France says will deliver Rafale fighter jets to IAF on time despite Covid-19
France has said that it will deliver Rafale fighter jets to the Indian Air Force on time despite the challenges posed by the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. This was communicated to defence minister Rajnath Singh by his French counterpart Florence Parly during a phone call on Tuesday. “France reaffirmed its commitment to ensure timely delivery […]
PM Modi speaks to ‘friend’ Donald Trump on India’s inclusion in G-7
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday spoke to US President Donald Trump on the latter’s proposal to include India in the G-7 club of advanced economies. Trump has already extended an invitation to PM Modi to attend the next G-7 Summit that the US is hosting this time. Taking to Twitter, PM Modi said he had a “warm and productive […]
Govt sends back 35022 outbound migrant workers to different states, UTs
Jammu, June 2 (KNS): As part of evacuation of people of other states and UTs stranded in Jammu and Kashmir, 2 Shramik special trains carrying about 3537 migrant workers have left from Katra for Chhattisgarh today. With this, the total number of outbound migrant workers who have been sent back to their home states and […]
International flight from Muscat arrives at Srinagar with 157 passengers
Srinagar June 2 (KNS): On Day 9 of resumption of operation of routine domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 20 flights with 1818 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports which included an international flight with 157 passengers on board. A total of 251 passengers aboard 8 regular commercial flights arrived at […]
J&K Reports 117 New Covid-19, Tally Jumps To 2718
Srinagar Crosses 300 Mark, Now Only Behind Anantnag, Kulgam Srinagar, June 2 (GNS): Nine pregnant women were among 117 positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, taking the total number of patients to 2718 in J&K. Fifteen of the new cases were reported from Srinagar which takes the capital city’s tally to over 300 […]
Govt Polytechnic Jammu organizes online essay writing competition
JAMMU JUNE 02: Government Polytechnic Bikram Chowk, Jammu organized online essay writing competition as a part of campaign ‘Defeat Covid-19’ competition-VII. The topic for the online essay writing competition was “How to Spend time at Home in a useful way in the Lockdown period”. The students were advised to submit their entries to an email […]
Agri Deptt introduces mobile sale of vegetables
SRINAGAR, JUNE 02: As a Part of initiatives to reach out to the common citizens of the valley, the Agriculture Department Kashmir has procured many Mobile Refrigerated Vans which are being extensively used under present environment for carrying of fresh vegetables from the field to market and sold on subsidy rates so that the ill-effects […]
Ladakh Reports First Covid-19 Death As Former Minister’s Sample Returns Positive
Srinagar, June 2 (GNS): The swab samples of a former Union minister P Namgyal returned positive for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, making it the first case of covid-19 fatality in Ladakh. Three-time Congress MP from Ladakh, the 83-year-old had died yesterday and is survived by his wife and three daughters. Namgyal had returned […]
80 year old Baramulla woman tests positive for Covid-19 after death
Baramulla, June 2, KNT: An 80 year old woman from Baramulla who died of multiple ailments have been tested positive for Covid-19 infection. With the death of this elderly woman that death toll due to this lethal infection has reached 32. Among these 28 are from Kashmir. Chief Medical Officer Baramulla while confirming the […]
Educational Inertia
Education has been suffering in Jammu and Kashmir due to turmoil in past three decades in general. In particular since August 5, last year student community in Jammu and Kashmir has been at the receiving end of the situation as the clampdown of the central government resulted in closure of all educational institutions followed by […]