Defence minister Rajnath Singh visits Amarnath cave shrine in Kashmir Himalayas
Defence minister Rajnath Singh, who is on a 2-day visit to Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, on Saturday morning visited the Amarnath cave shrine to pay obeisance and perform Puja. Reports said Singh was accompanied by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and Army chief General MM Naravane. Singh had on Friday […]
LOCKDOWN AGAIN
Srinagar city is again under lockdown to arrest the growing trend of coronavirus positive cases. In this direction Strict lockdown restrictions were re-imposed in most parts of Kashmir, including in the city here, there has been a surge in COVID-19 cases in the valley. Strict restrictions have been imposed in Srinagar and other parts of […]
BJP demands CBI probe into audio tapes released by Congress amid Rajasthan crisis
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday lashed out at the Congress and demanded to know if the phones of state leaders in Rajasthan are being tapped amid an alleged conspiracy to topple the Ashok Gehlot government. The party also demanded an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the allegations made by the […]
COVID-19: 80-yr-old woman from Bandipora dies; J-K toll 232
An 80-year-old COVID-19 positive woman from Bandipora died at a hospital in Srinagar, taking the fatality count due to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir to 232. Unnamed senior doctor at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS), octogenarian was admitted on 11 July as a case […]
Shopian gunfight: Three militants killed, operation continues
Three militants have been killed in an ongoing gunfight between militants and government forces in Amshipora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). An unnamed senior police officer told GNS that three militant bodies have been recovered so far in an ongoing operation. However, the […]
Lt Governor for decentralization of powers, empowerment at grass root level
Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today called for decentralization of powers for empowerment at grass root level. He underlined the importance of strengthening the democratic set up at grass root level to achieve the goal of good governance. The Lt Governor was interacting with the members of the Co-ordination Committee of Municipal Chairpersons and Presidents […]
Government response to previous lockdown a spectacular failure: Masoodi
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Friday said the COVID-19 crises has created an existential crises for poor who are facing penury and deprivation as economic activity has come to a grinding halt due to the anew lockdown in place, saying the administration has failed to lessen the sufferings of people. Party’s Member of Parliament […]
601 new COVID-19 cases in J&K, overall tally now 12757
Jammu and Kashmir on Friday reported 601 new COVID-19 cases, including 86 travelers, were reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, taking the total number of infections in the Union Territory to 12757. Among the cases, 137 were reported from Jammu division and 464 from Kashmir valley, reported news agency GNS. Giving district-wise details, officials […]
Amid spike in Covid19 cases, Hurriyat (M) seeks release of political prisoners
All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today demand that government must release all the political prisoners and other detainees taken into preventive custody unconditionally in view of the rising positive cases of Covid 19 in jails and detention centres across J&K. In a statement issued to KNS, APHC said there have […]
Not following COVID-19 protocols increasing patients, overburdening health infrastructure: DAK
Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Friday said that not adhering to protocols is exponentially increasing COVID-19 patients and subsequently overburdening health infrastructure. President DAK, Dr Suhail Naik said that while managing a pandemic of such a huge magnitude, manpower or infrastructure becomes limiting factor which has happened in many developed countries having better healthcare. “We are […]