COVID-19: Muharram processions including Ashoora suspended in Kashmir
Anjuman Shari Shia suspended Muharram processions including Ashoora due to COVID-19 pandemic in Kashmir. Informed by Aga Syed Mujtaba, the son of Shari Shian President Aga Syed Hasan Almosvi Alsafvi, during a press conference in Srinagar, he said: “We appeal to believers not to take out Muharram processions in wake of the Covid-19 crisis. It […]
L-G wants prompt public redressal system in J&K
Directs officers to mitigate public suffering at the earliest. Srinagar: Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha has launched a public contact programme in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and held meetings at Reasi and Jammu on Thursday and Friday respectively. Reports said that he expressed dismay over the handling of issues of the public by the […]
Bulletin on Novel CoronaVirus (COVID-19)
JK reports 610 new positive cases, 24398 recovered so far JAMMU, AUGUST 22: The Government on Saturday informed that 610 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 118 from Jammu division and 492 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 31981. […]
Class IV posts: JKSSB’s Portal records 6,04,500 registrations; 3,23,000 candidates submit online application so far
JAMMU, AUGUST 22: Till today morning 6,04,500 Registrations have been done by the candidates on JKSSB’s Online Portal, since the commencement of online application submission from 10th July, 2020 and 3,23,000 candidates completed their online application submission process for Class IV posts. Also 1,16,500 applications have been submitted online for the post of Accounts Assistant. […]
Shaleen Kabra visits Shopian; reviews ongoing development works, implementation of schemes
SHOPIAN, AUGUST 22:- Principal Secretary, Home, Shaleen Kabra, today visited Shopian and held a review meeting with officers and officials of various departments to assess the status of ongoing development works besides taking stock of implementation of other schemes in the district. Principal Secretary, who is also the Administrative Secretary in charge of Shopian district, […]
Lt Governor reviews progress on Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla railway line
Railways assures completion of project by 15th Aug, 2022 Ask railways to prepare DPR of both Jammu-Poonch and Baramulla-Kupwara railway lines JAMMU, AUGUST 22: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today took a review meeting of the 272 Km long Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line, being built at a cost of Rs 27,949 Crores, at Civil Secretariat here. The […]
Sajad Lone expresses satisfaction over joint statement issued by Gupkar Declaration signatories
J&K Peoples Conference Chairman Sajad Gani Lone on Saturday expressed satisfaction over the stand of signatories of Gupkar Declaration and said party believes that only collective mechanism is the way out to get the taken away rights back. Taking to micro blogging twitter, Lone tweeted, “A very satisfying day. We firmly believe that a collective […]
Jammu-Srinagar National Highway reopens after two-day closure
Banihal/Jammu: The 270-km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway reopened on Saturday after remaining closed for the past two days owing to multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains, officials said. The highway got blocked at over a dozen places between Udhampur and Banihal on Thursday, leaving thousands of vehicles stranded. “The highway was cleared for one-way traffic around 10 […]
Pharmacist, eight others die of COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir, toll reaches 612
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported nine more covid-19 related deaths since overnight, taking the fatality count to 612 in J-K. Among those who succumbed to the virus include five from Kashmir Valley including a 56-year-old pharmacist and four others from Jammu division. Reports said that a 60-year-old woman from Kishtwar, a 70-year-old man Marh in […]
Gupkar declaration signatories issue joint statement: ‘will strive for restoration of Article 370, 35 A’
While calling the abrogation of Article 370 as an unconstitutional move, the signatories of Gupkar declaration, which include, among others, Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, G A Mir, Yousuf Tarigami, Muzaffar Shah and Sajad Lone, on Saturday issued a joint statement, said they will strive for the restoration of Articles 370 and 35A, the Constitution of […]