Srinagar: Fifteen paramilitary forces personnel and five policemen were among 154 COVID-19 infections reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. The cases which also include six pregnant women and two doctors take the overall tally of the COVID-19 patients in J-K to 5834. Giving district wise break up, bulletin by Department of Information and Public Relation, […]
SRINAGAR, JUNE 20: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmed Khan, today said that government is in the process of formulating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for revival of tourism in Jammu and Kashmir. “SOPs for tourism revival adopted by other states and Union Territories in the country are being studied for reference and replication before finalizing […]
Distt Adm holds daylong Covid-19 sensitization cum training for auto drivers; conducts 250 covid-19 tests SRINAGAR, JUNE 20: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary today said that Administration is seized of the difficulties being faced by transporters affected due to the lockdown imposed to contain spread of Covid-19. DC said this while speaking on […]
Srinagar: A militant has been killed in an ongoing encounter that broke out between militants and government forces in orchards of Lokhdipora area of Nehama in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday. An official said that a militant has been killed in early exchange of fire while as search operation is on in the area. He […]
Srinagar: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 80 in Jammu and Kashmir as swap sample report of a 65-year-old man from Budgam district returned positive for the novel coronavirus on Saturday. A resident of Kanihama area of Magam, the sexagenarian passed away at medical emergency ward SKIMS Soura at 1.30 a.m., Professor Farooq […]
Srinagar: A gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Lakadpora Pudsoo in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday. Reports reaching a local news agency, Global News Agency, said that a joint team of the police, army’s 34 Rashtriya Rifle, and Central Reserve Police Force launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Lakadpora Pudsoo. As the joint team […]
Srinagar, June 20 (KNS): Iltija Mufti, daughter of former Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti, has asked the Government of India whether the special status of Jammu and Kashmir was taken away so that the land here could be given as a gift to China. Iltija Mufti is operating the Twitter account of her mother […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will pay a visit to Moscow to attend the Victory Parade on 24 June, 2020 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the victory in the Second World War. Defence Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoigu has invited Singh to the Victory Parade, which was originally scheduled for 9 May, 2020 […]
Budgam, June 20, KNT: A day-old baby boy was found abandoned in an orchard in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Police have registered a case against unknown persons for abandoning the infant. Local sources told news agency KNT that some locals found a new born baby in the apple orchards of village Bonen of Chadora town. […]
Amid ongoing stalemate over ‘unreasonable’ restrictions imposed by the authorities on the movement of passenger vehicles, the transporters on Friday served a three-day memorandum to the administration to fulfil their demands. The agitating transporters have warned to come on streets if their demands were not fulfilled in a stipulated time period. “The authorities are forcing […]