent the risk of complications in the Covid-19 patients. By the grace of Allah (SWT) and the sincere support of the generous people of Baramulla, IFD has been able to offer support to more than 150 Covid-19 patients so far. We are highly grateful to such generous hearts who donated money for life-saving oxygen concentrators.
Indeed, whoever saves a life, it is as if he saved the entire mankind, reads the Glorious Quran (5:32).
A record 3474 people have tested positive for novel coronavirus while 26 persons succumbed to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir as per the government’s latest daily figure for last 24 hours on Thursday.
Among the new cases, official sources told GNS that 1024 infections were from Jammu Division and 2134 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total case tally to 172551.
Regarding the deaths, they said, seventeen were from Jammu and nine from Kashmir, taking the total fatality count to 2253.
Among others, the victims include a 50-year-old woman from Kulgam, a 75-year-old woman from Krangsoo Anantnag, a 65-year-old woman from Kulgam, 68-year-old man from Tenpora Byepass Batmaloo and a 55-year-old woman from Chawlgam Kulgam .
Moreover, they said, 1617 more COVID-19 patients have recovered—710 from Jammu Division and 907 from Kashmir Valley. There are 26144 active positive cases in J&K, 9815 in Jammu and 16329 in the Valley.
A number of these cases were confirmed at diagnostic laboratories of SKIMS Soura, CD hospital Srinagar and GMC Anantnag.
The SKIMS cases include male (20) from Badipora Budgam, male (30) from Dalipora Nagam, male (40) from Kathar gund , female (20) from Kathargund, male (74) from Lasjan, female (30) from Dalipora Nagam, female (22) from Dalipora Nagam, male (40) from Hasipora, male (40) from Loolipora, male (32) from Dalipora Nagam, male (33) from Khaag Budgam, female (45) from Khaag Budgam, male (28) from Khangripora Khaag, male (55) from Waragam Beerwah, female (04) from Rawatpora, female (55) from Sodipora Beerwah, male (60) from Wanabalm C Budgam, female (25) from Usmanabad Budgam, male (32) from Chettergam, male (30) from Bagi Mehtab, female (22) from Chanpora, female (27) from Chanpora, male (45) from Ir 6th PCR Sgr, male (33) from Rawalpora Sgr, female (20) from Peerbagh, male (48) from Zevan Sgr, female (60) from Tangpora Sgr, male (30) from Tangpora Sgr, female (40) from Alamgiri Bazar, male (49) from 43Bn CRPF Dpl Budgam, male (32) from 43Bn CRPF Dpl Budgam, male (46) from 132Bn CRPF Sanatnagar Sgr, male (35) from 132Bn CRPF Sanatnagar, male (40) from 44Bn CRPF HMT Zainkote, male (34) from 29Bn CRPF Gosi camp Sgr, male (53) from 28Bn CRPF Zakura, male (38) from 28Bn CRPF Zakura, male (40) from 117Bn CRPF Wazeerbagh, male (36) from 21Bn CRPF Metro hotel Sgr, female (23) from Soura, female (26) from Qamarwari, female (75) from Qamarwari, male (22) from Bemina, male (23) from Kangan, male (30) from Rangpora Sgr, male (32) from Hawal, male (39) from Verinag anantnag, male (30) from Hawal, male (59) from Buchpora, male (38) from Soura, male (18) from Elahibagh, male (27) from Umer Heir Sgr, female (35) from Soura Sgr, male (24) from Ahmed Nagar Sgr, male (27) from Sikh Bagh Sgr, female (55) from Lalbazar, male (04) from Ahmed Nagar Sgr, male (60) from Lalbazar, male (36) from Hawal, male (48) from Gulabagh Sgr, female (27) from Hawal, female (18) from Hawal, male (42) from Elahibagh, male (40) from Buchpora Sgr, male (19) from Sgr, male (52) from Maloora Sgr, male (55) from Lalbazar, male (36) from Nowshera Sgr, male (24) from Kangan ganderbal, female (25) from Rawalpora Sgr, female (55) from Rawalpora Sgr, female (23) from Lalbazar Sgr, female (56) from Lalbazar Sgr, male (33) from Barbarshah Sgr, male (70) from Nowgam Sgr, female (25) from Nowshera Sgr, female (35) from Lalbazar Sgr, male (40) from Eidgah Sgr, male (29) from Nawakadal, male (61) from Rawalpora Sgr.
The CD cases include male (42) (NA) from Batamaloo, male (53) (NA) from Rawalpora, female (50) (NA) from Rawalpora, female (20) (NA) from Rawalpora, male (06) (NA) from Rawalpora, female (78) (NA) from Bemina, male (13) (NA) from Bemina, female (14) (NA) from Harwan, female (15) (NA) from Harwan, female (45) (NA) from Harwan, male (55) (NA) from Harwan, female (20) (NA) from Harwan, male (21) (NA) from Batamaloo and male (60) (NA) from Elahibagh.
Male (21) from Katrosoo, male (30) from Parigam, female (49) (NA) from Bogund, female (63) (NA) from Bogund, female (47) (NA) from Yaripora, female (65) (NA) from Mahipora, female (31) (NA) from Katapora, male (54) (NA) from Yaripora, male (34) (NA) from Pandithpora, male (09) (NA) from Turigam, male (32) (NA) from Shirpora, male (56) (NA) from Munnad, female (55) (NA) from Yaripora, male (70) (NA) from Hs Bugh, female (29) (NA) from Kulgam, male (40) (NA) from Zaban, female (34) (NA) from Shopian, female (25) (NA) from Tengjan, male (28) (NA) from Noonmai, male (70) (NA) from Parigam, male (35) from Anantnag, female (17) from Zawoora, male (60) from Pinglina, female (45) from Lethpora, male (30) from Chewa kalan, male (38) from Dangerpora, male (30) from Eidgah, female (100) from Patalbagh, male (38) from Newa and female (30) from Newa. (GNS)
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