DM issues slew of directions aimed at preventing spread of coronavirus infection in Srinagar
Directions issued under disaster management act 2005 after declaration of coronavirus as notified disaster and epidemic SRINAGAR, MARCH 17: In the wake of the Government of India’s declaration of the coronavirus infection as a notified disaster under the disaster management act 2005 and the personal protective equipment as essential commodities under the essential commodities act […]
Centre presents Budget of over Rs 1 lakh crore for J&K
Srinagar The Centre on Tuesday presented Rs 1,01,428 crore budget for Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the Parliament which is empowered to approved budgetary allocations for the union territories with legislatures when they are without elected governments. The government also presented a separate expenditure plan of Rs 55,317.81 crore for the last five […]
Power Shutdown
SRINAGAR, MARCH 17: According to Power Controller, Kashmir Province, to carry out cutting of Chinar trees at Estate Dharambugh, Kralpora, the power will remain off in the areas fed by 33 KV Pampore-Charar Sharif on March 18 from 10 AM to 4 PM. Similarly, to carry out thickening, twining of conductor from receiving station Magam […]
Police custody of Kashmiri couple accused of IS links extended
A Delhi court on Tuesday extended by seven days the police custody of a Kashmiri couple and another accused who were arrested for having alleged links with an ISIS module. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmendra Rana sent the trio to the custody of police. Jahanjeb Sami and his wife Hina Bashir Beg were arrested by the […]
Amid COVID-19 scare, Kashmiris appeal authorities to restore 4G internet
Srinagar: Ever since the coronavirus scare has reached the Kashmir valley, people from various quarters of life have called on the authorities to resume 4G services in the region that has been bereft of high speed internet for over seven months now. The appeals have multiplied ever since the administration ordered a slew of measures to […]
79 militancy-related incidents in J&K since abrogation of Article 370
New Delhi, Mar 17 (PTI) A total of 79 terrorist incidents have taken place in Jammu and Kashmir ever since the central government abrogated Article 370, which gave special status to the erstwhile state, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. However, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said, no major terror attack […]
No of migrants from J-K residing in parts of country is 64,951
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that the number of registered migrant families from Jammu and Kashmir currently residing in Jammu is 43,618, in Delhi/NCR is 19,338 and in other States/UTs is 1,995. Hence, the total number of registered migrant families residing in Union […]
Coronavirus: DAK appeals people to avoid unnecessary visits to hospitals
Srinagar, 17 March 2020: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday appealed people to limit their visits to hospitals across Jammu and Kashmir to prevent and curtail transmission of the Covid-19—that has been declared pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO). In a statement, President DAK, Dr Suhail Naik said hospitals remain abuzz with hundreds of […]
Pandurang Kondbarao Pole is new Div Com Kashmir
The government on Tuesday appointed Pandurang Kondbarao Pole, Secretary to the Government, Department of Food, Civil, Supplies and Consumer Affairs, as Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir. A 2001-batch IAS officer will replace Baseer Ahmad Khan who has been appointed as 4th advisor to lieutenant governor irish Chandra Murmu.Beside appointment of the Pole as Divisional commissioner, the government […]
Those refusing to follow coronavirus prevention, treatment orders will be penalised: JK admin
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has declared the coronavirus infection an epidemic and said any person who refuses to follow orders on prevention or treatment of the disease would be dealt under the law. This was declared in a four-page notification issued by the Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education Department, Atal Dulloo, following an […]