New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 87.28 lakh on Friday with a single-day increase of 44,879 cases, while the recoveries surged to 81,15,580, pushing the national recovery rate to 92.97 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry. The death toll reached 1,28,668 after 547 more fatalities were reported in the country in a […]
Congress both at high command level and also at the local level in Jammu and Kashmir have been doing political somersaults in the past weeks in order to do some balancing acts not to hurt the party in Jammu region and also keeping in view Bihar elections. Bihar elections have proved that Congress is the […]
Barring districts Ganderbal and Undhampur, the authorities on Thursday extended high-speed 3G and 4G internet ban across Jammu and Kashmir for another fortnight. While high-speed internet remains banned in the J-K from 5 August 2019, the government has cited attempts to disrupt upcoming polls for which it said that the subversive elements ‘heavily rely” upon […]
The ministry of Electronics and IT has issued a notice to Twitter seeking explanation in five days as to why legal action shouldn’t be taken against the social media platform for disrespecting India’s territorial integrity as Twitter has shown Leh as part of J&K, not Ladakh. The notice has been sent to global Vice President […]
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 12: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 8,61,124 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, […]
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 12: Several deputations of JKAS Association, doctors and employees’ union today called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here at Civil Secretariat. A deputation of Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) Officers Association led by its General Secretary, Shahid Saleem put forth various demands pertaining to their service and career progression. The Lt Governor […]
A day after grim milestone of one lakh covid-19 cases was breached, Jammu and Kashmir reported 617 new infections including 39 travelers in last 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 100968, officials said on Thursday. 226 of these cases were report from Jammu Division and 391 from Kashmir Valley. Giving the district wise details, […]
Srinagar: People’s Conference chief, Sajad Lone on Thursday clarified that the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), the amalgam of major political parties in Kashmir, had finalised the list for candidates for the upcoming maiden District Development Council (DDC) elections in J&K. Lone tweeted this afternoon that the PAGD had approved candidates for the first […]
Supreme Court has been in the focus for many political developments and one of them is the abrogation of article 370 as the top court has referred a slew of petitions challenging the legality of it to a constitution bench. However, according to Kashmir mainstream political parties, it is now urgent to seek hearings in […]
The Pakistan Army on Thursday opened heavy fire and shelled forward areas and posts in four sectors along the LoC in Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir, unidentified officials told Press Trust of India. The Indian Army effectively retaliated. This is third consecutive day that the Pakistan Army has targeted hamlets and posts […]