PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
UT administration has been stressing on the public participation for the overall development in Jammu and Kashmir. In the present circumstances especially when the government has re-imposed lockdown in many parts of Srinagar city and other parts of Kashmir valley, to appeal people to participate seems farfetched. However, the government in these difficult times is […]
Lightning kills three in Poonch
On Tuesday, a lightning strike killed three persons, including a young couple, in a remote village in Poonch district of Jammu, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). Unnamed officials told GNS that last night, at around 11:30 pm, lightning struck Gumsar Dhoke in Surankote area of the Poonch district, killing three persons […]
4 More Die of COVID, JK toll rose to 260
With the fresh four COVID-19 related deaths, the fatalities touched 260 in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Official sources informed Kashmir Despatch that, a 70-year-old woman from Lalbazar Srinagar, a 90-year-old man from Pattan Baramulla, a 43-year-old man from Parigam Pulwama and a 50-year-old from Mirbazar Kulgam died due to COVID-19 sofar in […]
Biggest single-day spike of 751 Covid-19 cases takes J&K tally to 14650
Jammu and Kashmir reported biggest single-day spike in covid-19 infections on Monday with 751 additions including 51 CRPF personnel, 16 from ACB headquarters and ten pregnant women. Among the fresh cases, 240 were reported from Jammu and 511 from Kashmir which also include three BSF men and as many policemen and seven minors including one […]
Ferrying non local laborers to JK without COVID19 test will jeopardize the wellbeing of locals and theirs as well: Kamal
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Monday expressed concern over the ferrying of non local laborers from outside to Kashmir without mandatory COVID19 testing and subsequent quarantine. In a statement, to KNS, Party’s Additional General Secretary Dr Sheikh Mustafa Kamal said the ruling regime in J&K is busy in the realization of misplaced priorities at […]
Amid spike in COVID positive cases, Covid19 testing outside brick kiln workers will overburden health facilities
At a time when COVID testing laboratories are already overburdened with the testing of samples after Kashmir witnessed a steep spike in COVID positive cases, Government has allowed entry of thousands of Brick Kilin workers from outside. According to the official figures, it is estimated that since July 14 with 60 to 70 buses carrying […]
Class IV posts: JKSSB’s Portal records 1,91,810 registrations; 99,910 candidates submit online application so far
Till today morning, 1,91,810 Registrations have been done by the candidates on JKSSB’s Online Portal, since the commencement of online application submission from 10th July, 2020 and 99,910 candidates completed their online application submission process for Class IV posts. It has been noted that about 89,000 unique visitors visited the online application portal of JKSSB […]
Two structures gutted in Khansaheb, Budgam
Two residential accommodations were gutted on Monday in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. According to reports reaching to Kashmir News Service (KNS), a fire broke out in Krimshore area of Khansaheb Budgam district that damaged a residential house while another house was partially damaged in the incident. The house owner identified as Rouf Ahmad Mir and […]
PDD employee electrocuted to death in Sopore
A lineman of the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (erstwhile Power Development Department) died of electrocution in Yaseen Colony Arampora Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday. An official said that Sanaullah Dar (45) of Seloo Sopore received an electric shock while repairing an electric line at Yaseen colony area of Arampora Sopore . […]
Srinagar man arrested for jumping checkpoint in Budgam
A man was arrested by police after he allegedly ignored the signal to stop at a security checkpoint in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. “At about 08:40 pm, a police naka party at Beerwah Chowk in Budgam signalled a car bearing Delhi registration number to stop, but the driver ignored the signal and tried […]