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Govt restricts public gatherings to 25, limit to be relaxed only on I-Day

Govt restricts public gatherings to 25, limit to be relaxed only on I-Day

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Sunday said that the maximum number of people permitted to attend any outdoor and indoor gathering shall be limited to 25, however, the ceiling shall be temporarily be relaxed on 15 August on account of Independence Day celebrations. An order, issued by State Executive Committee (SEC), stated that […]

No mercy for militants, their supporters: LG Manoj Sinha

No mercy for militants, their supporters: LG Manoj Sinha

Kulgam, Aug 08: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Sunday said that “there will be no mercy for the militants and their supporters in Kashmir” as the administration led by him is committed to ensure peace and development in Kashmir—the land of sufi saints. “In a place like Kashmir, where there are sufi saints […]

Govt Decides To Keep Educational Institutes Closed In J&K

Govt Decides To Keep Educational Institutes Closed In J&K

Srinagar, Aug 8: Authorities on Sunday decided to keep the schools and higher educational institutes including coaching centers closed in Jammu and Kashmir till further orders. However, the educational institutions have been “permitted to seek personal attendance of vaccinated staff/students for administrative purposes and Independence day celebrations subject to limit of 25 and strict adherence […]

GoI threatening traders with FIR’s for Aug 5 shutdown: Mehbooba

GoI threatening traders with FIR’s for Aug 5 shutdown: Mehbooba

Srinagar: Former J&K chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said the government of India was threatening shopkeepers with police cases for observing a strike on August 5, the second anniversary of abrogation of Article 370. “The GoI threatening shopkeepers with FIRs for shutting their shops on August 5 is the latest confidence-building […]

Major NIA crackdown on Jamaat-e-Islami in Jammu & Kashmir

Major NIA crackdown on Jamaat-e-Islami in Jammu & Kashmir

Srinagar, Aug 08: National Investigation Agency (NIA) with assistance of Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF raided around 40 locations on Sunday across Jammu and Kashmir in connection with a case registered by them against banned organization Jamaat-e-Islami. Reliable sources said that all but forty locations were raided by the probing agency NIA with assistance […]

Year on, community bunkers along LoC in Uri still incomplete

Year on, community bunkers along LoC in Uri still incomplete

Baramulla, 7 Aug: Construction of community bunkers along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district is still incomplete after one year. In July 2020, the R & B department floated tenders for 44 community bunkers in Uri. Among 44 no bidder file papers for eight and 32 were approved […]

142 Fresh Covid-19 Cases, No Death Reported In J&K

142 Fresh Covid-19 Cases, No Death Reported In J&K

Srinagar, Aug 7: Jammu and Kashmir reported 142 fresh covid-19 cases even as no person succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said 59 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 83 from Kashmir Valley, taking the infection tally to 322428 in J&K, they said. Providing […]