Release detainees ahead of Ramzan, demands PDP
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday demanded the release of all those who have been arrested and detained without any charges post August 5, 2019, ahead of holy month of Ramdan. In a statement issued here party spokesperson Tahir Syeed said that the continuous incarceration of hundreds of youth, political leaders and activists is a matter […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
20 new positive cases reported today, 64876 persons under surveillance Violence against healthcare service personnel punishable by imprisonment for 6 months to 7 years JAMMU, APRIL 23: The Government Thursday informed that 20 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 01 from Jammu division and 19 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking […]
8 more persons discharged after completing quarantine in Srinagar
1930 persons discharged so far after successfully completing their quarantine SRINAGAR, APRIL 23: Eight (8) more persons who were shifted into administrative quarantine in Srinagar two weeks ago were discharged Thursday after successfully completing their quarantine period. Concerned supervising officers oversaw their discharge and transportation to their respective homes. The group like all others before […]
Navin Choudhary calls for special focus on dev oriented schemes for farming community
Reviews finalization of CAPEX Budget 2020-21 for A&SH Deptt Asks for drafting guidelines to establish milk processing, fodder development plants in J&K JAMMU, APRIL 23: Principal Secretary, Animal and Sheep Husbandry, Navin Kumar Choudhary, today exhorted the officers to lay special focus on the formulation of development oriented schemes for farming community under CAPEX budget. […]
TIMBER SMUGGLING
There have been lot of media reports in the recent past from various parts of Jammu and Kashmir about the growing incidents of timber smuggling despite lockdown and restrictions. Recently district administration of Ganderbal acted when some videos went viral showing how in the forest compartment of Chettergul, green gold was been looted with help […]
Karwan-e-Mohabbat reaches LOC in Uri, distributes essential items
Uri, April 23 (KNS): Karwan-e-Mohabbat, a Delhi based non-governmental organization (NGO) on Wednesday reached-out to the needy living near the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector to distribute essential commodities. According to KNS, the NGO visited the villages like Shadra and Chappar in Kamalkote and Sukhdar area. On Tuesday, NGO visited Mothal village on […]
20 more test positive, J&K’s Covid-19 Tally jumps to 427
Srinagar, April 23 (GNS): Twenty people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, taking the number of the covid-19 patients in Jammu and Kashmir to 427. Officials sources told GNS that among them 18 were confirmed at SKIMS laboratory while one each at CD hospital and Jammu—pertaining to case from Ramban. Among the samples […]
‘The Assault Is on Journalism’: An Interview With Kashmiri Journalist Gowhar Geelani
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday booked Kashmiri author and journalist Gowhar Geelani on charges of “glorifying terrorism in Kashmir Valley”. Geelani is the third journalist against whom the J&K police has filed a First Information Report (FIR) in the last week. Thirty-eight-year-old Geelani has been a contributor to different international and regional publications and has […]
US signals growing unease with Pakistan, tightens export of nuclear byproducts
The United States has suspended the export of nuclear byproducts under a blanket general licensing system to Pakistan, whose history of nuclear proliferation has been a concern and has led to the blacklisting of many of its government agencies and private contractors. The decision announced in the government gazette called the Federal Register on Wednesday […]
Cabinet Approves Rs 15,000-crore For India’s COVID-19 Emergency Response, Health System Package
The Cabinet on Wednesday okayed Rs 15,000 crore for ‘India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package’ to mount an urgent response for containing the spread of the virus in India through development of dedicated treatment facilities and setting up laboratories among others. The fund will be utilized in three phases. Rs 7,774 crore, […]