COVID-19: Govt evacuates 2,68,205 stranded JK residents; 1,86,699 via Lakhanpur, 81,506 through special trains

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 2,68,205 stranded JK residents; 1,86,699 via Lakhanpur, 81,506 through special trains

JAMMU, JULY 28: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 2,68,205 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, […]

Scooty rider killed, two injured in Budgam road mishap

Scooty rider killed, two injured in Budgam road mishap

A 20-year-old scooty rider was killed while two others sustained injuries in a road mishap in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday afternoon. A scooty bearing registration number JK04D-5339 met with an accident and collided with shutter after rider lost its control near Boys Higher Secondary School Budgam, police official said. He said the injured […]

BJPs developmental slogans proved to be a ‘mirage’: Congress

BJPs developmental slogans proved to be a ‘mirage’: Congress

J&K UT Congress President Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Tuesday lashed out at BJP Government over repealing Article 370 through “unconstitutional” and “undemocratic” methods and said people were shown green garden in its background who later on proved “mirage”. While talking to Kashmir News Service (KNS), Congress leader said the Parliament of the country has a […]

‘Sole remit of EC’: Poll panel reprimands J&K Lt Guv for remarks on election timing

‘Sole remit of EC’: Poll panel reprimands J&K Lt Guv for remarks on election timing

The Election Commission on Tuesday reprimanded Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor GC Murmu for his recent statements indicating the possible timeline of elections in the union territory. It is rare for the poll panel to issue a public statement against another constitutional functionary. Tuesday’s statement came after GC Murmu again spoke on the election timing. […]

SMC to start special sanitation drive in Srinagar ahead of Eid

SMC to start special sanitation drive in Srinagar ahead of Eid

SRINAGAR: On the eve of Eid-ul-Azha, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) will start a two-day special sanitation drive across the city starting from Tuesday. Chief Sanitation Officer (CSO), SMC Mudasir Banday told Kashmir Reader that the two days special sanitation drive will start from Tuesday till July 29. He said in addition to routine sanitation, focus […]