Srinagar, May 27: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Party President Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Thursday presided over a virtual meeting of the party’s central working committee, where party affairs, Covid situation and future course of action dominated the interaction. During the course of a marathon six hour working committee meeting, the working committee members […]
KUPWARA: At least 84 inmates at District Jail Kupwara have tested positive for COVID-19 virus and six of them are said to have recovered, while officials claim that all the required facilities including proper isolation have been ensured. Officials said that while 20 cases were detected earlier, 64 more inmates tested positive for the virus […]
Srinagar, May 27: Jammu and Kashmir reported 2769 new covid-19 cases while 37 people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. Among the fresh cases, they said, 964 were reported from Jammu Division and 1805 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 281628. Regarding the fatalities, they said, […]
Anantnag, May 27: Police have booked six persons including two brothers under Unlawful Prevention Activities Act and Arms Act in Kokarnag area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Police sources said that police in Kokarnag recovered a hand grenade and 14 live rounds from two persons identified as Javid Ahmed Bhat (30) and Zubair Ahmed Bhat […]
Handwara, May 27: A 19-year-old girl succumbed to serious wounds while her mother (49) has been shifted to Srinagar after the duo sustained grievous injuries a “shell blast” in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday. Official sources said that the mother-daughter duo was cleaning collard greens, popularly known as ‘Haakh’ and some […]
Kulgam, May 27: Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Thursday said that Covid pandemic has affected the anti-militancy operations in the UT to some extent as many policemen and security forces have tested positive for the virus while there is a huge deployment of policemen on roads to enforce lock-down. The […]
Srinagar, May 27: The two sons of late Ashraf Sehrai who were booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for “raising anti-national slogans” at the funeral of their father on 6 May 2021 have tested positive for COVID-19 in Kupwara jail. Family sources said that the both sons of late Ashraf Sehari, Mujahid […]
Srinagar, May 26 (KNO): As many as 53 Rohingya refugees lodged in J&K’s lone holding centre for “illegal migrants” have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past three days. The health authorities in Kathua district confirmed that 53 persons lodged in the holding centre have tested positive. “Out of 218 samples collected from inmates of […]
Srinagar, May 26: Jammu and Kashmir reported 3037 fresh covid-19 cases while 40 more people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said 1089 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 1948 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total number of cases to 278859. Also 40 […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir has so far reported eight suspected mucormycosis—black fungus—cases while one more suspected person has died so far, officials said on Wednesday. Among the fresh cases, they said, two are at Jammu, three at Kathua and one each at Reasi, Srinagar and Udhampur respectively. While one death—a 40-year-old man from Poonch—has been […]
