COVID-19: Govt evacuates 2,74,903 stranded JK residents; 1,90,989 via Lakhanpur, 83,914 through special trains

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 2,74,903 stranded JK residents; 1,90,989 via Lakhanpur, 83,914 through special trains

JAMMU, JULY 31: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 2,74,903 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur  and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]

Lt Governor extends Eid-ul-Azha greetings

Lt Governor extends Eid-ul-Azha greetings

SRINAGAR, JULY 31: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu has conveyed his warm greetings to the people of J&K in general and to the Muslim brethren in particular, on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. In his message of felicitations, the Lt Governor observed that this festival endorses the spirit of sacrifice, benevolence and generosity towards others. […]

DAK calls for end to Covid stigma

DAK calls for end to Covid stigma

Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday has asked people in the Valley not to stigmatize Covid-19 patients. “People who are affected by Covid-19 are increasingly facing discrimination,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “Even those who have recovered from Covid-19 face such discrimination,” he said. Dr Nisar said Covid patients are […]

Govt. to act tough against officials involved in ‘anti-national’ activities

Govt. to act tough against officials involved in ‘anti-national’ activities

In a bid to rein employees found involved in ‘anti-national’ activities, Government has begun the process to act tough which could lead to their dismissal of their services. Sources told KNS that J&K Government has constituted a panel to scrutinize and recommend cases for dismissal of services of those employees who were involved in ‘anti-national’ […]

‘SC was told a blatant lie that I am a free man… why am I being stopped’

‘SC was told a blatant lie that I am a free man… why am I being stopped’

A day after the Supreme Court disposed of a petition by Saifuddin Soz’s wife over his “illegal detention”, accepting the government’s submission that he was under no restrictions, the J&K Congress leader was stopped by the police as he tried to move out of his house in Srinagar. As mediapersons watched, police personnel pulled away the 83-year-old […]

RIGHT DECISION

RIGHT DECISION

  The recent significant decision taken by JK Chief Secretary to bring the levels of pressure on the health infrastructure here will go a long way to streamline the process. The need was felt as despite fresh lockdown everyday hundreds of new positive cases are detected infected by Covid-19. The government said that referral hospitals […]

J&K: Sajad Lone released from home detention, says ‘jail experience this time was psychologically draining’

J&K: Sajad Lone released from home detention, says ‘jail experience this time was psychologically draining’

Almost a year after he was detained in the wake of the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, People’s Conference chairman and former state minister Sajad Lone was released from house arrest on Friday. Lone took to Twitter to announce his release and said that jail was not a new experience for him but the latest […]