32 travelers among 648 new covid-19 cases in J&K, total 86057
Thirty-two travelers were among 648 new novel cornavirus cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours, taking the total count to 86057. Official sources told GNS that 268 of them were from Jammu Division and 380 from Kashmir Valley. Giving district wise details, Srinagar reported 182 cases, Budgam 39, Baramulla 32, Pulwama 35, […]
CRPF trooper shoots self dead in Srinagar
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personal allegedly committed suicide by shooting self with his service rifle in Mehjoor Nagar area of Srinagar city on Thursday, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). Unidentified official sources told the agency that the CRPF man posted at 25 BN Mehjoor Nagar Srinagar committed suicide by […]
Govt signs historic MoU with Flipkart to promote local handloom and handicrafts sector
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 15: In an important step towards the promotion of rural economy and to boost the sale of genuine exotic products of Handicrafts & Handloom sector and find new destinations for niche handmade products from Jammu & Kashmir which hold sway in the international market, the Government today signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding […]
COVID-19: All secretariat employees to undergo Rapid Antigen Testing
The government on Thursday ordered that all the employees working in the civil secretariat in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir will have to undergo Rapid Antigen Testing for the deadly COVID-19, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). In an order, the government said that all the employees will have to […]
J-K govt orders new transfer policy for employees
The government on Thursday ordered a new transfer policy for the government employees working in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and said that transfer shall be ordered in April every excluding the teaching staff and transfers to Ladakh UT, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). In a order, the government […]
Chestnuts have arrived, vendors making windfall
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar Chestnuts have arrived in the Srinagar markets with vendors both locals and Biharis selling them at very high prices. The arrival of chestnut is the signal of mid autumn in Kashmir valley as the students used to buy them while coming from tuition centers before pandemic in the previous year. […]
India’s public debt ratio to jump to 90 per cent because of COVID-19: IMF
Washington: India’s public debt ratio, which remarkably remained stable at around 70 per cent of the GDP since 1991, is projected to jump by 17 percentage points to nearly 90 per cent because of increase in public spending due to COVID-19, the IMF said on Wednesday. “In our projections, the increase in public spending, in […]
Will provide citizenship to 11 million illegal immigrants if voted to power, says Biden
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has vowed to provide citizenship to 11 million illegal immigrants if voted to power in the November 3 presidential elections. Biden identified this as one of his priorities in addition to beating the virus, rebuilding the economy and figuring out how to restore American leadership around the world. Responding to […]
Before fatherhood, Kohli looks at path laid down by champion boxer-cum-mother Mary Kom
Expectant father Virat Kohli says he need not look beyond six-time world champion boxer MC Mary Kom when it comes to taking inspiration on how to strike a balance between parenthood and excelling in the sport. The India captain declared that he would seek to follow the path laid down by Mary Kom, a champion […]
Hurriyat condemns slapping of PSA on three Shopian school teachers
Srinagar : All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday expressed concern over what they said oppression unleashed upon people especially the youth, their arbitrary arrests and the violation of basic human rights in Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement issued, it said such measures aimed at silencing the voice of […]
