COVID-19: Four more patients die in Kashmir, toll 125
The death toll due to the Novel Coronavirus has mounted to 125 in Jammu and Kashmir as four more patients died on Saturday due to the virus in the Union Territory, officials said. The four deceased patients include 65-year-old man from Handwara, 75-year-old man from Dailgam and 55-year-old man from Tangmarg Baramulla and 65-year-old man […]
Social stigma pushing up Covid deaths in Kashmir: DAK
Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday said fear of getting stigmatised leads to delay in seeking medical help which is the main reason for increase in number of Covid-19 deaths in Kashmir valley. “Patients arrive at hospitals only when their symptoms worsen,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “Early detection of […]
Div Com inspects proposed parking sites in Srinagar
SRINAGAR, JULY 03: In continuation to its efforts to address to the parking issues and de-congest Srinagar streets, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today visited city parts on second consecutive day to inspect proposed parking sites in summer capital. The Div Com visited M A Road, TRC, Polo View, Regal Chowk, Lambert Lane, […]
Navin Choudhary pitches for doubling farmers’ income through convergence, Atma Nirbhar Bharat
JAMMU, JULY 03: Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare, Navin K Choudhary, today emphasized on doubling farmers’ income through convergence and Atma Nirbhar Bharat Scheme in a meeting held at SKUAST-Jammu. Highlighting the decision of Government to eliminate Essential Commodities Act and allow direct marketing by farmers, Choudhary stressed upon the use […]
COVID-19: Kashmir reports one more death, J-K toll mounts to 118
Srinagar: A 70-year-old man from north Kashmir’s Baramulla district died on Friday afternoon at CD hospital, thus taking the overall toll of deaths due to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir to 118. Dr Saleem Tak, Medical Superintendent at Chest Disease (CD) hospital told a news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a 70-year-old man from […]
Srinagar can’t be militancy-free for ‘various reasons’: IGP Kashmir
Srinagar district cannot be militancy-free for “various reasons”, Inspector General of Police, Vijay Kumar, said on Friday. “Time and again I have been saying that any district where an encounter does not take place does not mean militants are not present there. The militants keep on changing their shelter and hideouts. We keep on generating […]
JKPs Cyber Cell Books Govt. Employee For Spreading ‘False Propaganda’ On Social Media
Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Cyber Cell on Friday said that it has identified many persons spreading “false propaganda” against government and has booked a person from north Kashmir’s Sopore town under relevant sections of law. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), while taking strong cognizance of misusing of social media plate forms against Government, JKPs […]
Authorities detain Adv Zahid Ali, booked under PSA
Authorities on Friday booked Advocate Zahid Ali under Public Safety Act (PSA) and shifted him to Central Jail Srinagar. According to family, Ali was taken away by police on June 30 from his residence Nehama, Pulwama and detained him at Police Station Kakapora. Later on he was moved to Srinagar Central Jail after PSA was […]
CONTAINING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
UT administration has been taking a number of measures to contain Covid-19 spread in Jammu and Kashmir and in this direction recently Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, convened a meeting at Civil Secretariat here to review the initiatives of additional strategies to combat Covid-19. Advisor sought feedback from all the Deputy Commissioners regarding steps being taken […]
Srinagar gunfight: One CRPF personnel injured, operation ongoing
Srinagar: A CRPF personnel has been injured in ongoing gunfight between militants and forces in Malbagh area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. A senior Police officer told GNS that a CRPF personnel has been injured in ongoing encounter, shifted to nearby hospital. Earlier, A joint team of Police and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Malbagh. […]