Remove security personnel around Kamaal, Khalida, Shah: HC directs Govt
J&K High Court on Tuesday directed the government to withdraw immediately the security personnel deputed in and around the residential houses of National Conference leader Mustafa Kamaal, president Awami National Conference Begum Khalida Shah and her son Muzaffar Shah. A division bench of Justice D S Thakur and Justice Sanjeev Kumar asked the government to […]
Coronavirus: All anganwari centres in Kashmir closed
Srinagar Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Khan has ordered closure of all anganwari centers across Kashmir till further orders. The closure of the centres is a preventive measure taken as part of Jammu and Kashmir government’s larger efforts to keep the children safe from the threat of coronavirus. KL
Sher e Kashmir a political Titan, his legacy will continue to resonate: NC
Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Minority and Legal cell on Tuesday expressed dismay over the efforts to belittle the contribution of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah by the present regime and called him a political Titan whose legacy and struggle against tyranny will continue to resonate among the people of J&K. Discarding the measure, NC said, […]
CRPF trooper injured in Pulwama grenade blast
Srinagar A paramilitary trooper was injured after unknown persons lobbed a grenade on police station Kakpora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday evening. A police official said that suspected militants attacked the police station with the grenade. “In the blast one CRPF trooper Sonu Kumar of 41 bn sustained splinter injuries,” he said. The […]
DC Kulgam reviews preparedness, 24×7 control room established
KULGAM, MARCH 10: The Deputy Commissioner, Kulgam, Showkat Aijaz Bhat today chaired a meeting of officers to review arrangements put in place to tackle the Corona Virus threat in the district. The meeting was attended by ADDC, ADC, JD-Planning, CMO, MS District Hospital, CEO, BMOs, EOs and other concerned. During the meeting the DDC reviewed […]
41 locals who return from Iran, China quarantined, tests negative: DDC Budgam
Releases Rs. 5 lac for procurement of equipment for isolation wards BUDGAM, MARCH 10: District Development Commissioner (DDC), Budgam, Tariq Hussain Ganai today said that there is no need to panic as all the 41 Budgam residents who arrived from China and Iran have been quarantined and tested negative with no symptoms of infection of […]
DDC Kupwara kick starts plantation drive
KUPWARA, MARCH 10: District Development Commissioner (DDC), Kupwara, Anshul Garg kick started plantation drive by planting saplings of Deodar, Conifer, Chinar and Mulberry in the premises of District Administrative Complex , here today. Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Nazir Ahmad Lone and concerned district officers were present on the occasion. The DDC was informed that 30,800 […]
Coronavirus: Round-the-clock central control room established in Srinagar
With five helpline numbers and dedicated support staff which includes doctors the control room is well-equipped to handle multitasking SRINAGAR, MARCH 10: The round-the-clock control room established in Srinagar as part of arrangements put in place to prevent spread of novel coronavirus has made and received some 400 calls since Monday afternoon after it was […]
Female paramedic including two bodies found dead in Srinagar, Qazigund
Srinagar, Mar 10 (KNS): A female paramedic on Tuesday was found dead mysteriously in Soura area of Srinagar district. Meanwhile another dead body was found in Wanpoh area of Qazigund. Police has registered separate cases and started investigation. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), a nurse namely Afroza Akhtar of south Kashmir’s Duroo was found […]
Cong stays away as 6 Opp parties demand release of J&K leaders
IN A joint statement on Monday, six Opposition parties demanded the immediate release of former J&K chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti. Calling their detention a “blatant violation of their fundamental rights”, they said “democratic dissent is being muzzled by coercive administrative action”. The statement — which comes a day after former J&K minister Altaf Bukharilaunched a new regional political outfit, […]