Expressing concern over his failing health amid coronavirus outbreak across the world, Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association on Monday demanded the release of its incarcerated president Mian Qayoom and other prisoners detained post August 5 in and outside J&K. “The members of the Bar Association have shown their serious concern about the increasing […]
JAMMU – The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday booked a Facebook user for posting “sensitive remarks” on the social media platform in Rajouri district, an official said. A case under relevant sections of the law has been registered against the accused and further investigation is on, a senior police officer said. We appeal to people […]
Srinagar, Mar 16: Senior Congress leader Prof Saif-ud-din Soz on Monday offered greetings to NC president Dr Farooq Abdullah and welcomed his release and simultaneously hoped his role at the present day Kashmir’s ‘Cross Road Situation’. According to statement issued to Kashmir News Servive (KNS), Soz said “While offering greetings to Dr Farooq Abdullah on […]
One person in Jammu and Kashmir with travel history Saudi Arabia has reported high viral load, a senior official said. Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary Planning, Jammu and Kashmir said, “One more person in the Union Territory (UT) with history of travel to Saudi Arabia has reported high viral load. He has been kept in isolation. […]
Srinagar, Mar 16: A top J&K police officer visited a jail in Uttar Pradesh and met detainees from J&K lodged in it. V K Singh, DGP Prisons, J&K visited Central Jail Naini, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh where 16 detenues from J&K are lodged. He interacted with them to inquire of their health. Superintendent Naini Jail H […]
Twenty-five sheep were killed by wild animals in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to a report, wild animals entered the barn of a villager in Kungamdara village of Pattan tehsil of Baramulla district last night and killed all the 25 sheep in the barn. “It is obviously a case of wild animal attack,” an official […]
Srinagar : Authorities on Monday ordered the closure of all Parks and Gardens in Srinagar city till further orders as a precaution against the coronavirus. Taking to a social networking site, Twitter DC Srinagar Shahid Choudhary wrote: “All Parks and Gardens in #Srinagar will remain closed till further notice. Cooperation of people in implementing precautionary measures is […]
Coronavirus: The ban on gatherings, the Aam Aadmi Party chief indicated, will also cover the Shaheen Bagh protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, National Register of Citizens and National Population Register. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced that any gathering – religious, family, social, political or cultural – of over 50 people will not be […]
NEW DELHI – The number of novel coronavirus cases in the country rose to 110 on Sunday with Uttarakhand reporting its first case and one fresh case each in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, the Union Health Ministry said. The number of cases includes two persons who died in Delhi and Karnataka. While a 76-year-old man […]
Coronavirus fears continued to weigh on the investor sentiments as the BSE Sensex plunged over 2,100 points on Monday. The Nifty 50 on the National Stock Exchange also dropped over 500 points to fall below the 9,500 mark. At 9.37 a.m., the Sensex was trading at 31,960.19, lower by 2,143.29 or 6.28 per cent from […]