COVID-19: Govt evacuates 4,65,721 stranded JK residents; 3,30,845 via Lakhanpur, 1,34,876 through special trains

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 4,65,721 stranded JK residents; 3,30,845 via Lakhanpur, 1,34,876 through special trains

JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 19: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 4,65,721 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, […]

Baramulla Court convicts man for life imprisonment

Baramulla Court convicts man for life imprisonment

Baramulla, Sep 19: A local court on Saturday sentenced a man to life imprisonment after holding him guilty of attacking and killing of a man in Sopore area of north Kashmiri’s Baramulla district. Sources told news gathering agency Kashmir Dot Com-(KDC) that Principal and District Sessions Judge Baramulla Sanjay Parihar on Saturday convicted Altaf Ahmad Tantry […]

Rajya Sabha Bill 2020: The New Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill Safeguard Healthcare Workers

Rajya Sabha Bill 2020: The New Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill Safeguard Healthcare Workers

The Rajya Sabha today passed a legislation that provides for up to five years in jail for those attacking doctors and healthcare workers fighting the COVID-19 outbreak or during any situation akin to the current pandemic. The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was introduced by Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan in the Upper House on […]

50 percent discount on water and electricity charges only for industrial and commercial consumers, not domestic bills: J&K govt clarifies

50 percent discount on water and electricity charges only for industrial and commercial consumers, not domestic bills: J&K govt clarifies

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday issued a clarification regarding the discount on electricity and water charges it announced along with a Rs 1350 industrial revival package earlier in the day. Spokesperson J&K government, Rohit Kansal tweeted that the 50 percent discount on electricity and water charges announced in today’s package corresponded to […]

LG Sinha inaugurates J&K Police Women’s 2020 in Anantnag

LG Sinha inaugurates J&K Police Women’s 2020 in Anantnag

Lieutenant Governor J&K Manoj Sinha on Saturday inaugurated J&K Police Women’s 2020 Cricket Tournament at Degree College, Anantnag. According to KNS, Lieutenant Governor Sinha congratulated the young players for their efforts and wished them a bright future. Teams from southern districts including Anantnag, Kulgam and Pulwama will take part in the tournament. SSP Anantnag Sandeep […]

Army’s findings in Shopian to reduce the trust deficit: Altaf Bukhari

Army’s findings in Shopian to reduce the trust deficit: Altaf Bukhari

Apni Party president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Saturday said the Army’s probe findings in Shopian encounter admitting violations of Standard Operating Procedures and Army conduct rules will significantly reduce the trust deficit and alienation among people in Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a press conference at the Party office in Gandhi Nagar Jammu, Bukhari extended […]

As Army Admits Fault in Shopian Encounter, Activists Demand Revocation Of AFSPA

As Army Admits Fault in Shopian Encounter, Activists Demand Revocation Of AFSPA

The Army’s admission that it has exceeded legal brief under the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the killing of three persons on July 18 in South Kashmir’s Shopian district has brought focus back on the AFSPA with human rights bodies seeking its revocation. Meenakshi Ganguly, director, Human Rights Watch, South Asia has […]