Businesses closed, public transport suspended as COVID-19 restrictions imposed in Budgam
Businesses remained closed while public transport services were suspended as the district administration imposed restrictions for five days to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said on Thursday. In wake of daily spike of Coronavirus cases, the Budgam district administration on Wednesday evening ordered the imposition of section 144 cr […]
COVID-19: India records highest spike in a day as more than 30,000 test positive
On Thursday, the country recorded the highest spike in the number of COVID-19 cases as more than 30,000 test positive for the virus, reported Press Trust of India. The overall tally has risen to 9,68,876, while the death toll climbed to 24,915 with 606 people succumbing to the disease, according to the Union Health Ministry data. […]
Congress ready for a ‘face saver’ for Pilot, he keeps them on the edge
Sachin Pilot, sacked as deputy chief minister and the state unit chief for leading a rebellion against the Ashok Gehlot government, hasn’t taken up the Congress on its offer to head back to Jaipur along with the other rebel lawmakers sequestered in a Gurugram on the outskirts of national capital Delhi. On Wednesday, the Congress […]
Abdul Ghani Mir appointed ADGP law and order
The Jammu and Kashmir government has posted Abdul Ghani Mir as Additional director general of police (ADGP) law and order in the union territory. An order vide no. (144-JK(Home) of 2020) issued late on Wednesday night by the Union Territory’s home department said that Abdul Ghani Mir IPS (JK-1994 batch) is posted as ADGP law […]
Covid-19 Claims 3 More Lives in Kashmir, J&K Toll 211
Kokernag Woman Tests Positive Posthumously, Days After Hundreds Participated In Her Funeral Srinagar, July 16: Kashmir Valley reported three more covid-19 related deaths, taking the fatality count due to the virus to 211, officials said on Thursday. Two of the fatalities were reported from SKIMS Soura and include a 65-year-old man from Khajabagh Baramulla […]
Army soldier wounded in low-intensity explosion near LoC in J&K’s Rajouri
An army man sustained minor injuries in a low-intensity explosion possibly due to an anti-personnel landmine in Kalal area of Nowshera sector of Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Thursday. They said that a team of army soldiers was on routine duty along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kalal when a […]
Former MLC calls on Lt Governor
SRINAGAR, JULY 15: Sh. Zaffar Manhas, former MLC today called on Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu here at the Raj Bhavan. Sh. Manhas projected various developmental issues of Shopian District pertaining to strengthening of road network; construction of bridge at Zarkan, Keller; Power Receiving Station, Keller; Health Centre, Gattipora and other issues of public importance. […]
Minor drowns to death in Baramulla
An 11 years old boy died due to drowning in a river sukhnag in Rambil singhpora area of north Kashmir’s baramulla district on Wensday . The deceased was identified as irfan Ali dar Son of Shabir Ali Dar resident of Trehgam Malikpora sumbal. Reports reaching to KNS, said irfan Ali, drowned in sukhnag stream at […]
SEBCC given wide powers to address issues of socially, educationally backward classes in J&K: Justice (Retd) Sharma
Jammu and Kashmir Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Commission (SEBCC) has been given wide range of powers to look into the issues of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the J&K. This was stated by Chairman SEBCC, Justice (Retd) GD Sharma during a press conference here today. Justice Sharma also […]
Covid 19 cannot be controlled by closing shops
Kashmir Trade Alliance has termed the lockdown as mere shutter down and said that restricting only traders and shopkeepers to their homes would not curb the growing cases of the Covid-19. According to statement issued to KNS reads, President Kashmir Trade Alliance Ajaz Shahdhar said “Administration decided to start the second phase of the lockdown […]