Suspension of 7 Congress Lok Sabha MPs withdrawn
The suspension of seven Congress MPs from the Lok Sabha was withdrawn on Wednesday. It comes a week after a motion on the same was passed by a voice vote amid protests by opposition members in the House. Earlier on Wednesday, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla had adjourned the House for an hour till 1.30 […]
Coronavirus forces US defence chief to postpone visit to Pakistan, India
WASHINGTON: The fear of a coronavirus outbreak has forced US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper to postpone a key visit to Pakistan, India and other countries in the region, the Pentagon announced on Tuesday. Secretary Esper planned to visit the region from March 16 to 20 for talks aimed at promoting the Afghan peace process. […]
Grenade detected on roadside in Srinagar, destroyed
Srinagar Government forces on Wednesday morning detected a live hand grenade at Barbershah area of Srinagar city. Official sources told news agency GNS that the grenade was detected by paramilitary CRPF in the area and Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) was immediately summoned to the spot. After being detected, the device was later destroyed without causing any damage […]
Dog menace
Thousands of street dogs have become a grave problem in Srinagar city for the people especially for children. As the government is looking the other way, there have been lot of cases young boys and girls were hospitalized due to dog bites. In the evening hours and morning hours it is very difficult for the […]
Remove security personnel around Kamaal, Khalida, Shah: HC directs Govt
J&K High Court on Tuesday directed the government to withdraw immediately the security personnel deputed in and around the residential houses of National Conference leader Mustafa Kamaal, president Awami National Conference Begum Khalida Shah and her son Muzaffar Shah. A division bench of Justice D S Thakur and Justice Sanjeev Kumar asked the government to […]
Coronavirus: All anganwari centres in Kashmir closed
Srinagar Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Khan has ordered closure of all anganwari centers across Kashmir till further orders. The closure of the centres is a preventive measure taken as part of Jammu and Kashmir government’s larger efforts to keep the children safe from the threat of coronavirus. KL
Sher e Kashmir a political Titan, his legacy will continue to resonate: NC
Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Minority and Legal cell on Tuesday expressed dismay over the efforts to belittle the contribution of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah by the present regime and called him a political Titan whose legacy and struggle against tyranny will continue to resonate among the people of J&K. Discarding the measure, NC said, […]
CRPF trooper injured in Pulwama grenade blast
Srinagar A paramilitary trooper was injured after unknown persons lobbed a grenade on police station Kakpora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday evening. A police official said that suspected militants attacked the police station with the grenade. “In the blast one CRPF trooper Sonu Kumar of 41 bn sustained splinter injuries,” he said. The […]
DC Kulgam reviews preparedness, 24×7 control room established
KULGAM, MARCH 10: The Deputy Commissioner, Kulgam, Showkat Aijaz Bhat today chaired a meeting of officers to review arrangements put in place to tackle the Corona Virus threat in the district. The meeting was attended by ADDC, ADC, JD-Planning, CMO, MS District Hospital, CEO, BMOs, EOs and other concerned. During the meeting the DDC reviewed […]
41 locals who return from Iran, China quarantined, tests negative: DDC Budgam
Releases Rs. 5 lac for procurement of equipment for isolation wards BUDGAM, MARCH 10: District Development Commissioner (DDC), Budgam, Tariq Hussain Ganai today said that there is no need to panic as all the 41 Budgam residents who arrived from China and Iran have been quarantined and tested negative with no symptoms of infection of […]