DC Srinagar conducts surprise inspection of City markets, oversees implementation of Covid-19 SOPs
On spot Covid tests of over 100 persons not wearing Masks conducted, fine imposed SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 06: In wake of recent rise in Covid-19 positive case in some particular areas of Srinagar district, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, Saturday conducted a surprise inspection of various areas of City to inspect the implementation […]
Everyday more draconian laws are brought in: Mehbooba
Former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party leader Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday alleged that “everyday more draconian laws are brought in with the sole purpose of suffocating people into silence.” Mufti said on twitter this in response to the reports that CRPF has taken over several marriage halls in Srinagar. “After placing security bunkers at every […]
Politicians react to the stationing of CRPF in marriage halls
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar Many mainstream political leaders have reacted to the stationing of additional CRPF companies in community marriage halls in Srinagar as the government recently reviewed the security set up and decided to station additional forces due to the increase in militancy related incidents. Former Chief Minister and PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti […]
West Indies’ Dwayne Bravo to retire after World Cup
ABU DHABI: West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo said he will retire from international cricket after their final Super 12 game at the Twenty20 World Cup against Australia on Saturday. Holders West Indies were eliminated from contention for the semi-finals on Thursday following defeat by Sri Lanka. Bravo, who had come out of retirement to help […]
Taliban confirm reports of four women killed in northern Afghanistan
Four women have been found dead in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, a spokesman for Afghanistan’s Taliban government said on Saturday, following reports that activists had been killed. Two suspects have been arrested after the four bodies were found at a house in the city’s fifth police district, interior ministry spokesman Qari Saeed Khosti said […]
Delhi: Air Quality Improves As Higher Wind Speed Flushes Out Pollution
Weather experts on Saturday informed that owing to higher wind speed, the air quality in the national capital has improved slightly. The wind is expected to flush out pollutants further over the next two days. Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) Sameer app,showed that the city’s air quality index (AQI) stood at 449 in the severe […]
Mughal Road Reopens After Snow, Landslide Clearance
Poonch: Traffic on Mughal Road, connecting Shopian and Poonch-Rajouri districts, was restored after remaining closed for a day, officials said on Saturday. DySP Traffic Rajouri-Poonch Range Aftab Bukhari said that the thoroughfare was opened aftrer clearance of landslides and snow this morning. The vehicular traffic was allowed on historic route on July 5 […]
Two killed in shootout, one critically injured in Jammu outskirts
Two persons were killed and one seriously injured when some ‘unidentified’ gunmen fired at them from Ak-47 rifle on Friday morning in Arnia belt here in the city outskirts. Police sources said that two persons died on the spot and one suffered critical injuries when they were shot at by some ‘unidentified’ persons in Kothe […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
JK reports 109 new positive cases, 327311 recovered, 1,50,28,486 Covid doses administered so far SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 05: The Government today informed that 109 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 11 from Jammu division and 98 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and […]
JK Police arrests 4 drug peddlers, recovered contraband and NDPS
Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday arrested four drug peddlers and recovered contraband and cash from their possession in Pulwama district of south Kashmir. According to police spokesman, on a tip off police conducted a raid at a place in Prichoo pulwama and recovered 13 bottles of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance (NDPS) from the […]