The number of Covid-19 cases increased by 1,718 in the last 24 hours, pushing the overall tally up to 33,050, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of deaths went up to 1,074 after 66 more people died of the disease in the last 24 hours, the health ministry’s dashboard showed at 8 […]
_Cites militancy, fake news, Geelani’s health, 2010 and 2016 unrests, among others as reasons to justify ban_ Srinagar: The J&K government has justified in the Supreme Court its nine-month long and continuing ban on high-speed mobile internet in Kashmir by calling internet “as an enabler of rights and not a right in itself.” Besides, […]
Srinagar, April 29 (GNS): Three SSB troopers including an officer and a policeman were injured after militants lobbed a grenade on a Naka party in Nowhatta area of Old City in Srinagar on Wednesday. Reports reaching GNS said that the militants hurled the grenade on a joint Naka party of SSB and police at Nowhatta […]
With COVId-19 pandemic, at its peak in Jammu and Kashmir, authorities have decided to extend ban on 4G internet services till May 11, 2020, despite appeals by doctors and students for its restoration. Without internet services in the past nine month’s people of Jammu and Kashmir have suffered in general but the student community in […]
Education Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal on Wednesday urged students to participate in live sessions on National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) which covers various categories such as cutting edge technology, career choices, research areas and many more. Taking to the microblogging site Twitter, the HRD Minister asked students to explore the platform to make […]
16 new positive cases reported today, 192 cases recovered till date in JK JAMMU, APRIL 29: The Government Wednesday informed that 16 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), all from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 581. According to the daily […]
1985 persons discharged so far after successfully completing their quarantine SRINAGAR, APRIL 29: Fifty-five (55) more persons in all who were shifted into administrative quarantine in Srinagar were discharged this past week after successfully completing their quarantine periods. Concerned supervising officers oversaw their discharge and transportation to their respective homes. The persons like all others […]
New Delhi: The stock of cardiac and anti-diabetic medicines, including insulin, is at “below normal” levels in the country, the drug availability watchdog National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has informed the Narendra Modi government. The NPPA informed the health ministry’s Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), which controls quality and production of drugs and vaccines in India, […]
Kulgam, Apr 29 (KNS): Around 320 stranded Kashmiri laborers of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district were brought from Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday and have been kept in home quarantine, officials said. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), around 320 laborers who were stuck in Himachal Pradesh after countrywide lockdown was enforced, were evacuated and brought to […]
The HRD Ministry is prepared to conduct the pending board examinations for classes 10 and 12 for 29 crucial subjects at the first possibility, officials said. The ministry has also directed states to start the evaluation process for the exams already conducted and facilitate the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in evaluation of answer […]