Govt removes export curbs on N-95 masks
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday removed export curbs on N-95 masks, to promote outbound shipments of the product. “The export policy of N-95/FFP-2 masks or its equivalent is amended from restricted to free category, making all types of masks freely exportable,” the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification. In August, […]
The Statistical Analysis of Corona in J&K
By: M.Yaseen Lone, Musadiq Husain Khan and M. Maqbool Lone The novel corona virus popularly known as COVID-19 has hobbled the whole world under its cruel grabs apparently with no instant relief. The situation is alarming in India and this October is proving to be a grim month for India in its fight against this […]
Militant killed as BJP worker’s house attacked in Ganderbal
Ganderbal: An unidentified militant was killed when militants attacked the house of BJP worker in Nunar area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, police said Tuesday. Kashmir police tweeted on its official twitter handle that militants fired at one BJP worker at Nunar in Ganderbal. “He is safe however, his one PSO sustained injuries in the […]
Truck crushes motorcyclist to death in Kulgam
Kulgam: A 25-year-old youth was Tuesday crushed to death by a speedy truck in Khudwani area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a 25-year-old youth identified as Ishfaq Ahmad Khanday, son of Ghulam Qadir Khanday of Sarandnoo was hit by a speedy truck (JK03C-7004) near Khudwani bypass […]
Mother, son from Dalgate die of COVID-19 in Srinagar
Srinagar: The mother-son duo from Dalgate locality of Srinagar died due to deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Tuesday while experts raised alarm, appealing people to follow guidelines in spirit. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that 70-year-old woman and 33-year-old male, mother and son respectively from Dalgate area of Srinagar died of COVID-19 […]
Not possible to check every vehicle on highway: IGP Kashmir
No weapon was snatched from slain CRPF men at Pampore: IG CRPF Ops Deepak Ratan
Srinagar: Inspector General of Police Kashmir range Vijay Kumar Tuesday said that it is not possible to check each and every vehicle on the Kashmir highway as that would lead to chaos while as frisking of vehicles is carried out only when there is a specific information or a lead. Talking to reporters on the […]
Single-day spike of 61,267 COVID-19 infections, 884 fatalities: Health Ministry
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) The daily spike in coronavirus infections dropped below 65,000 on Tuesday and the total recoveries surpassed 56 lakh pushing the recovery rate to 84.70 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry. However, the COVID-19 caseload rose to 66,85,082 with 61,267 new infections, the data updated at 8 am showed. The […]
2 CRPF men killed, 3 injured; LG condemns attack
Attack was carried out by two LeT militants: IGP
Srinagar: Two motorcycle-borne Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants opened indiscriminate fire on a security forces party in Nowgam area of the city here on Monday, killing two paramilitary CRPF personnel and injuring three others, police said. The injured include an assistant sub-inspector of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), they said. Militants fired upon a security forces […]
Day 2: Fresh Covid-19 cases in three digits – 632
With 10 deaths, toll reaches 1252
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 632 fresh cases and 10 more fatalities in a day which took the caseload to 79,738 and death toll to 1,252 on Monday, officials said. Of the new cases, 346 were reported from Jammu region and 286 from the Kashmir Valley, they said. Jammu district reported the highest number of […]
LG vows to promote self-employment, bridge skill gaps to make rural areas self-reliant
Visits Machil, announces local recruitment rallies in armed forces
Kupwara: “I want to create an ecosystem in J&K, which promotes self-employment, enterprises, manufacturing, industries and also bridges the skills gaps to make rural areas of this Union Territory Atmanirbhar,” Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said Monday during his visit to the frontier Machil area in Kupwara in connection with the ongoing Back to Village-3 programme. […]
