SRINAGAR, JULY 15: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan today appealed to people asking them to wear masks in public places and observe social distancing norms. He said that in view of the recent spike in number of Covid-19 cases across J&K it is obligatory for all irrespective of age, gender and profession to […]
The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress (JKPCC) today welcomed the decision to defer the Mayor election for three months. They Party also said that situation was not conducive for holding the election due to the Pandemic. According to statement issued to KNS reads, Commenting on the deferment of Mayor Elections in Srinagar Municipal Corporation, the […]
Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday said the actual number of Covid-19 deaths in Kashmir valley is higher than what is reported. “Many Covid-19 deaths go unreported in Kashmir,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “The official count of Covid-19 deaths in the valley is an underestimate and only provides a […]
Secretary Youth Service and Sports J&K Sarmad Hafeez (IAS) accompanied by District Development Commissioner Budgam Shahabaz Ahmad Mirza (KAS) and Secretary Sports Council J&K Dr Naseem Choudary today visited the spot and site were construction work on indoor stadium , adjacent to sports ground Budgam is presently going on in full swing. While inspecting the […]
Amid the ongoing tension at borders with China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit the eastern Ladakh region to interact with soldiers deployed in the hostile border area. The Defence Minister will fly from Delhi to Leh on July 17 and interact with soldiers injured in the barbaric attack carried out by the Chinese People’s […]
Eight more patients who were tested positive for Covid-19 have died in Kashmir valley, taking the total number of deaths related to Covid-19 in J&K to 203. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that 7 patients died at SKIMS Soura while the other one died at GMC Anantnag. The patients who died at […]
The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to entertain a plea challenging legal provisions which provide 100 per cent reservation to domicile of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in public employment. A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S Ravindra Bhat asked Ladakh-based lawyer Najum Ul Huda to move the Jammu and […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to explain the basis for detaining high court’s bar leader Mian Abdul Qayoom who has challenged his detention under Public Safety Act (PSA) since August 7 last year. The top court asked it to take into consideration various aspects including Qayoom’s age, expiry […]
The Union Government after a series of high level meetings has decided to deploy additional troops in sensitive areas of Kashmir valley all along LoC and also in the Rajouri, Poonch sectors of Jammu region. There have been many incidents of heavy shelling in Rajouri and Poonch sectors apart from many border areas of Kashmir […]
Srinagar: A Bharatiya Janta Party leader from north Kashmir’s Watergam area of district Baramulla was allegedly abducted by unidentified men earlier today from his residence. “The abducted Meraj Ud Din Malla is the chairman of Baramulla’s BJP committee, he is also Vice President of Municipal Committee Watergam Baramulla,” Mudasir Ahmad Wani north Kashmir party in-charge […]