Jammu and Kashmir, Prisons Department has announced the restoration of ‘Mulaqaat Facility’ after a gap of over 10 months to the families with prisoners lodged in different jails. The ‘facility’ was earlier suspended in view of COVID-19 outbreak. A media handout states that the department concerned has decided to resume ‘mulaqat facility’ in jails, which […]
Srinagar,: The mercury plunged by several degrees across Kashmir as the valley was gripped by intense cold wave conditions on Thursday, officials said here. The extreme subzero temperatures have resulted in freezing of water bodies and drinking water supply lines in many areas of the valley. Srinagar city recorded a low of minus 5.6 degrees Celsius, […]
JAMMU, JANUARY 27: Continuing J&K Government’s initiative to bring reforms in public grievance redressal mechanism making it more robust and responsive, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today held the 4th run of LG’s Mulaqaat- Live Public Grievance Hearing here at Civil Secretariat. During the two-hour long live interactive programme, the Lt Governor interacted with as many […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday reported 77 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 124234 Of the cases reported today, 59 were reported in Kashmir while Jammu division reported 18 infections.
Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday said the arrest of her party”s youth wing president Waheed ur Rehman Para was emblematic of the situation of Kashmiri politicians who are being “persecuted” by New Delhi for not toeing its line. Para was arrested on November 25, 2020 in connection with the Naveed Babu-DySP Davinder Singh […]
Transportation fuel prices continued their upward trajectory, as the retail price of petrol registered a new record high on Wednesday in Delhi with oil marketing companies (OMCs) increasing pump prices by 25 paise a litre to ₹86.30, reported The Mint. As per the report, Diesel prices were also up by 25 paise a litre to […]
A dentist who recently received the Covid-19 vaccine in Andhra Pradesh’s Ongole has been hospitalised in Chennai after she fell ill, health department officials said on Wednesday. However, officials have ruled out any link between her illness and the vaccine. P Ratnavali, district medical and health officer (DMHO) of Prakasam, said the dentist Dhana Lakshimi […]
DOHA: Afghan government negotiators holding peace talks with the Taliban charged on Tuesday their opponents had been avoiding formal engagement for more than a week, an accusation the insurgents denied. The two sides have been meeting in the Qatari capital Doha since September in a US-backed effort to contain the violence in their country, but […]
Azhar Ali and Fawad Alam defied the South African bowlers as the hosts reached 104-4 at lunch on the second day of the first Test in Karachi on Wednesday. Alam, playing his first Test at home, was unbeaten on 39 and Azhar was on 38 as Pakistan added 71 runs without losing any wickets in […]
Srinagar: A man who was injured in a militant attack in Soura area of Srinagar sccumbed to his injuries at a hospital on Wednesday. Official sources said that Nadif Hanief Khan, a resident of Soura was shot and injured by militants at his residence on 01 December last year. They said that Nadif was admitted […]