Voluntarily disclose COVID-19 like symptoms: DC B’la to People

BARAMULLA, MARCH 13: Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, Dr G N Itoo today issued an advisory appealing general public to voluntarily come forward and inform the health authorities if they have symptoms like fever, cough, sneezing, shortness of breath or sore throat  so that necessary precautions are taken accordingly to safeguard human life. Besides, the persons having the […]

DDC Shopian reviews formulation of water conservation plan

DDC Shopian reviews formulation of water conservation plan

SHOPIAN, MARCH 13 District Development Commissioner Shopian, Chaudhary Mohammad Yasin   convened a meeting of District Water and Sanitation Mission to review the formulation of water conservation plan, here today. The meeting was attended JD Planning, ACD, DPO, Executive Engineer I & FC and other concerned. On the occasion, DDC said that water conservation includes all […]

Political Leaders Welcome Revocation Of PSA Against Farooq Abdullah

Political Leaders Welcome Revocation Of PSA Against Farooq Abdullah

NEW DELHI – Political leaders on Friday welcomed the revocation of the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) imposed on National Conference patron and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah. While Abdullah’s party, the National Conference (NC), termed his release a “step in the right direction towards restoring genuine political process in Jammu and […]

Militant killed in Baramulla shootout

Militant killed in Baramulla shootout

Srinagar A militant has been killed in a brief shootout at Shutloo area of Rafiabad in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday afternoon. A police officer told news agency GNS that a joint team of 32 RR and SOG intercepted the militants following specific information during a naka at Shutlu village of Rafiabad. After being […]

PDP welcomes release of Dr Farooq Abdullah

PDP welcomes release of Dr Farooq Abdullah

Srinagar, Mar 13 (KNS): Peoples Democratic Party on Friday welcomes the decision of release of former Chief Minister and Senior NC leader Farooq Abdullah from the detention after seven months. The PDP leaders Government must also release political, leaders, activists and civil society members, who were detained arbitrarily, after August 5, 2019. PDP secretary Abdul […]

Kashmir Highway Remains Closed For 2nd Day; Over 3,000 Vehicles Stranded

Kashmir Highway Remains Closed For 2nd Day; Over 3,000 Vehicles Stranded

JAMMU – The Jammu-Srinagar national highway, an all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, remained closed for the second consecutive day on Friday due to heavy snowfall and landslides, officials said. Over 3,000 vehicles comprising mostly trucks carrying essential supplies are stranded at various places on the highway from Lakhanpur in Kathua district […]

Sand extraction

Sand extraction

Sand extraction from river Jhelum is an important aspect of saving the city from the floods during summers. Right from Verinag, the source of river Jhelum to varius other small rivers like Vishu, Ramiara and Ladder stream, finally culminate into river Jhelum and bring with them lot of stones and sand. River Jhelum has in its […]

Control Room

Control Room

There is lot of fear and panic among the people in Jammu and Kashmir as the media reports have suggested that some cases of corona virus have been found positive. Though officially only one case has been declared positive in Jammu, but media reports have suggested that many people were under the surveillance of authorities […]

Jammu and Kashmir Govt revokes detention order of Farooq Abdullah

Jammu and Kashmir Govt revokes detention order of Farooq Abdullah

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday revoked the detention order of former chief minister Jammu and Kashmir and sitting Member Parliament, Dr.  Farooq Abdullah under Public Safety Act (PSA). An order issued by Principal Secretary to Government,  Shaleen Kabra read: “In exercise of  powers conferred under section 19(1) of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978, […]