Scribe detained in Ganderbal released after two days

Scribe detained in Ganderbal released after two days

Srinagar, April 17 (KNS): A prominent journalist from Ganderbal district was arrested by Sumbal police while discharging his professional duty. He was slapped with various charges and lodged in police station Sumbal. Mushtaq Ganaie, who works for Kashmir Observer, was arrested on Saturday afternoon when he was travelling home near Sumbal. “My car was intercepted […]

PHd Chamber urges GoI to restore 4G internet in J&K

PHd Chamber urges GoI to restore 4G internet in J&K

Srinagar, April 17 (KNS): PHD Chamber on Friday urged Government of India to restore 4G internet services in Jammu and Kashmir and said restricting high-speed internet, it becomes harder to access information online required to combat Covid-19 pandemic. According to statement issued to Kashmir News Service (KNS), PHD Chamber appealed Government to restore high speed […]

Dy Mayor oversees sanitization works at Lal Bazar

Dy Mayor oversees sanitization works at Lal Bazar

SRINAGAR, APRIL 17: Continuing sanitization work, a team of workers of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) equipped with protective gear and specialized machines today sanitized various areas of Lal Bazar. The sanitization works were carried at Botsha Mohalla, Mughal Mohalla, Sheikh Hamzah Colony, Satbooni and other adjacent of Lal Bazar. Under the directions of Srinagar Mayor, […]

Advisor Baseer Khan directs speedy completion of Power augmentation projects

Advisor Baseer Khan directs speedy completion of Power augmentation projects

‘Ensure round the clock electricity to quarantine centres, during Ramadhan’ JAMMU, APRIL 17: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Baseer Ahmad Khan today directed speedy implementation of various Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) meant for augmentation of power infrastructure including increasing transmission capacity so that uninterrupted power supply is provided to people at the earliest. The Advisor was […]

COVID-19: North Kashmir man dies in Srinagar hospital, toll 5 in J-K

COVID-19: North Kashmir man dies in Srinagar hospital, toll 5 in J-K

Srinagar: A patient of COVID-19 has died at Jehlum Valley Hospital, Sher-i-Kashmir Institutue of Medical Science, in Srinagar on Friday. Now, the death toll in Jammu and Kashmir has reached to five; among them, four have died in Kashmir, while one in Udhampur. Medical Superintendent, JVC SKIMS, Bemina, Dr. Shafia Deval, told that a COVID-19 patient, […]

Shopian gunfight: One more militant killed, cordon laid in nearby village

Shopian gunfight: One more militant killed, cordon laid in nearby village

Srinagar: Two militant were killed in an encounter which broke out between militants and goverment forces in Dairoo, Keegam of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. As per the sources two militant have been killed, however there identification couldnt be ascertained yet. Earlier Official sources told that a a joint team of Police, Army’s 44RR and […]

Parents in J-K put off weddings as coronavirus pandemic uncertainty looms

Parents in J-K put off weddings as coronavirus pandemic uncertainty looms

Against the backdrop of ban on large public gatherings due to Covid-19 pandemic, uncertainty looms large over weddings in Jammu and Kashmir with worried parents deferring marriage functions of their children indefinitely. The coronavirus outbreak has hit wedding plans at this peak season of the year as most of the weddings were scheduled for between […]

No schoolbags, books for pre-primary students & homework: Govt notifies new rules

No schoolbags, books for pre-primary students & homework: Govt notifies new rules

Srinagar, April 16 (KNS): School Education Department of J&K has done away with school bags and formal textbooks for pre-primary students besides homework upto 2nd class, As per a notification, issued by Principal Secretary School education department Dr Asgar Hasan Samoon which is in possession of KNS directed the schools not to assign any homework […]