Srinagar, June 11: A 62-year-old woman, a covid-19 patient, from Kulgam district of south Kashmir died at SKIMS Soura here on Thursday, taking the death toll due to the novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir to 52. “She had cardiopulmonary arrest,” Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent SKIMS said. He said that the sexagenarian was admitted […]
Srinagar, Jun 1: Militants trapped in a village in the central Kashmir district of Badgam escaped under the cover of darkness after a brief encounter with government forces on Thursday, official sources said. They said on a tip-off about the presence of militants at village Pathanpora Nassulahpora, about 3 km from Badgam troops of Rashtriya […]
Srinagar, June 11: A nocturnal gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Pathanpora area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday. According to the reports a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Pathanpora. As the joint team encircled the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them. The […]
Srinagar, June 10: The Srinagar district administration on Wednesday convened a meeting with all trade and business bodies for discussing a workable mechanism for gradual economic revival even as its focus remains intact on COVID-19 containment and spreading awareness about SOPs required to be followed at public places. The official sources said that the order […]
Sumbal, June 10: A three-year-old boy drowned into a canal near his house at Chewdara in Beerwah area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday evening. Officials said that the deceased boy has been identified as Muzamil Amin, son of Muhammad Amin of Chewdara Beerwah. “Some locals saw the baby drowning in a canal and […]
Srinagar, June 10: The J&K Peoples Conference (PC) termed the new media policy as a new low – a lowest of the low- which will herald the darkest era of curbing press freedom wherein the government will script custom made versions of reality. “The new media policy is plain censorship where the government defines the […]
Sumbal, June 10: A three-year-old boy drowned into a canal near his house at Chewdara in Beerwah area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday evening. Officials said that the deceased boy has been identified as Muzamil Amin, son of Muhammad Amin of Chewdara Beerwah. “Some locals saw the baby drowning in a canal and […]
Srinagar, June 10: The Jammu & Kashmir government has sought details from different departments about appointments made under job policy unveiled by the PDP- BJP government in 2015. Officials revealed that the General Administration Department today wrote to departments to submit year-wise information about appointments made under SRO-202.The move comes amid demand from different quarters […]
Srinagar, June 10: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday reserved orders on a plea challenging detention under Public Safety Act of Ali Muhammad Sagar, General Secretary of National Conference. A bench of Justice Sindhu Sharma passed the orders after counsel from both the parties completed arguments. Earlier senior Additional Advocate General B. A. […]
Srinagar, June 10: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Wednesday took strong exception to the new media policy announced by the J&K Government and termed it an assault on the freedom of speech and the role of press in democracy. Press is meant to agitate, investigate, scrutinize institutions and individuals, Government and others. Freedom […]
