Three more persons, two from Southern Kulgam and another from central Budgam district, died of covid-19, officials said on Saturday. With these deaths, the fatality count due to the virus in J&K has risen to 94. Deputy Commissioner Kulgam Showkat Aijaz Bhat told GNS that a 70-year-old man from Mishipora died at CD hospital, one […]
SRINAGAR, JUNE 27: According to the Superintending Engineer, O&M Circle II KPDCL Srinagar, to execute work for augmentation of Receiving Station Bone and Joint from 2×6.3 MVA to 2x10MVA by the executing agency under PMDP Urban Scheme along with the replacement of 11kV VCB panels, the shutdown of Feeder No. 3 and Feeder No. 4 […]
Srinagar, June 27(KNS): While urging the authorities to revoke the decision of giving majority of contracts for the extraction of minerals from the water bodies in Jammu and Kashmir to non-locals, CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami Saturday said that livelihood of thousands of people in the region will be affected, if the government goes […]
Srinagar, June 27 (KNS): While early in the pandemic there was some hope that summer heat will stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday said that does not seem to be the case. “Despite high temperatures, Covid-19 cases are rising in Kashmir,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr […]
Jammu, June 27 (KNS): The process of distribution of Domicile Certificates under the new Domicile law was kick started here today with the distribution of more than 50 Domicile Certificates by Divisional Commissioner, Jammu Sanjeev Verma in a special camp organised for the purpose. The recipients of the Domicile Certificates included those sections of the […]
The standoff in Eastern Ladakh has grabbed the attention of the entire nation towards a belligerent China that seeks to challenge the status quo on borders amidst a global pandemic. While in the rest of India, there is a popular sentiment against Chinese goods and services which have now become a symbol of scorn, the […]
Srinagar, June 27 (KNS): A spokesperson of the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry described the policy adopted by the Geology and Mining Department with regard to allotment of mining and extraction contracts as alarming and against public interest. The lack of protective mechanisms in the policy has reportedly deprived thousands of families of their livelihood […]
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir’s two major regional mainstream parties People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and National Conference (NC) and separatist amalgam Hurriyat Conference on Friday termed the issuance of domicile certificates to non-locals as the first major step towards changing the demography of the Muslim-majority region what they alleged planned by the government at the behest of […]
Srinagar: A day after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, a 45-year-old woman from Khanabal area of south Kashmir died at a hospital here on Saturday. The woman’s death, second in a day on weekend, took the fatality count due to the covid-19 in Jammu and Kashmir to 93. Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent SKIMS […]
Handwara, June 27 (KNS): A woman died of electric shock in Sunmullah Village of Villgam in north Kashmir’s Kupwara District on this afternoon. The deceased was identified as Safeena Begum 67 Wife of Syed Mehtab Shah resident of Sonumullah Villgam. Reports reaching to Kashmir News Service Said that the deceased came in contact with a […]