In view of the fresh snowfall, the authorities on Thursday suspended the vehicular movement along the Srinagar-Jammu highway as a precautionary measure. Officials confirmed to a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that due to the snowfall at Jawahar Tunnel the traffic from Jammu towards Srinagar has been stopped as a precautionary measure. They […]
JK reports 65 new positive cases, 122049 recovered so far JAMMU, FEBRUARY 03-The Government on Wednesday informed that 65 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 16 from Jammu division and 49 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 124659.Also 03 […]
Asks officers to work in tandem to fulfill developmental aspirations of public Meets delegations, individuals; assures early redress of their grievances POONCH, FEBRUARY 03: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, on Wednesday conducted an extensive tour of Poonch district and convened a meeting with the district administration to assess developmental scenario of the district. District […]
Assured them timely redressal of genuine grievances JAMMU, FEBRUARY03- Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, today met scores of delegations and individuals at the Civil Secretariat here. The delegations and individuals apprised the Advisor of their issues and demands and sought an early resolution for the same. A deputation of JK Employees Joint Action […]
The rupee opened on a flat note and edged higher by 2 paise to 72.94 against the US dollar in opening trade on Wednesday, amid positive domestic equity market. At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened at 72.96 against the US dollar and inched higher to 72.94 against the greenback, registering a rise […]
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday suspended entry from 20 countries to combat the spread of Covid-19 in the country. According to a local agency report, the ban doesn’t apply on Saudi citizens, diplomats, medical practitioners and their families. The temporary ban, effective from today, includes travellers arriving from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), India, Germany, the […]
Ahead of the proposed ‘Chakka Jam’ on February 6 by farmer unions across the country, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said his government will help trace the farmers missing from protest sites and if the need arises, he will approach the Lieutenant Governor and the Centre. He added that the Delhi government will […]
“Pakistan cricket as a microcosm of the entire country.” After Pakistan lost to India in a World Cup match yet again in 2019, I wrote the aforementioned line in a column and it hit home for a number of Dawn readers. A year and a half later, a situation arose recently that further reinforced the […]
Union Ministry of Home Affairs Tuesday said that nearly 34 lakh domicile certificates have been issued in J-K till 25 January 2021. In a written reply to a query, Union Minister of State for Home G K Reddy said that the government of J-K has issued a total of 33,80,234 domicile certificates have been issued […]
Raising concerns over the prevailing situation in Jammu and Kashmir following the abrogation of special provisions under Article 370 and Article 35A, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said local people across the three regions – Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh – are not happy and demanded that statehood to J&K […]