6 more deaths in J&K take COVID-19 toll to 341
Srinagar: The COVID-19 death toll has risen to 341 in Jammu and Kashmir after six fresh fatalities related to the disease were reported since last night, officials said on Wednesday. They said that two deaths were reported at SMHS hospital here this morning and include a 52-year-old woman from Budgam and a 75-year-old man from […]
Book on sacrifices, flag-hoisting in all J&K panchayats — BJP’s plans to mark 5 August
New Delhi: The BJP is planning to release a book, Mission Accomplished, “chronicling the struggles and sacrifice of BJP leaders in J&K from 1949 right up until 2019”, apart from a host of events to mark the first anniversary of Jammu and Kashmir losing its special status. The Modi government had on 5 August last year scrapped Article 370 […]
It’s Not Just Kashmir, But India That Needs A Solution: Sanjay Kak
Sanjay Kak, documentary film maker and, by virtue of that, a classic participant-observer in the field of politics, has been immersed in the Kashmir matrix all his life. Here, he responds to the situation in the Valley post August 5, 2019—an ‘era’ of siege, as he calls it. An interview with Sunil Menon: Life in the […]
Centre to SC: Need to verify L-G statement on no objection to 4G
THE CENTRE on Tuesday sought time from the Supreme Court to verify Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor G C Murmu’s statement favouring restoration of 4G internet services in the Union Territory. The Indian Express reported on July 26 that the J&K administration has told the Union Ministry of Home Affairs that it does not have any objection to […]
Delegation from Sunderbani meets Lt Governor
JAMMU, JULY 28: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu met a delegation from Sunderbani, Rajouri led by Block Development Council Chairman, Sh. Arun Kumar Sharma at Raj Bhavan here today. The delegation submitted a host of issues including the establishment of blood bank at SDH Sunderbani, operationalisation of Grid Station Siot, installation of a filtration plant […]
“Interference”: Election Body Objects To J&K Lt. Governor’s Poll Remark
New Delhi: Decisions on timing of elections can only be made by the Election Commission of India, the commission said today in a hard-hitting statement after media reports quoting Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant-Governor GC Murmu that elections in the union territory can be held after the ongoing delimitation exercise. Elections have not been held in […]
Intel Agencies Warn Of Possible Terror Attack In Ayodhya On August 5
New Delhi: There is a possibility of terror attacks at the ground-breaking ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on August 5 and the Independence Day programme, sources said. Intelligence agencies also say the attack can coincide with the anniversary of the Centre’s scrapping of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 […]
DAK condoles demise of Dr Shabir who died of COVID-19
Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Tuesday condoled the sad demise of a doctor from north Kashmir’s Bandipora district who died of COVID-19. DAK expressed deep condolence with the bereaved family and prayed for the departed soul. President DAK, Dr Suhail Naik said Dr Shabir Ahmad Malik, Medical Officer, RBSK in Block Gurez in Bandipora was infected […]
Bulletin on Novel CoronaVirus (COVID-19)
JK reports 489 new positive cases, 10885 recovered so far JAMMU, JULY 28: The Government on Tuesday informed that 489 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 134 from Jammu division and 355 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 18879. […]
SMC launches an extensive sanitation drive ahead of Eid-ul-Azha
Srinagar Municipal Corporation today launched an extensive two day sanitation special drive for upcoming Eid The drive took off from SK park in presence of Commissioner SMC Mr Gazanfar Ali who was accompanied by several other SMC officers including Joint Commissioner Adm Syed Abul Qasim ,Secretary SMC Sofi Akbar, Chief Sanitation Officer Mudasir Banday and […]