Srinagar, April 16: A day after 6-year-old girl tested positive for the novel coronavirus here, samples of her twin sister and their father returned positive along with twelve other persons for COVID-19 in Kashmir Valley, taking the number of the infected persons to 314 in J&K. Sources said that among the 14 fresh cases, ten […]
SRINAGAR: A teenager was killed in a road mishap in Bohripora area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday. Officials told a local news agency that a youth fell down from his bicycle and was hit with a rock in the area, resulting in his on spot death. Police officials while confirming the […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court today granted the administration two more weeks to file a response to the petition, challenging detention orders under Public Safety Act of Ali Muhammad Sagar, General Secretary of National Conference. A single bench of Justice Sindhu Sharma granted two weeks time on seeking of the same by Senior […]
Delhi: The Central government is keeping a ‘close-watch’ on news movements from different media outlets and videos across country to stop misinformation creating chaos amid the fight against Covid-19. A senior government official, on condition of anonymity, told a news agency said that the state governments have been directed to take all suitable measures to […]
Srinagar: In a significant development, the Jammu and Kashmir government has done away with formal textbooks and school bags for pre-primary students at the schools. A notification issued by Principal Secretary School Education, Asgar Hassan Samoon late on Wednesday also directed schools that no homework is assigned to students upto 2nd standard. The new rules […]
Srinagar: Police have qarantined a number of personnel posted in JIC Kupwara after the son of a police officer tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Wednesday. The Sub-Inspector’s son was among 22 persons’ who tested positive for the disease, taking the J&K’s COVID-19 tally to exactly 300. Reports said that soon after it came […]
Srinagar, April 15: Authorities on Wednesday extended till April 27 ban on high speed internet, saying it has reduced incidents of misuse of social media and there is no hindrance to COVID-19 control measures due to 2G services. Here is the government order, Please read: “Pursuant to the directions related to regulation of telecom services, issued […]
Srinagar: Former BOPEE chairman Mushtaq Ahmad Peer was released on parole following directions by a High Powered Committee, constituted by the government in compliance with the directions by the Supreme Court to decongest jails amid Corona virus concerns. Highly reliable sources told a news agency that the Peer had filed an online application and his […]
ISHFAQ RESHI BUDGAM:Clashes erupted between government forces and locals here in Soibug area of Budgam on Wednesday after authorities took possession of government land for construction of a police post. Residents told The Kashmir Press that Tehsildar Budgam along with the police party arrived in the village Tuesday morning and bulldozed a portion of government […]
Srinagar, April 15: Kashmir Press Club (KPC) has initiated a fund for members in the community who may be in dire need, according to the press statement released by the KPC. As the coronavirus outbreak is ripping apart economies and shattering the businesses, the media industry is also not immune to its ill effects, it […]
