NC, PDP, CPI(M), MMU others condemn Israel’s atrocities on Palestinians
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) on Wednesday condemned “atrocities” by Israeli forces in Palestine and asked Muslim countries to put up a strong and united face to mount pressure on the Jewish state to immediately stop the aggression. In a joint statement, NC leaders, including party president Farooq Abdullah and vice-president Omar Abdullah, condemned in the […]
Congress nominates Azad as head of COVID relief task force
JKPCC welcomes high command’s decision
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Wednesday welcomed the party high command’s decision to nominate Ghulam Nabi Azad to head a COVID relief task force that will coordinate the party’s pandemic mitigation activities. A statement issued by JKPCC vice-president and former MLC G N Monga said that a virtual meeting of senior […]
Register FIR against ADC Bl’a for insulting, thrashing, manhandling women: Apni Party
SRINAGAR: Taking a strong exception to the video in which ADC Baramulla is seen thrashing the general public especially the womenfolk under the grab of implementing Covid protocol, Apni Party on Wednesday demanded strong action against the erring officer. In a statement issued here, an official spokesperson of the Apni Party said that while the […]
NC seeks boost up in COVID-19 care efforts in Tangmarg
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Saturday urged the administration to rise up to the exigencies thrown by the spike of COVID-19 infections and ensure the availability of all Critical COVID-19 care drugs, Oxygen beds, Vaccines and testing kits across all health facilities in Tangmarg. While expressing concern over the problems faced by […]
Jammu: Unable to hug her own children, nurse assists at the delivery of 45 babies in past three weeks
Jammu: Healthcare workers are sacrificing all their comforts to tackle the COVID-19 crisis across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Senior Staff Nurse, Mamta Sharma, has assisted at the delivery of almost 45 babies in the past three weeks, but she has not been able to hug her own children since the second wave […]
Jammu: Vijay Kumar, his 3 colleagues working overtime to refill oxygen cylinders
Jammu: As the dark clouds of Covid-19 continue to hover over the country, there are many frontline workers who are braving all odds to serve society. One such frontline worker is Vijay Kumar, a small-time worker in an Oxygen Factory in Bari Brahmana working overtime to fill the oxygen cylinders. As the queues of cylinders […]
Civil Secretariat to formally reopen in summer capital tomorrow
Srinagar: The Civil Secretariat will reopen here on Tuesday after a gap of six months, even as it will also function from Jammu due to an upsurge in COVID-19 cases in the Union Territory. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the offices at civil secretariat Srinagar will formally reopen tomorrow at 9:30 […]
District Admin Srinagar announces partial relaxation in Corona Curfew
'Meat, poultry, milk, vegetables, fruit to be sold from 8 am to 12 noon'
Srinagar: While the district administration has announced strict enforcement of lockdown from May 10 to May 17, it has, however, announced relaxations from 8 am to 12 noon for the sale of “some permissible items” during this period in the wake of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival. As per the order issued by the District Commissioner Srinagar, […]
District Admin Srinagar to start Community Triaging for effective Covid-19 management
SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner/Chairman District Disaster Management Authority Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, Monday directed for constituting Community Triage Teams to further strengthen the Covid-19 containment and management measures in Srinagar. The DC passed these directions while chairing a meeting of senior doctors and officers of district administration and Police here at DC office complex. During the […]
KPC condemns ‘attack’ on photojournalist in Sgr, demands journalist be treated as frontline workers
Srinagar: Kashmir Press Club has condemned the “beating” of a journalist Saqib Majeed in Srinagar on Monday. According to the KPC spokesperson, Saqib has alleged that he was roughed up by cops while doing his job along Dal Lake at around 4 pm. “When I reached near Makai Park, a police patrolling party was enforcing […]
