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50% discount in electricity, water bills for one year: LG Manoj Sinha says as he announces Rs 1350 crore economic package

50% discount in electricity, water bills for one year: LG Manoj Sinha says as he announces Rs 1350 crore economic package

Srinagar, Sep 19: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday announced an economic package of Rs 1350 for reviving the ailing business sector of the Union Territory. He announced that 50 %discount in electricty and water bills for one year while as LG also said: “”We have decided to give 5% Interest subvention to […]

21-Year-Old Among 14 More Fall Victim To Covid-19, Toll 968

21-Year-Old Among 14 More Fall Victim To Covid-19, Toll 968

Srinagar, Sept 18: Jammu and Kashmir reported 14 more covid-19 related deaths in last 24 hours, taking the fatality count to 968. Among the fatalities, ten were from Jammu and four from Kashmir including a 21-year-old youth from south Kashmir, official sources said. Regarding the youth, they said, he was a resident of Ladoo Kulgam […]

1330 new cases take J&K’s covid-19 tally past 60000 Mark

1330 new cases take J&K’s covid-19 tally past 60000 Mark

Srinagar, Sept 18: Jammu and Kashmir reported 1330 fresh cases of novel coronavirus in last 24 hours, taking its tally to past 60000 mark. With 70 travelers among them, 672 cases were from Jammu Division and 658 from Kashmir Valley as overall count reached 61041. This is for the fifteenth day in a row that […]

July 18 Shopian Encounter: Army Says AFSPA Powers ‘Exceeded’

July 18 Shopian Encounter: Army Says AFSPA Powers ‘Exceeded’

Srinagar, Sept 18: Army on Friday said that a high-level Court of Inquiry set up by it into the July 18 encounter at Amshipora Shopian has concluded, bringing out “certain prima facie evidence indicating that during the operation, powers vested under the AFSPA 1990 were exceeded. Also, Defence spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia said that inquiry […]

My mother was killed without any reason: Son of deceased Batamaloo woman

My mother was killed without any reason: Son of deceased Batamaloo woman

Srinagar, Sep 17: The son of deceased Batamaloo woman alleged that government forces killed his mother without any provocation. Kousar Reyaz (45) according to police was killed in a ‘cross fire’ in Firdous Abad, Batamaloo during a gunfight in which three militants were killed. Aqib Reyaz, the son of deceased woman told KNT that they […]

1467 new Covid-19 cases regsitered in J&K, total reaches 59711

1467 new Covid-19 cases regsitered in J&K, total reaches 59711

Srinagar, Sept 17: Jammu and Kashmir reported 1467 novel coronavirus cases including 62 travelers in last 24 hours, taking the total count to 59711. Official sources said that 785 cases were from Jammu and 682 from Kashmir Valley. This is for a fortnight that more than thousand cases were reported in J&K. Giving the district […]

Death of Sopore youth: In view of Covid-19 body wasn’t handed over to family, instead was buried at Sonmarg, says IGP Kashmir

Death of Sopore youth: In view of Covid-19 body wasn’t handed over to family, instead was buried at Sonmarg, says IGP Kashmir

Srinagar, Sep 17: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar Thursday said that after some allegations by the family members of a deceased youth from Sopore, Baramulla, District Magistrate Baramulla has ordered an inquiry to find out how the youth died. “I believe the youth (Irfan Ahmed) died after felling on a stone. He […]

Covid-19 claims 19 more lives in J&K, death toll reaches 937

Covid-19 claims 19 more lives in J&K, death toll reaches 937

Srinagar, Sept 16: Jammu and Kashmir reported nineteen covid-19-related deaths in last 24 hours, taking the fatality count to 937, officials said on Wednesday. 11 among the victims were residents of Jammu division and eight others from Kashmir Valley, the Official said. Regarding the fatalities from Jammu, they said, seven were residents of Jammu and […]