Curfew imposed in Italy as Europe tries to combat virus surge

Curfew imposed in Italy as Europe tries to combat virus surge

ROME: Italian officials agreed on Wednesday to impose a night-time curfew, joining a slew of European nations in ramping up restrictions to reverse a dramatic surge in coronavirus cases.Governments in Europe are struggling to get a hold of a pandemic that has now infected more than 11 million on the continent. Wednesday saw Russia announce […]

Cop found hanging from tree in Budgam village; police identify him as ‘individual working in department’

Cop found hanging from tree in Budgam village; police identify him as ‘individual working in department’

Budgam: A policeman was on Thursday morning found hanging from a tree in Kanihama Magam area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said. Locals spotted the body of the cop identified as Constable Muhammad Ashraf, son of Abdul Majeed Rather of Archanderhama Magam hanging by a rope on a tree in the village, an official […]

Arnab Goswami sent to judicial custody till Nov 18 in abetment to suicide case

Arnab Goswami sent to judicial custody till Nov 18 in abetment to suicide case

Alibaug:Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of an interior designer, spent the night at a local school which has been designated as a COVID-19 centre for the Alibaug prison, an official said on Thursday. A court at Alibaug in Maharashtra’s Raigad district on Wednesday remanded Goswami and two other accused […]

Outreach to people

Outreach to people

Omar Abdullah recently started the first public outreach programme in Drass said that whatever has been snatched from the people of Jammu and Kashmir would be taken back as this all has been done illegally and the decisions are being imposed by muscle and not by the public consent. Omar Abdullah said that people of […]

Div Com takes extensive tour of Dal, Nigeen Lake

Div Com takes extensive tour of Dal, Nigeen Lake

The Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir along with Vice Chairman Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) today took an extensive tour of Dal and Nigeen Lake. On the occasion, the Divisional Commissioner took stock of manual and mechanical deweeding, Lily extraction in various sections. He was informed that about 54600 labours have been engaged for manual deweeding […]

IUST parks bus fleet, students face hardships to appear in examination

IUST parks bus fleet, students face hardships to appear in examination

Students of Islamic University of Science and technology Awantipura are up in arms against the varisty authorities for not providing them the bus service duirng examination. A number of students and teachers called KNS about the issue. They said they are facing hardships due to non availability of transport by the authorities. The university has […]

PAGD to meet in Jammu on Nov 7: key decisions on cards

PAGD to meet in Jammu on Nov 7: key decisions on cards

The forthcoming meetings of People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) is scheduled to be held on Nov 7 in Jammu wherein deliberations about strengthening of movement for restoration of Article 370 will be deliberated upon, sources said. Sources who are part of the alliance told KNS that the meeting will be conducted at Dr Farooq […]

Plea in SC for Early Hearing of Batch of Petitions Challenging Centre’s Decision on Article 370

Plea in SC for Early Hearing of Batch of Petitions Challenging Centre’s Decision on Article 370

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking early hearing of a batch of petitions, challenging Centre’s last year’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 saying that people of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir are suffering as repeated internet shutdown and restrictions were continually damaging the economy. The application said that […]

Election to 20 district development councils in J&K to be held in 8 phases beginning November 28

Election to 20 district development councils in J&K to be held in 8 phases beginning November 28

The Jammu and Kashmir poll panel on Wednesday announced an eight-phase election to 20 district development councils (DDCs) in the union territory beginning November 28, in the first major electoral exercise since the abrogation of Article 370 in August last year. The government had in October amended the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act to […]