Jammu and Kashmir reported its highest rise in Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday with the virus claiming 13 lives, youngest being a 22-year-old woman from southern Anantnag district of south Kashmir. The fresh deaths take the fatality count due the virus to 208 in J&K. Official sources told GNS that among the deaths, 11 were reported […]
Police On Wednesday said it “rescued” BJP’s Vice President Municipal Committee Watergam Baramulla, Meraj ud Din Malla who was allegedly abducted by some unknown persons in the north Kashmir district. “The person has been rescued by police,” Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar told a local news agency, GNS. However, he declined to divulged […]
SRINAGAR, JULY 15: A public delegation led by Sh. Mohd. Ashraf Mir, former Minister, called on the Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu at Raj Bhavan here today. The members of the delegation apprised the Lt Governor about the issues concerning the people engaged in mining and quarrying works and sought his intervention in resolving the […]
SRINAGAR, JULY 15: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan today appealed to people asking them to wear masks in public places and observe social distancing norms. He said that in view of the recent spike in number of Covid-19 cases across J&K it is obligatory for all irrespective of age, gender and profession to […]
The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress (JKPCC) today welcomed the decision to defer the Mayor election for three months. They Party also said that situation was not conducive for holding the election due to the Pandemic. According to statement issued to KNS reads, Commenting on the deferment of Mayor Elections in Srinagar Municipal Corporation, the […]
Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday said the actual number of Covid-19 deaths in Kashmir valley is higher than what is reported. “Many Covid-19 deaths go unreported in Kashmir,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “The official count of Covid-19 deaths in the valley is an underestimate and only provides a […]
Secretary Youth Service and Sports J&K Sarmad Hafeez (IAS) accompanied by District Development Commissioner Budgam Shahabaz Ahmad Mirza (KAS) and Secretary Sports Council J&K Dr Naseem Choudary today visited the spot and site were construction work on indoor stadium , adjacent to sports ground Budgam is presently going on in full swing. While inspecting the […]
Amid the ongoing tension at borders with China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit the eastern Ladakh region to interact with soldiers deployed in the hostile border area. The Defence Minister will fly from Delhi to Leh on July 17 and interact with soldiers injured in the barbaric attack carried out by the Chinese People’s […]
Eight more patients who were tested positive for Covid-19 have died in Kashmir valley, taking the total number of deaths related to Covid-19 in J&K to 203. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that 7 patients died at SKIMS Soura while the other one died at GMC Anantnag. The patients who died at […]
The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to entertain a plea challenging legal provisions which provide 100 per cent reservation to domicile of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in public employment. A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S Ravindra Bhat asked Ladakh-based lawyer Najum Ul Huda to move the Jammu and […]