JAMMU, JUNE 8: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 1,15,508 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, […]
Anantnag, June 8, KNT: A Kashmiri Padit who was Sarpanch Larkipora here in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district was shot dead by suspected militants on Monday. Sources told news agency KNT that gunmen open fire on the Pandit Sarpanch at Larkipora Anantnag leaving him critically injured. Medical Superintendent District Hospital Anantnag, Dr Majid Mehrab told […]
Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and incumbent Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Monday, joining a growing list of politicians who have contracted the disease. Earlier today, PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb confirmed Khaqan had been diagnosed with the virus, adding that he had quarantined himself at home. Shehbaz Sharif […]
Srinagar, June 8: A 55 year old man from Pampore town of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district died of Covid-19 infection in Srinagar hospital. The deceased was admitted SMHS Hospital on 6 June and was suffering from Pneumonia. With this death the tally of Covid-19 patients who have died in Jammu and Kashmir has reached 45, […]
China Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that the “two sides will work to maintain peace and tranquillity along the border and create a good atmosphere”. Beijing: China and India have agreed to work to maintain peace along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and resolve the border stand-off through talks while implementing the consensus reached between the […]
Srinagar, June 8: An elderly man from North Kashmir’s Handwara town died of Covid-19 infection in Srinagar hospital. The deceased was admitted in Chest Disease Hospital on 28 May and was suffering from multiple ailments. With this death the tally of Covid-19 patients who have died in Jammu and Kashmir has reached 44, among which […]
Several shops opened in Lal Chowk and adjoining places here on Monday, the first time after the start of the Covid-19 lockdown. However, the shutters were down soon after as the police asked the shopkeepers to shut their shops. Shopkeepers blamed the government for the “lack of clarity” even as all districts of Kashmir barring […]
Wellington- New Zealand appears to have completely eradicated the coronavirus at least for now after health officials said Monday the last known infected person had recovered. The announcement was greeted with joy around the country and means the nation of 5 million people will be among the first to welcome throngs of fans back into sports […]
Srinagar, June 8 (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) senior leader and former minister Mohammad Dilawar Mir on Monday expressed serious concern over the plight of transporters whose livelihood has been worst hit since August last year. In a statement issued to KNS, Mir demanded a special financial package for the rehabilitation and revival of […]
Srinagar: Authorities on Monday directed all health institutions here to do away with sampling of dead bodies for novel coronovirus but ordered that the burial shall be undertaken “strictly” as per covid-19 protocol as a “precautionary measure.” In an official notification, District Magistrate Kupwara Anshul Gargh said that the directions are in consonance with Secretary […]