Srinagar, May 12: A 70-year-old man from Budgam on Saturday became latest victim of novel coronavirus and his death took the overall toll due the disease to 12 in Jammu and Kashmir. Medical Superintendent SKIMS, Professor Farooq Jan, told that the man had suffered heart attack and was reported to Casualty section late last night. […]
Srinagar, May 16: Suspected militants on Saturday shot dead a policeman in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Sources said the militants attacked a naka party at Frisal Chowk Kulgam, resulting in serious injuries to a policeman, Mohammad Amin Bagad of Sangarwani Pulwama. The policeman, a head constable, was shifted to hospital. However he was declared brought […]
Srinagar, May 15: Two patients admitted to SMHS hospital were among sixty five people who tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. The fresh cases mark the biggest single day spike in cases so far and have taken the number of covid-19 patients in […]
Srinagar: The lockdown is likely to be extended till May 30 with considerable relaxations in the green and orange zones. An announcement to this effect is likely to be made on Saturday. An official said lockdown 4.0 would be more about implementing its “spirit” than imposing restrictions, The Hindu reported. The current third phase of […]
Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir Government on Friday appointed RK Chibber as chairman of J&K Bank for next three years and Zubair Iqbal Bhat as its first full-fledged managing director. According to Finance department’s communiques to J&K Bank RK Chibber and Zubair Iqbal would respectively be chairman and managing director of J&K Bank for […]
Srinagar: Government Spokesperson Rohit Kansal has been transferred and posted as Principal secretary to the Government Power Development Department. “In the Interest of administration, the following transfers and postings are hereby ordered with Immediate effect,” the order reads. Rohit Kansal, IAS (Jk 1995), Principal Secretary to Government, Planning, Development and Monitoring Department, is transferred and […]
Srinagar, May 14: Twelve persons on Thursday tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Among all the cases—882 are in Kashmir and 101 in Jammu. Also, 485 patients have recovered—57 in Jammu and 428 in Kashmir while 11 people have died, nine of them from Valley while two in […]
Budgam, May 14: Out rightly rejecting the claims of police and CRPF, Ghulam Hassan Shah, cop uncle of the slain Budgam youth, termed the killing of his nephew as a ‘cold blooded murder’ The Cop uncle was accompanying the deceased when he was shot dead by CRPF. The deceased was driving him to the […]
Srinagar, May 13: 37 samples on Wednesday returned positive for the novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir, eight of them from District Police Lines Anantnag, official sources said. Nodal officer for coronavirus control at SKIMS, Dr G H Yatoo, told GNS that out of 1726 samples tested at viral diagnostic lab of the tertiary care […]
Srinagar, May 13: Soon after the 25 year old Budgam youth was shot dead by the CRPF on Srinagar-Gulmarag road, clashes broke out in his native area of Makhama, Beerwah and also in Narbal area. The slain was later identified as Mehrajuding Peer son of Ghulam Nabi Peer of Makhama, Beerwah Budgam. According to the […]
