COVID-19: Div Com says, administration ready to meet any exigency
“No community transmission of coronavirus in Kashmir”
SRINAGAR: While disclosing that there was no community transmission of coronavirus in Kashmir, the Divisional Commissioner today asserted that administration is ready to meet any exigency which arises due to current COVID-19 pandemic. “We know the source of every case that has been detected here. There is not a single case where we are facing […]
HC declines to hear Miyan Qayoom’s plea seeking temporary release
“… this court is concerned with public interest issues and not with any issue involving an individual case”
Srinagar: The High Court today declined to hear the plea of Miyan Abdul Qayom, president J&K lawyers association seeking temporary release from Tihar Jail Delhi where he is lodged under the preventive detention law, Public Safety Act (PSA). Qayoom was among hundreds of people detained under PSA after the government of India abrogated Article 370 […]
Being quarantined, deceased Rainawari woman’s relatives couldn’t attend last rites
Cops earn praise for laying her to rest
Srinagar: Refuting reports as ‘fictitious’ that family members and relatives of the deceased Rainawari women refused to perform her last rights, neighbors of the elderly lady, who became 8th victim of COVID-19, said how on earth could they attended the funeral when all of them are quarantined. Shocked over the reports that appeared on popular […]
Man booked for hiding travel history in Samba
Jammu: A man was booked on Wednesday for hiding travel history and was subsequently put under administrative quarantine in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The man, a resident of Panjtilla, had returned from Delhi to his home onboard a truck carrying essential commodities and had not disclosed his travel history to authorities, […]
Cross LoC shelling continues in Poonch sector
Jammu: Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked shelling on forward posts and villages along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Wednesday, a defence spokesperson said. The Pakistani troops initiated small arms firing and mortar shelling around 5.15 pm in Shahpur and Kirni sectors of Poonch, he said. The Indian Army retaliated […]
Azad pushes for early return of stranded J-K students in Bangladesh
Jammu: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said he has raised the issue of the return of Jammu and Kashmir students stranded in Bangladesh with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Lt Governor G C Murmu. Azad, who is the leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, also said he took up […]
Selling, buying of frozen chicken banned in Kargil
Kargil: Authorities in Kargil district of Ladakh on Wednesday banned the selling and buying of frozen chicken in the “interest” of public health. The order was issued by District Magistrate, Kargil, Baseer ul Haq Choudhary, quoting official sources from the government of Jammu and Kashmir that frozen chicken stored since October-November last year are being […]
Director RDD Kashmir convenes meeting
SRINAGAR: Director Rural Development, Kashmir, Qazi Sarwar convened a meeting, here today in the Conference Hall of Directorate of Rural Development Kashmir to review the progress of District Srinagar in implementation of various flagship programmes including MGNREGA/PMAY. Besides, the performance of the district in procurement and distribution of masks was also assessed as a part […]
Woman tests positive for Covid-19 in Baramulla
Baramulla: A woman tested positive for Coronavirus in Baramulla on Wednesday. According to officials, she is the mother of electrician and security guard from Kanlibagh Baramulla Baramulla, who tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday. The duo is suspected contacts of the doctor who tested positive at GMC. Meanwhile, on Wednesday late evening ambulance sirens created panic […]
Anti-militancy ops to continue despite Covid-19 pandemic: DGP
Srinagar: Asserting that anti-militancy operations will continue despite Covid-19 pandemic, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Wednesday said “there will be no compromise in our efforts for establishing a lasting peace in the Union Territory”. He stressed for more vigil and alertness, and said “the infiltration attempts are being constantly made from across […]
