SRINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday while chairing a meeting with officials said that in view of the uncertain conditions due to COVID and the feedback obtained from various stakeholders, it was decided that Class XII Board Exams would not be held this year. It was also decided that CBSE will take steps to […]
Handwara June 1: Kashmir Economic Alliance chairman Muhammad Yaseen Khan on Tuesday said that a single day shutdown costs Rs 150 crore loss to Kashmir economy. He said this during his visit to fire victims of Handwara who day before lost their vegetable carts to fire at Handwara Vegetable Market, Yaseen said KEA has sympathy […]
Srinagar, 01 June: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President, Member of Parliament Dr Farooq Abdullah, and Vice President Omar Abdullah on Tuesday expressed profound grief over the demise of Mohtamim Madrasa Maarif Ul Quran, Bathandi, Mufti Faiz Ul Waheed, who breathed his last earlier today. In their condolence message, the Party President and Vice […]
Srinagar, Jun 01: The government on Tuesday said that the virtual classes for Pre-Primary and Primary classes shall not exceed the time limit of 30 minutes and 90 minutes a day respectively. The guidelines were issued a day after Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha directed the School Education Department to frame new […]
Srinagar, June 1: Jammu and Kashmir reported 1895 fresh covid-19 cases while 32 more people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said among the fresh cases, 633 cases were confirmed from Jammu Division and 1262 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 292360. Regarding the deaths, […]
Srinagar, June 1: Police have arrested an accused on charges of rape here in Kashmir capital Srinagar. The associate of the accused is still at large while a hunt has been launched to nab him. Sources said that a Bakarwal family from Chenab Valley registered a compliant at police station Saddar Srinagar that two youth […]
Srinagar, Jun 01: Around a dozen medical shops were on Tuesday sealed outside the SK Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) and other localities in Soura after the owners and two salesmen were found unvaccinated. Officials said that a special drive was launched by Tehsildar Eidgah, Ishfaq Khan today to check whether all medical shops’ owners […]
Srinagar, June 01: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday capped the price of RT-PCR tests, considered the gold standard in coronavirus disease (Covid-19) detection, at Rs 400 for all private laboratories. “In exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 (3 of 1897) and in partial modification of […]
Srinagar, June 01: A hailstorm wrecked havoc in parts of Kashmir Valley including northern Kupwara district’s Handwara, Budgam, South Kashmir parts damaging orchards and standing crops on Tuesday. Reports said that the hailstorm started at around 2:43 p.m. in Mawer Qalamabad Handwara’s Lawoosa, Yahama, Mawer Bala, Sanzipora, Qalamabad, Audoora, Chontipora and Drangsoo shahnagri Villages […]
Leh, June 1: A tanker driver died while his helper was grievously injured on Srinagar-Leh Highway near Tangsa area of Leh on Tuesday. Reports said that a tanker (JK02BU-5825) on way from Srinagar to Leh met with an accident after driver lost control over the vehicle near Tangsa area and skidded off the road. The […]
