Jammu and Kashmir reported highest single day spike in covid-19 deaths as 52 persons succumbed to the virus in last 24 hours even as 4716 fresh cases were reported, the second highest one-day count ever since the pandemic started, officials said on Tuesday. They said among the fatalities, 28 were reported from Jammu Division and […]
Expressing grief over the demise of senior separatist leader Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai, Chairman Peoples Conference Sajad Lone Wednesday said that this conflict consumed top quality leaders in Kashmir. He questioned that why Sehrai died in the hospital under custody and why not at home in presence of his kins. “This is the irony of Kashmiri […]
Senior separatist leader and Chairman Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai passes away at Government Medical College Jammu, Sources said. The incarcerated separatist leader was shifted from Kot Bhalwal Jail to GMC Jammu yesterday after his health deteriorated. A doctor at GMC told KNT that Sehrai passed away on Wednesday morning. He said Sehrai was suffering from […]
Second wave of covid-19 has brought gloom in the tourism industry of Jammu and Kashmir. The recent decision of the government to impose lockdown and earlier restriction to bring the covid wave under control have hit the tourism sector badly here. In the second wave all the advance bookings to Jammu and Kashmir almost all […]
Pitches for community level involvement to tackle the Pandemic towards its end PULWAMA, MAY 04: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today chaired a series of meetings with officers, Panchayat Raj Institutions and Urban Local Bodies members, traders and transporter associations, religious leaders of Pulwama and Shopian districts here to take stock of Covid control measures […]
SRINAGAR, MAY 04: The Enforcement Wing of Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) today carried out a demolition drive in the area of Nowpora, Saderbal, Baghwanpora Lal Bazar, Shalimar and Teilbal. During the drive one ground level raft, one second storey, one single storey (green Belt), one tin shed and three shops were demolished. The violators had […]
SHOPIAN, MAY 04: In view of the ensuing holy occasions of Shab-e-Qadr, Jumat-ul-Vida and Eid-ul-Fitr, the Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Shopian, Dr. Sheikh Abdul Aziz today convened a meeting of concerned officers to take stock of the arrangements put in place for smooth celebrations. The ADC directed the meeting that adequate stock of essential commodities […]
Says it can be turned into a full- fledged hospital once Covid dies down BUDGAM, MAY 04: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today visited Reshipora village in Budgam district to take stock of ongoing construction work of DRDO 500- bedded Covid hospital. The Div Com was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner Budgam, […]
Srinagar, May 04 : A top Lashker-e-Toiba ‘commander’ was among two militants killed in a gunfight at Nathipora area of north Kashmir’s Sopore on Tuesday, officials said. The encounter had ensued after a team of police, CRPF and army’s 22 Rashtriya Rifles was fired upon during a cordon-and-search operation launched in the area amid […]
Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday extended ‘corona curfew’ till May 10 in five districts of J&K including Srinagar and Jammu. “In view of the trend in COVID positive cases, the positivity rate and the cases per million, the Corona Curfew in the 4 districts of Srinagar, Baramulla, Budgam and Jammu which is there till […]