Covid positive cases continue surging in J&K

With 233/172 in Jammu/Srinagar districts, UT reports 706 fresh cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 706 Covid positive cases on Monday taking the toll of total positive cases to 345358, while as four infection related deaths too were reported. Officials said that 361 fresh cases were reported from Kashmir and 345 from Jammu division. They said that three Covid deaths were reported from Jammu and […]

Jammu-Srinagar NH reopens for traffic after three days closure

Banihal/Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was reopened for traffic on Monday after remaining closed for the past three days owing to heavy snowfall and multiple landslides in Ramban district, officials said. Senior Superintendent of Police, traffic-national highway, Shabir Ahmad Malik said the traffic from both the twin capital cities was allowed after the arterial road […]

Two Al-Badr militants killed in Kulgam gunfight

Kulgam: Two militants were killed in an encounter between forces and militants at Husainpora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police said Monday. The encounter started Sunday night and during the exchange of fire two militants were killed, police said. The killed militants were identified as Imad Muzaffar Wani resident of Arigam Pulwama and Abdul […]

Closing down of coaching centres unjustified: CCAK

Several coaching centres sealed in Bandipora for violating Covid protocol

Srinagar: Coaching Centres Association of Kashmir (CCAK) has expressed disappointment over the administration’s decision to close the coaching centres in the wake of the increase in coronavirus cases. It said whenever there is even a slight increase in Covid cases, the education sector becomes the first casualty. “After closing down schools and education institutes for […]

To complete languishing projects, JKIDFC raising Rs 2000 crore loan

Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir Infrastructure Development Corporation (JKIDFC), set-up for completion of languishing/unfunded projects in J&K, has decided to raise a loan of Rs 2000 crore to complete the languishing projects in the Union Territory. The loan, thus raised, is to be strictly availed in the remaining months of the ongoing financial year and […]

Ladakh reports 89 new Covid cases

Leh- Ladakh has reported 89 fresh Covid cases, taking the tally to 22,561, while active cases in the union territory has gone up to 340, officials said on Sunday. The Union Territory has recorded 221 Covid-related deaths — 163 in Leh district and 58 in Kargil district — since the outbreak of the pandemic last […]