482 covid-19 cases take covid-19 tally in J&K to over 26000 mark
Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday reported 482 fresh covid-19 cases, taking the total tally past 26000-mark in J&K. Official sources told GNS that among the cases, 106 were from Jammu and remaining from Kashmir Valley, taking the tally to 26413. Giving district-wise breakup of the cases, official sources told GNS Srinagar 88, Baramulla 26, Pulwama […]
Stop taking policy decisions in haste, end anti youth approach: Altaf Bukhari
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Wednesday vehemently opposed the J&K government decision to subsume engineering wings of various departments into Public Works Department saying that the move will create too much of mess and confusion on the ground. In a statement issued here, Bukhari, who has himself remained […]
North Kashmir Attack: Army Man Injured, Hospitalised
SRINAGAR: At least one army personnel was injured in attack on army at Hygam area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday. An official said that militants fired at joint forces party near Hygam area of Sopore town of the district. He said that in the attack one army personnel sustained injuries and […]
Militants attack forces party in north Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Suspected militants on Wednesday fired at the forces party in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. An official said that militants fired at joint forces party near Hygam area of Sopore town of the district. Soon after the attack, the area was cordoned off and a manhunt launched to nab the attackers. More details awaited. KL
Azaad Lalhari involved in killing of police constable killed in Pulwama: DGP
Srinagar: Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh on Wednesday said Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Commander Azaad Lalhari of Pulwama was killed in a gunfight at Kamrazipora area in the south Kashmir. “Azaad Lalhari was involved in the killing of police head constable Anoop Singh on 22 May 2020 at Prichu Pulwahma where he fired at a Naka party,” […]
LOCKDOWN EXTENDED
Administration has decided to extend lockdown for another week in Srinagar giving rising cases of Covid-19 as a reason. Government has been very prompt in clampdowns and lockdowns but has failed to handle restoration in normalcy in Kashmir so far. Earlier the same administration in an apparent push for Amarnath yatra decided to open all […]
Muharram ceremonies to be held as per norms set up by medical authorities: Ittihadul Muslimeen
Srinagar: This year traditional Muharram ceremonies will be held as per norms set up by the medical authorities in view of the raging Covid-19 pandemic, Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM) announced on Tuesday. The Executive Council of the party met here to deliberate on the issue and chart out a strategy to follow during […]
Soldier killed in Pulwama gunfight
Pulwama: A soldier was killed in a gunfight with militants in Kamrazipora area of Pulwama during wee hours of Wednesday. An official said that one among two soldiers who received bullet injuries during exchange of fire at around 2:30 am at Kamrazipora succumbed to his injuries while the other is stable. The slain soldier has […]
National Conference Leaders Not Detained: J&K Officials Tell High Court
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has informed the high court that none of the 16 National Conference leaders, for whom the party’s president Farooq Abdullah and vice-president Omar Abdullah had filed a bunch of habeas corpus petitions seeking their release, had been detained and that they were free to move “with certain precautions” as […]
NC seeks time bound probe into Shopian encounter
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Tuesday demanded a time-bound, impartial probe into the incident of three missing laborers from Rajouri who as per unverified reports were killed in an encounter in Shopian. In a joint statement, Members of Parliament Muhammad Akbar Lone and Hasnain Masoodi while expressing concern over the claims of the family […]