Strict lockdown restrictions re-imposed in parts of Kashmir after spike in COVID-19 cases
Strict lockdown restrictions were re-imposed in most parts of Kashmir, including in the city here, on Monday after a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases in the valley over the past week, officials said. They said strict restrictions have been imposed in Srinagar and other parts of the valley and no movement of people, except for […]
Anantnag gunfight: Second militant killed
One more militant has been killed in the gunfight between militants and the government forces in Viddy Srigufwara area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday morning, taking the toll of killed militants to two. An unnamed official told a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that two militants have been killed while as […]
COVID-19: 46-yr-old Sopore man dies; J-K toll 182
A 46-year-old man from Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district died of COVID-19 at a hospital in Srinagar, on Monday, taking the fatality count due to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir to 182. The patient was suffering from bilateral community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) besides “multiple myelomas, thrombocytopenia and electrolyte dysfunction,” Dr G N Itoo, Deputy […]
Militant killed in Anantnag gunfight, operation on: Police
A militant was killed in an ongoing gunfight with the security forces in Srigufwara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday, police said. A police spokesman said on Twitter that one unidentified militant was so far killed in the gunfight. Earlier, an official said that the gunfight broke out after a joint team of […]
Nepal’s ambassador to India likely to be recalled as tensions between neighbours rise
New Delhi: Amid domestic turmoil and the widening diplomatic gap with India over PM K.P. Sharma Oli’s “cartographic engineering exercise”, Nepal could recall its Ambassador to New Delhi, Nilamber Acharya, before the end of his term, ThePrint has learnt. According to diplomatic sources, the Oli government believes that while Nepal and India should hold formal rounds […]
JK reports 357 new positive cases, 5979 recovered so far
JAMMU, JULY 12: The Government on Sunday informed that 357 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 62 from Jammu division and 295 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 10513. Also 10 COVID-19 deaths have been reported; 01 from Jammu […]
Can’t seek statehood from those who divided our state: G A Mir
J&K Congress Chief Ghulam Ahmed Mir today said that he cannot seek statehood from those who downgraded status of J&K. Speaking to KNS, he said ” whom should we ask for statehood? Those who divided the state without bothering about will of people. They used parliament to do unparliamentary act of breaking a state. Can […]
13th July 1931 day ignited political awakening among muslims: ANC
Senior vice president of Awani National Conferee (ANC) on Sunday in a press statement to KNS said, the bloodshed of Muslims on 13th July 1931 brought about a political awakening amongst them which led to launch of a peaceful struggle for their basic rights. This formed the beginning of the organised freedom struggle under the […]
Ram Madhav urges J&K Govt. to neutralize killers of Bari
BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav on Sunday said that the party is extremely grieved over the killing of BJP youth leader Wasim Bari and impressed upon the J&K Government to neutralize soon those perpetrated crime. Talking to media persons in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, BJP leader said that nation in general and BJP in […]
Global business leaders appreciate progressive economic eco system emerging in J&K
SRINAGAR, JULY 12: The Jammu and Kashmir Government participated in the 3-day virtual conference, India Global Week 2020, themed “Be The Revival: India and a Better New World” organised by India Inc Group. Over 10,000 global members from 67 countries participated in the event which was aimed at re-energising and igniting optimism at global level […]
