Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called an all-party meeting on April 8 to discuss the situation arising out of the coronavirus. This is the first meeting of Modi with political parties on the outbreak of the deadly virus and comes days after the country has been put under a preventive lockdown. A letter from parliamentary affairs […]
In a special operation by Afghan security forces today, the so-called emir of Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) Mawlawi Abdullah aka Aslam Farooqui was arrested on charges of orchestrating the attack on Kabul Gurdwara on March 25. Pakistani national Mawlawi Abdullah, who was earlier associated with proscribed Lashkar-e-Tayebba (LeT) group and then Tehreek-e-Taliban terror group, replaced […]
17 new positive cases reported today, 28545 persons under observation JAMMU, APRIL 04: The Government Saturday informed that 17 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 03 from Jammu division and 14 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 92. According to […]
Fumigation & Spraying to restrict COVID-19 spread Sanitation workers front line of battle against the Corona JAMMU, APRIL 04: In view of emerging situation due to the outbreak of Corona Virus (COVID-19), Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) has ramped up its daily sanitization drives in the city besides ensuring that regular day to day mandate of […]
BANDIPORA, APRIL 04: The Department of Social Welfare, Bandipora established a helpline for old age persons of the district, here today. District Social Welfare Officer, Altaf Hussain, said that the elderly people may call on the helpline number 01957-225278 in case they need any assistance amid lockdown. He appealed the senior citizens to stay indoors […]
JAMMU, APRIL 04: Jammu and Kashmir State Industrial Development Corporation (SIDCO) today donated Rs 18.10 lakh to J&K Relief Fund to strengthen the ongoing efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19). In this regard, Managing Director J&K SIDCO, Ravinder Kumar here today presented a cheque of Rs 18, 09,640 to Commissioner Secretary Industries and […]
Srinagar, April 04 (GNS): The number of COVID-19-affected patients increased in Jammu and Kashmir to 92 as fourteen more persons tested positive for the infection in Kashmir Valley on Saturday, officials said. Official sources told GNS that among those who tested positive include 8 persons admitted to GMC Baramulla. Five other persons are admitted […]
Srinagar : Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah has called on the central government to restore statehood and conduct elections in the Union Territory. The National Conference leader was reacting to the new domicile rule that was announced for Jammu and Kashmir. Taking to his twitter handle, Omar wrote, “It’s high time […]
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the government on Saturday put curbs on export of diagnostic kits with immediate effect. “The export of diagnostic kits (diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, preparation diagnostic or laboratory reagents)… is restricted with immediate effect,” the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification. The move […]
A British-Pakistani man and three others accused of the 2002 murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl have been rearrested in Pakistan a day after a court acquitted them. Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and three alleged accomplices in the kidnapping and killing of the US journalist are to remain in detention for three months pending the filing of […]