Combating COVID-19: Massive Screening cum Sampling Drive for Traders Dealing with Essential Commodities Launched in B’la
Baramulla, May 17 (KNS): Continuing its battle against the outbreak of Pandemic COVID-19, district administration Baramulla has launched a massive screening cum sampling drive wherein all such traders including bakers, butchers, vegetable vendors and others directly associated with the people through the sale of essential commodities, shall be screened for the virus. The move has […]
Soz writes letter to Mamta requests her to facilitate Kashmir stranded residents
Srinagar, May 17 (KNS): Former union minister professor Saif U Din Soz on Sunday said that he had wrote a letter to Chief Minister of West Bengal requested her to facilitate travel of those Kashmiris, who want to return home, immediately due to Corona Virus. A letter issued to KNS reads “In my letter to […]
Kashmir: Probe Ordered Against Man Who Received Rs 27 Lakh Donation In 24 Hours
A court in Jammu and Kashmir has directed the police to launch an investigate against a person who sought help from people on social media claiming his family was surviving only on water for many days and they don’t have any food. Moved by the plight of the Shabir Ahmad Shah, a driver, who uploaded […]
KPC concerned over job losses to journalists, delays in salaries amid financial stress on Kashmir media industry
Srinagar, May 17 (KNS): The Kashmir Press Club is concerned over the grim situation emerging due to the Covid-19 pandemic as the lockdown has seen job losses to journalists, non-payment or delays in salaries besides effecting overall financial health of the media industry in Kashmir Valley. Noting that the pandemic has catapulted the entire media […]
Army jawan, militant killed in Doda encounter
By: Javaid Malik Doda: On Sunday in Postapotra village in Gundana area of Doda one army jawan and Hizb militant was killed so far while the operation was going on. Army spokesman told some news agencies that one of their jawans received gunshot wound when they were marching towards the hideout and he later succumbed […]
Govt schedules COVID special trains to pick up stranded JK residents from Karnataka, Gujarat, AP, Teleangana
The government has scheduled several COVID special trains to bring back the residents of Jammu and Kashmir, stranded in various other states due to lockdown, to relieve those unfortunate people of their hardships they are facing because of the global pandemic. For the stranded people in Karnatka, the administration has arranged train for J&K from […]
PSAJK condemns behaviour of non-stakeholders to defame education sector
65000 private employees get salaries from school fee collection Srinagar, May 16 (KNS): Private Schools Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) has strongly condemned the statements and misleading facts propagated by certain non-stakeholders and people of vested interests regarding the collection of fee by private schools. According to statement issued to KNS, the Association said […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
JK records 108 new positive cases and 01 death today, 542 cases recovered till date JAMMU, MAY 16: The Government Saturday informed that 108 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 22 from Jammu division and 86 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and […]
District Administration Pulwama uses Drone to check deforestation and timber smuggling
Pulwama, May 16 (KNS): For the first time District Administration Pulwama made use of drone to have an aerial view of the deforested area along with tracing the trails of illegal timber smuggling. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), District Administration has procured hi-tech drones to keep necessary check on illegal mining illegal felling of […]
After Bangladesh, JK govt seeks evacuation of UT residents from Oman, Dubai and Iran
CS writes to Foreign Secy JAMMU, MAY 16: After the evacuation of JK students from the neighbouring country Bangladesh amid Covid pandemic, Jammu and Kashmir Government has approached the Centre with the request to bring back the UT residents stranded in Oman, Dubai and Iran under its ‘Vande Bharat Mission’. In this regard, J&K, Chief […]