Lt Governor condemns the killings of BJP leader, family members
SRINAGAR, JULY 9: Lt Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu has condemned the killings of BJP leader Sheikh Waseem Bari, his father Bashir Ahmed and brother Umar Bashir, who were killed by the militants on Wednesday evening. In a condolence message, the Lt Governor has said that the barbaric act of killing innocent people is against the […]
Bandipora attack pre-planned, militants have been identified: IGP Kashmir
Srinagar: Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar on Thursday said that the killing of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader along with father and brother was a “preplanned attack” by the militants who “have been identified”. Bharatiya Janta Party leader, a former district president of the party for Bandipora, Sheikh Wasim Bari, his father Bashir Ahmad […]
COVID claims two more lives in Kashmir, toll 151 in J&K
The death toll due to COVID-19 has crossed 150-mark in Jammu and Kashmir as two more patients from the Valley died on Thursday, officials said. Two more COVID-19 patients died in Kashmir on Thursday, thus taking the toll of deaths in J&K to 151. Officials told news agency—Kashmir News Observer that the two patients include […]
China’s pullback in Ladakh’s Pangong Finger Area to test disengagement
With disengagement between the Indian and Chinese armies making measurable progress in Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Gogra, the focus of reducing tensions in eastern Ladakh has shifted to the sensitive Finger Area near Pangong Tso, where the Indian Army has observed a marginal thinning of troops, vehicles and removal of structures from a key […]
JK reports 330 new positive cases, 5567 recovered so far
The Government on Wednesday informed that 330 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 59 from Jammu division and 271 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 9261. Also 06 COVID-19 deaths have been reported from Kashmir Division. Moreover, 168 more […]
CEO ERA, JTFRP reviews progress of JTFRP works executed by the Dept. of Industries & Commerce and J&K PCC
Dr.Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, Chief Executive Officer JKERA today reviewed the progress of works on the component of Strengthening & Restoration of Livelihood and the component of the Strengthening of the Critical Infrastructure of the World Bank funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project being executed by the Dept. of Industries and Commerce Department as the […]
BJP leader, his father and brother shot dead in Bandipora
Gunmen on Wednesday night shot dead a BJP leader and his father and brother in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, police said. A senior police officer said that ex-President Bandipora district Wasim Bari was at his shop in Bandipora along with his father and a brother when gunmen opened fire on his. He said the trio […]
Day 45: Jammu, Srinagar Airports receive 22 domestic flights with 2,501 passengers
JAMMU, JULY 08: On Day 45 of resumption of operation of routine domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 22 domestic flights with 2,501 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports. Besides, an International evacuation flight with 168 passengers has arrived at Srinagar under Vande Matram Mission. A total of 553 passengers aboard […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 1,98,777 stranded JK residents; 1,35,276 via Lakhanpur, 63,501 through special trains
JAMMU, JULY 08: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 1,98,777 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
Govt. agrees to JKAP demand on G&M activities in J&K
The Chief Secretary, B.V.R Subrahmanyam on Wednesday chaired a meeting to take stock of issues being faced in mining of construction material. Sources said that the chief secretary called for synergy and coordination between various stakeholders including Geology and Mining Department, State Environment Authority, Pollution Control Board, Public Sector Undertakings and lease holders of mining […]
