Militants fire upon Army vehicle in Pulwama village, no loss of life or injury
Srinagar: Suspected militants fired upon army Casper in Drabgam area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. The militants fired upon the Army vehicle from an orchard in the village, however in this incident no loss of life or injury was reported. The forces cordoned off the whole area to nab the attackers. (GNS)
August 5 ‘black day’ for mainstream also: Nayeem Akhtar
Denouncing the decisions taken on August 5, 2019, senior PDP leader and former Minister of J&K Nayeem Akhtar termed August 5 “black day” for mainstream politics also besides common masses. In a conversation with national print media, PDP leader said that the decisions taken on August 5, 2019 were not only a setback for new […]
J&K L-G misquoted on polls, says Raj Bhawan
A day after the Election Commission of India took cognisance of Lt-Governor GC Murmu’s reflections on the Assembly elections, an official spokesperson for Raj Bhawan came out with a clarification. He said with reference to the statement issued by the EC in response to various news reports attributed to the Lt-Governor, he had been “misquoted […]
China logs another 105 Covid-19 cases in new surge, silent about virus link in Xinjiang
China logged 105 new Covid-19 cases, 102 of them locally transmitted, for July 29, up from 101 cases for Tuesday and marking more than 100 cases for two consecutive days for the first time in months. Of the new infections, the national health commission (NHC) said, 96 were from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) […]
100 bedded block coming up at District Hospital Kishtwar
DDC inspects pace of ongoing work KISHTWAR, JULY 29: District Development Commissioner, Rajinder Singh Tara today inspected pace of progress on100 bedded block, here at District Hospital Complex. He was accompanied by Deputy General Manager, JKPCC, Raman Sahni, Medical Superintendent, District Hospital, Dr. Parveez Iqbal Wani, Executive Engineer, PWD, Romesh Kumar and others. The DDC […]
JK reports 540 new positive cases, 11322 recovered so far
JAMMU, JULY 29: The Government on Wednesday informed that 540 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 151 from Jammu division and 389 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 19419. Also 15 COVID-19 deaths have been reported; 01 from Jammu […]
DSEJ hosts webinar to disseminate information about PMSSS among Students, other stakeholders
JAMMU, JULY 29: To address the difficulties faced by the students of UT of J&K related to Prime Minister Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS), Directorate of School Education Jammu, today organised an online interactive session in which detailed information about PMSSS (20-21) was given to the senior secondary students, parents, Nodal Officers PMSSS, Head of Institutes […]
Why Is Chinese Company Involved In J&K Smart Metering Project, Asks Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday questioned the government over a Chinese company’s engagement in a smart metering project of the Jammu and Kashmir government and demanded answers as to what was the compulsion. Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera alleged that Chinese company Dongfang has received a sub-contract for smart metering of power meters in Jammu […]
Teenage girl dies by suicide in Srinagar
A teenage girl hanged herself to death in her home at Natipora area of Srinagar late on Tuesday evening, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). Unnamed officials told the agency that an 18-year-old girl, whose name has been withheld, hanged herself to death at her home in Azad Basti, Natipora Srinagar yesterday […]
EID-UL-ADHA
Eid-ul-Adha is round the corner and the government has decided to keep all the main masjids, shrines closed so that no huge gatherings are not held in this pandemic period. Rapid increase covid-19 positive cases alerted the government and they re-imposed lockdown in a strict manner in the entire Kashmir valley. Already the authorities have […]