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 […]
Timely seed distribution and prompt extension service sustains Agriculture activity in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, May 16: With about 70% population directly or indirectly involved with Agriculture and rural population primarily dependent on this activity, the Agriculture Production department has been taking steps to reach out to the farmers in Kashmir to ensure that this activity carries on unhindered during the lockdown and covid-19 situation. Agriculture department is trying to […]
Govt arranges 20 Special buses to evacuate 470 JK migrant labourers from Haryana
52396 JK residents return through Lakhanpur, 9243 through special trains Daily truck arrival with industrial raw material & construction material crosses 2100 mark; 61651 trucks enters since COVID-19 lockdown JAMMU, MAY 16: The government has embarked upon Haryana-Migrant Workers Evacuation Plan to evacuate 470 J&K migrant labourers from 12 districts of Haryana stranded there due […]
COVID-19: Kashmir records another death, J-K toll reaches 12
Srinagar: The death toll due to deadly Coronavirus mounted to 12 in Jammu and Kashmir today as one more positive patient died at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura, officials said. Medical superintendent SKIMS, Dr Farooq Jan told that a positive patient who hails from Chadoora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district has died at […]
NIA chargesheets three slain Hizb men, 3 OGWs
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday filed a chargesheet in the murder of BJP state secretary Anil Parihar and his brother Ajeet Parihar by suspected Hizbul Mujahideen militants in Kishtwar district in 2018. Kishtwar killings The Parihar brothers were shot point-blank outside their house on November 1, 2018 The Hizb militants, who murdered the […]