Woman Killed In Cross LoC Firing In Uri
SRINAGAR: A 40-year-old woman was killed in alleged shelling by Pakistan along the Line of Control in Uri sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday, officials said. “One woman identified as Akhter Begum wife of Zahoor Ahmad Chaci of Batgran village was killed due to shelling,” SDPO Uri Junaid Wali told news agency GNS. […]
Militant Arrested During Search Operation In Shopian: Police
Srinagar- Police claimed to have arrested a militant during a search operation at Khojpura area of Zainpora in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. A senior Police officer said that a joint team of Police and army’s 1RR launched Cordon-and-search-operation in Khojpora in wee hours, reported news agency GNS. During the searches, a militant identified as […]
Srinagar admin gives go-ahead for opening of markets, issues new SOPs
Srinagar: The district administration Srinagar Friday announced the re-opening of markets and shops in the district first time amid strict adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) from June 13 (Saturday) onwards. As per an order issued by the district administration Srinagar headed by Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Shahid Iqbal Chaudhary, in view of multifarious dimensions involved, […]
HIT BY STORM
Government has not intervened to help the families connected with fruit business and farmers. The sector was hit first by the clampdown of the central government after the abrogation of article 370, as many varieties of fresh fruits including peach and grapes could not be transported out because of the clampdown. It was followed by […]
No headway on life cover for panchayat members of Jammu and Kashmir
The Centre’s assurance to cover all elected panchayat members of Jammu and Kashmir under the Rs2-lakh insurance cover has turned out to be a “mere announcement” as no headway has been made on the proposal till date. Even the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, which is the nodal department that deals with panchayat members, […]
Creating hurdles in burial of Covid19 positive persons is unacceptable: MMU
Srinagar, June 11 (KNS): Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema Jammu Kashmir, headed by incarcerated Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, has expressed concern and regret over some unfortunate incidents wherein those who die due to coronavirus (Covid-19) disease are not allowed to be buried in local graveyards. MMU said many such incidents have also come to fore wherein hurdles are being […]
Highway up-gradation: Blacktopping work started on two major stretches in Doda district
DODA, JUNE 11: National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL), has started blacktopping work on two major stretches of highway in the limits of Doda district. As per the officials of the NHIDCL the blacktopping work has been started in the district from Assar towards Khaleni & Thathri towards Pul-Doda on war footing for hassle […]
FC Revenue reviews progress on land record digitization
Asks to expedite creation of Disaster Recovery Centre JAMMU, JUNE 11: Financial Commissioner Revenue, Dr Pawan Kotwal, today reviewed the progress on digitization of land record and general functioning of Revenue Department at district level here at a video conferencing meeting with all Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of Jammu and Kashmir. He took district wise review […]
Don’t’ apply western model, remove social stigma associated with COVID through awareness campaigns: JKAP
Srinagar, June 11: Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Thursday stressed on the government to go for sustained awareness campaigns for removing social stigma and ways of combating the spread of COVID pandemic in Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement issued to KNS, Bukhari said the authorities especially the […]
Corona makes a come back to Karnah with three fresh positive cases
Kupwara, June 11: Nearly after two months, three positive cases of corona have been found in karnah. Among three the positive cases, two persons belong to Gomel village of Tangdar and the third one a pregnant women is from Tangdar Nard are of karnah. BMO Tangdar Dr.Farooq Quraishi told to KNS that on Wednesday evening […]