RESTRICTIONS RE-IMPOSED
Srinagar has seen a steep rise of COVID positive cases and all the plans of the government to unlock the severe lockdown imposed here could not be initiated. Government was thinking of starting life slowly in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir but the figures of COVID positive cases has frightened even the common people. […]
Two more militants killed in Shopian gunfight, toll 5: Police
Five militants were killed in an ongoing gunfight with the security forces in Sugoo Hendhama area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday, police said. “Five unidentified militants ;have been) killed in Shopian. Operation underway,” said police on Twitter. Mobile Internet has been suspended in the Shopian district as a precautionary measure, said an official. […]
PM urged to provide protection to panches in J&K
The All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference has appealed to the Prime Minister and the Union Territory administration to immediately provide security to the sarpanches and panches as they were being targeted by militants. During a press conference here on Tuesday, president, All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC), Anil Sharma, said while all bureaucrats, […]
‘Left to die’: J&K sarpanches, touted to usher in Modi’s Naya Kashmir, feel let down
Srinagar: The killing of a Congress-affiliated sarpanch in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district Monday has brought to the fore the vulnerability of local body representatives, who were expected to fulfill Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s idea of a “Naya Kashmir”. Ajay Pandita Bharti (40), the sarpanch of Lukbawan village in south Kashmir’s Larkipora area, was shot dead by unidentified militants at […]
India stares at a long road to economic revival
Small businesses in industrial enclaves across India are confronting the harsh new realities of a post-Covid world as they count their losses from the pandemic and the subsequent lockdown . Cash is short. Supply lines are frayed. Export markets are shut. And workers have vanished. “How do you restart business without labour? They are all […]
Signs of de-escalation: China, India pull back troops from key LAC points
In what may be the first signs of de-escalation of tensions along the Line of Actual Control, Indian and Chinese troops have gradually started moving back from standoff positions at different points in the Galwan and Hot Spring areas of Ladakh. While there has been no official statement yet on whether a disengagement is underway, government […]
COVID +ve Woman In Probe Agency NIA Custody In Terror Case Denied Bail
New Delhi: A Jammu and Kashmir woman, who was found COVID-19 positive during NIA custody, was denied interim bail on Tuesday by a Delhi court in a case of allegedly planning a terror attack in the country during the anti-CAA protests. Hina Bashir Beg, currently lodged into Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital, was arrested along […]
India, China disengage at Ladakh standoff points, commanders to meet tomorrow
China is withdrawing soldiers deployed in the Galwan area of eastern Ladakh and thinning out troops in the Pangong Tso sector where it was locked in a standoff with Indian military for a month, people familiar with the development told Hindustan Times. Top government officials said the process of the Chinese side withdrawing troops had started yesterday. […]
Srinagar Police traces 3 COVID-19 suspects
Srinagar, June 09 (KNS): Srinagar police on Tuesday claimed to have traced three covid 19m suspected in Talibal area of Harwan Srinagar, A police statement issued to KNS said, In a swift action, Police in Srinagar traced three primary contacts of a COVID-19 positive person. After surfacing of a positive case of COVID-19,in Tailbal area […]
Div Com reviews arrangements at Covid Care Centre, MMC Wayil
GANDERBAL, JUNE 09: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, P.K Pole today visited the Mini Maternity Centre (MMC) Wayil Ganderbal, designated as Covid Care Centre for conduct of surgeries and treatment of Covid-19 positive and suspected pregnant women of the district. During the visit, Div Com took firsthand appraisal of facilities available there, he took stock of […]
