The competent authorities have been directed to issue domicile certificates within five working days to the Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) holders and migrants of Jammu and Kashmir by the government. “… any person eligible for Domicile Certificate for category of domicile as provided under clause l (a) and clause 4 (a) of the table appended […]
A report by the US Institute of Peace (USIP) has analyzed that the standoff between India and Pakistan over Kashmir can be resolved if the Musharraf-Manmohan deal is implemented with mutual agreement from both sides. The report by the Washington-based think tank, funded by the US Congress, has expressed concerns over the Narendra Modi government’s […]
Heavy rain triggered a massive landslide on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway at Ramban Tuesday morning. Traffic movement was severely hampered on the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, an official said. “The landslide struck the highway at about 5 am, damaging a portion of the road. Agencies concerned have started clearing […]
Srinagar: Family members and neighbors of a covid-19 victim from Lalpora area of Kupwara on Tuesday protested ‘go by’ to the established protocol alleging that none from health department official even taught them about measures to be taken during the burial. “The body was sent in an ambulance and nobody except driver was present. The […]
Jammu- Three members of a family were among four killed in separate incidents of landslides following heavy rains in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. Khalil Ahmad (30), his wife Raksana Begum (25) and their relative Mohammad Aslam were killed after a landslide in upper reaches of Khour in Mahore area on […]
New Delhi: After three Valley districts showed an unusual spike in cases over the last few days, a central team is due to visit Kashmir later this week to analyse the reasons for the increase and help the respective district administrations deal with the situation, ThePrint has learnt. Niti Aayog member (health) Dr V.K. Paul and […]
The Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department has failed to complete the leftover 42 per cent Aadhaar enrolment of students and teachers at government-run-schools that was supposed to be completed by January-2020, reported Kashmir News Observer (KNO). In the previous academic year, the School Education Department had said that the Aadhaar enrolment of leftover students […]
A woman was killed, while her two family members couldn’t be immediately traced after a landslide hit Khour area of Mahore sub-division in Reasi district, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). An unnamed official told the agency that three persons were buried under the debris after a landslide hit Khour area on […]
A 95-year-old man from Srinagar and a paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force trooper were among seven persons who died due to COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir since overnight, taking the fatality count to 640 in J-K. Among the casualties, six were from Kashmir Valley while one, a 53-year-old from Bakshi Nagar Jammu who was admitted […]
Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was blocked on Tuesday after fresh landslides in Batote area of Ramban district. An official said that the highway was blocked after rains triggered landslides around 5am today in Dalwas area. He said that a portion of the highway was damaged due to the landslide. DSPT NHW Ramban, Ajay Anand said the […]