Demanding regularisation, daily wagers start strike in J&K
Enraged over the new recruitment policy announced by the J&K government, hundreds of casual workers and daily wagers of different departments on Monday started a 48-hour indefinite strike. These agitating workers are demanding that before starting fresh recruitment of Class-IV employees, all deserving ‘over-aged’ casual workers and daily wagers should be regularised. “We are not […]
JKAP raises regularization demand of daily wagers with LG
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) senior leader Ghulam Hassan Mir on Monday raised the regularization demand of daily rated workers of Jammu and Kashmir with the Lieutenant Governor G.C Murmu and urged him to resolve the issue amicably with all the stakeholders in this regard. Mir, who talked to Lieutenant Governor, solicited his attention […]
COVID-19: Srinagar man dies in Ghaziabad hospital
Srinagar: A 65-year-old resident of the city, who was in New Delhi following his treatment in Amritsar, has died due to COVID-19 on Monday. Family members of the deceased told a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the man who had gone for medical check up to Amritsar was tested positive yesterday. The […]
Army man killed in cross LoC firing in Rajouri
An army personnel was killed as Pakistani troops opened fire and lobbed mortar shells at forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri and Poonch districts on Monday in violation of a ceasefire agreement, officials said (KNS)
Encounter rages in Anantnag woods
Anantnag, June 22 (KNS): A gunfight broke out between government forces and militants in verinag forests area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday. According to KNS Correspondenta joint team of army’s 2 Paras, CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir police launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of militants in […]
MASSIVE EFFORTS
Medical fraternity in Jammu and Kashmir has been fighting a great battle against Covid-19 infection and most of the people have appreciated their efforts and relentless services. People are advised to strictly follow health advisories and guidelines, by the doctors but many times we forget to follow such advisories. Our doctors and paramedics leave no […]
COVID-19 Claims Another Life In Kashmir, Toll 84
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory on Monday recorded one more death due to novel Coronavirus, thus taking the overall death toll due to the virus to 84. Officials told news agency KNO that a 65-year-old man from South Kashmir’s Pulwama district has died due to COVID at SMHS. Dr Nazir Choudhary, Medical Superintendent […]
J-K Govt Says ‘No Decision Taken’ On Liquor Sale Points After Threats Of Protest
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Sunday said that the finance department has not taken any policy decision regarding issuance of fresh liquor licences in unserved areas after the excise department carried out a survey on liquor sale points. The government said no list of unserved areas has either been considered or approved. “No decision […]
Twitter war in J&K, Ladakh over China
Srinagar: Apart from two former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah, hundreds of people, including common people, civil society members and journalists, have responded on twitter to the killing of soldiers and the “soft response” of the Central government towards China. Reactions were different in Jammu and in Kashmir valley. In […]
NC calls for ending illegal house arrest of party leaders, political activists
Srinagar, 20 April (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Saturday said the prolonged caging of people’s legitimate voices is not in the interests of democracy and the continuous house detention of many party functionaries, leaders goes against the values of democracy. While expressing concern over the continuous illegal detention of various party leaders including […]