India, Pak troops trade fire in Poonch
Jammu, May 30 : The Pakistan Army resorted to intense firing on forward areas along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Saturday, a defence spokesperson said. The intense firing from small arms across the border started around 10 am in Kirni sector, drawing befitting retaliation by Indian Army, the spokesperson […]
4 youths detained for trying to stage protest in Jammu
Jammu, May 30 : At least four youths were detained on Saturday after they tried to hold a protest demonstration at the exhibition ground here in violation of lockdown rules, officials said. The youths, under the banner of Ambedkar Yuva Sangathan, were wearing face masks but were whisked away by police in a vehicle soon […]
20 fresh positive COVID-19 cases in Ladakh
Leh, May 30: Twenty more people tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh, taking to 74 the number of those infected with the novel disease in the Union Territory, health department officials said on Saturday. Seventeen positive COVID-19 cases were reported from Kargil district and three others in Leh district on Friday, the officials said. Of […]
Talks at military, diplomatic levels on to resolve Ladakh standoff: Rajnath
New Delhi, May 30 : As Indian and Chinese troops remain engaged in a tense border standoff, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday asserted that the government will not allow India’s pride to be hurt under any circumstances even as he said bilateral talks were on at military and diplomatic levels to resolve the row. […]
BSF man hangs self to death in Jammu
Jammu, May 30: A Border Security Force personnel allegedly killed himself inside his camp in Jammu, police said on Saturday. Constable Rajeev Lohan, a resident of Sivasagar district of Assam, was found hanging in the bathroom of his residence at Paloura camp on Friday, a police official said. He said a preliminary investigation suggested that […]
DDMA obtains suggestions from stakeholder departments, institutions
SRINAGAR: District Disaster Management Authority Srinagar has obtained suggestions from various institutions and departments on further strategy for COVID containment and graded economic revival under notified protocols for Srinagar specific response system to be put in place starting 1st June 2020. DDMA had earlier written to SKIMS, Govt Medical College Srinagar, SKIMS Medical College Bemina […]
JKAP questions NC’s staying away from delimitation commission
Srinagar: Lashing out at National Conference and its leadership, senior JKAP leader Ghulam Hassan Mir on Saturday said that the party will be solely responsible for harming the remaining status of J&K if God forbid any untoward result will come out from delimitation process. Talking to Kashmir News Service (KNS), Mir said that by deciding […]
SKIMS Bemina Crosses 200 recovery mark
SRINAGAR, MAY 30 Fourteen (14) more COVID-19 patients admitted in SKIMS Hospital Bemina for treatment after testing positive more than two weeks back at various referral centres were discharged today the 30th of May, 2020 after successful completion of treatment. They include Nine (09) from District Budgam, Two (02) from Bandipora, Two (02) from Anantnag, […]
DC Sgr holds consultations with KCCI, KEA, FCIK and other orgs
SRINAGAR, MAY 30: In continuation with the ongoing week-long deliberations and discussions with stakeholders and trade organisations, Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar Shahid Iqbal Choudhary held detailed discussions with Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kashmir Economic Alliance, Kashmir Traders and Manufacturer Federation, Federation of Chambers of Industry in Kashmir among others. The discussions were aimed at […]
Director RDD Kashmir tours various blocks of district Bandipora
SRINAGAR, MAY 30 In order to review the progress achieved in different sectors / flagship schemes under implementation in District Bandipora and assessment of COVID-19 control efforts, Director Rural Development Kashmir Mr. Qazi Sarwar here today toured various blocks of district Bandipora. The Director was accompanied by Superintending Engineer REW Kashmir, ACD Bandipora, Executive Engineer, […]
