Looking other way
There is no doubt to the fact that when the mainstream political leaders including former chief ministers were arrested during the intervening night of August 4 and 5, 2019, most of the political leadership and civil society members remained mum on these developments. Even many lawmakers from Congress welcomed the move of the BJP government […]
Srinagar doctor dies of cardiac arrest in south Kashmir
A doctor died due to a massive cardiac arrest in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday afternoon. A local news gathering agency Kashmir News Observer quoting chief medical officer Anantnag, Mukhtar Ahmad Shah reported that the doctor namely Aashiq Hussain from Lal Bazar area of Srinagar suffered a massive cardiac arrest at his clinic in […]
PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti re-elected as party president
The former chief minister of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state was on Monday re-elected as the president of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Mehbooba has been the party president since 2016, after succeeding her father Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, who passed away in January 2016. PDP spokesman said that […]
84 fresh covid-19 cases in J&K
Srinagar: Thirty-five travellers were among 84 fresh covid-19 cases reported even as there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. Among the fresh cases, they said, 16 from Jammu Division and 68 from Kashmir Valley, taking the fresh overall case tally to […]
Power shutdown
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 20: Chief Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL, Jammu has informed that to execute work of Erection of poles, the power supply to Vijaypur and Samba Industry and their adjoining areas, Alstrong, Khanderi, Zee Pharma, Dewan Brewary, Racket will remain affected on February 21 from 9 am to 3 pm. Similarly, for Branch Cutting/ Preventive Maintenance […]
JK reports 68 new positive cases, 123129 recovered so far
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 20: The Government on Saturday informed that 68 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 18 from Jammu division and 50 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 125783. Moreover, 70 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various […]
Three lottery sellers arrested for ‘cheating’ people in north Kashmir
Police arrested three lottery sellers for cheating people within the jurisdiction of police station Sogam in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said on Saturday. They said that based on a complaint from a woman from Takipora Lolab, Police arrested three lottery sellers identified as Mehrajudin Shah, Yawar Irshad Malla and Wasim Akram Badroo, all residents […]
After the visit
After the conclusion of the visit by the foreign envoys both mainstream political parties and Lt. Governor Administration feel that they have been able to convey their point to the visiting delegates. The JK administration did not invite the former chief ministers or the sitting MP’s but instead only invited recently elected DDC members in […]
Man’s body found in north Kashmir
Police on Saturday recovered body of a man in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Officials told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS) that body of the man identified as Mohammad Amin Tantary son of Abdul Jabar Tantary of Khnabal Handwara was recovered from bus stand Handwara. They said the body bears […]
Principal Secretary to Lt Governor, Nitishwar Kumar chairs weekly review meeting
Calls for promotion of digital initiatives on social media JAMMU, FEBRUARY 19: Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor, Nitishwar Kumar today conducted a review meeting to assess progress on various development projects and digital initiatives by departments and district administrations of J&K, here at the Civil Secretariat today. During the meeting, Deputy Commissioners shared the […]