Jammu: Continuing the efforts to facilitate the nomads during their migration to upper reaches amid COVID19, the district administration Rajouri on Monday held special camps and issued and renewed 142 permits of the nomads. The camps have been organised by the Tehsildar Rajouri, Sheraz Chowhan on the directions of the Deputy Commissioner Rajouri, Mohammad […]
Jammu, Apr 27: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Baseer Ahmad Khan on Monday convened a meeting to review power scenario in Jammu division and implementation of various centrally sponsored schemes under JPDCL projects. The meeting was attended by Secretary PDD, M Raju, MD JPDCL, Yasha Mudgal and other senior officers of the department. During the meeting […]
Srinagar: Police on Monday claimed to have arrested an active militant of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit and his associate in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. “Today Police Baramulla received input from reliable sources about the movement of some (militants) in the General area Uri,” police spokesman said in a statement. Consequently, various check […]
Srinagar: Two sisters from Shopian were killed due to flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Chotipora area of Shopian district on Monday evening. This is second such incident today as two minor sisters died in a similar incident in Budgam district of central Kashmir earlier. Reports said that the two sisters who were walking […]
Srinagar: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday ordered the continuation of the ban on high-speed internet in Jammu and Kashmir till 11 May. In a latest order issued by the Home Department, the reason cited for the decision includes spurt in militant violence, the launch of new outfits and “well-founded” apprehensions of […]
Srinagar: The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression has said that limitations imposed by the government on internet in Jammu & Kashmir have made access to basic information difficult for healthcare professionals. In his report titled “disease pandemics and the freedom of opinion and expression”, David Kaye, UN rapporteur on […]
Srinagar: Twenty four persons were tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday taking the overall tally of the Covid-19 patients in J&K to 547. Officials said that among 23 new cases, 15 were confirmed at viral diagnostic Lab of SKIMS Soura that include five each from Baramulla and Shopian, […]
Srinagar: Two minor sisters were killed due to flash floods triggered by heavy rains in the mountainous region of Chadoora area in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday. Reports said that the two sisters namely Rumaisa (14) and Ruksana (6) daughters of Ghulam Rasool Hajam were washed away in the flash floods at Rangwar […]
Srinagar April 27: Police said that a militant associate was killed while one or more militants were injured after an encounter took place between militants and government forces in south Kashmir’s Asthal area of Kulgam. “In view of inputs regarding militants planning to abduct and murder police personnel, exhaustive domination was being carried out […]
Srinagar, Apr 27: Kashmir Traders & Manufacturers Federation (KTMF) President Mohammad Yasin Khan on Monday released from Agra jail after nine months of incarceration. , Khan who also heads Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) was among hundreds detained on first week of August soon after New Delhi scrapped special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article […]
