SRINAGAR, JULY 11: The Power Controller Kashmir Province Saturday informed that in order to carry out tower excavation of tower pits no. LP 12 by JCB at village Sugan, 33kV Reshipora feeder of 132/33 kV Lassipora Grid Station shall observe shutdown on July 12 from 10 am to 2 pm. The power supply to the […]
SRINAGAR, JULY 11: 20 COVID-19 patients were today discharged from SKIMS Bemina (JVC) after successful completion of treatment and testing negative before discharge. With this the number of COVID-19 recovered patient’s moves to 608 out of total COVID positive admitted patients numbering 718 till date. The recovery rate at present is more than 84 percent, […]
Distributes aids, appliances among CWSN under Samagra Shiksha GANDERBAL, JULY 11: Principal Secretary School Education and Skill Development, Dr. Asgar Hasan Samoon, today conducted whirlwind tour of Ganderbal district to take first hand appraisal of various development projects being taken up in education sector in the district besides reviewing measures being taken up to compensate […]
Two more persons died of Coronavirus on Saturday taking the day’s toll to 10 in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Medical Superintendent SKIMS Professor Farooq Jan told Kashmir Despatch that this evening two more persons died of this virus in Kashmir. He said a 56-year-old woman from Shalimar Srinagar died of this virus. […]
Srinagar, July 11: A court in Jammu has directed suspended senior police officer Basant Rath not to publish any post or material by any means of communication which is defamatory or derogatory against six persons who claimed to be “acquainted with the current Director General of Police, Dilbagh Singh.” The order was passed by the […]
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) senior leader and former minister Mohammad Ashraf Mir on Saturday asked the J&K government to go for reduction in school curriculum especially for Board examination to ease the stress on students in view of the COVID-19 emergency. Addressing a meeting of workers of Sonwar-Srinagar constituency at party office in […]
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir P K Pole Saturday said that requests from various quarters including doctors and other sections of the society are continuously pouring it wherein they are demanding re-imposing of lockdown in Kashmir and the final call will be taken by the government soon. Talking exclusively to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Divisional Commissioner […]
Amid spike in Covid-19 caseloads across J&K, Deputy Commissioner Kupwara Anshul Garg on Saturday announced fresh three-day lockdown in the district. An order copy in possession of KNS reads, “Whereas, the District has seen a sharp rise in the positive cases over the past few days and a few cases have also been reported from […]
Sehar Iqbal, a Kashmir based social activist and humanitarian has been awarded the prestigious Oxford-Wanakaset Women’s Scholarship 2020-21. Sehar became the first Kashmiri to earn the prestigious scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to a female candidate on the basis of academic excellence demonstrated through degree results, previous university prizes, leadership skills and awards and other […]
300 militants at launch pads across LoC, ready to infiltrate, in next four months, infiltration attempts may go up, our troops ready to fill all bids: MaJ Gen Virinder Vats Inputs about possible militant attack in north Kashmir have been received and a high level of alert is being maintained by the troops to […]