DC Shopain kick starts distribution of free ration of 5kg rice per soul among BPL and AAY beneficiaries
SHOPIAN APRIL 18: Under Prime Minister’s Gareeb Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) scheme, Deputy Commissioner, Shopian, Choudhary Mohammad Yasin, today kick started the distribution of 5kg rice, per soul free ration among the BPL and AAY beneficiaries of Shopian district. Assistant Director, Food and other concerned officers were also present on the occasion. Deputy Commissioner said that […]
Three CRPF troopers killed, two injured in Sopore militant attack
Srinagar, April 18 (GNS): Three CRPF troopers were killed and two others suffered injuries in a militant attack in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday. Reports reaching GNS said that suspected militants opened fire on a joint party of CRPF and Police at Noorbagh near Ahad Bab’s crossing. “In the incident, five […]
Two CRPF troopers killed, another injured in Sopore militant attack
Srinagar, April 18 (GNS): Two CRPF troopers were killed and another suffered injuries in a militant attack in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday. Reports reaching GNS said that suspected militants opened fire on a joint party of CRPF and Police at Noorbagh near Ahad Bab’s crossing. “In the incident, three paramilitary […]
COVID-19: Eight test positive in Kashmir, tally 341 in J-K
Srinagar: Eight persons tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Saturday in Kashmir Division, taking the number of COVID-19 patients in Jammu and Kashmir to 341. Among the fresh cases, five are from Bandipora and one from Beerwah Budgam while two samples received from GMC Anantnag returned positive. (GNS)
9 Covid-19 patients recovered, discharged from Srinagar hospitals
Srinagar, Apr 18, KNT: Nine persons, who were hospitalized, after testing positive for Coronavirus last month, were discharged from the 2 Srinagar hospitals today, after repeatedly testing negative for the infection, they had contracted. Nodal Officer for Coronavirus at SKIMS Soura, Dr Ghulam Hasan Itoo told KNT that 4 patients were discharged fro m […]
‘Life Has No Meaning In Kashmir,’ Says Man Who Collected Pieces Of Nephew’s Brain Killed In Shelling
Abdul Majeed Katariya, a resident of Tumina village in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district, lost his nephew — dear to everyone in the family — to last Sunday’s shelling. Eight-year-old Rehaam Katariya was home and killed after a shell fired from across the LoC hit him in the head. Life has no meaning in Kashmir, says […]
Coronavirus | Community transmission happens in Kashmir hamlet
64 cases have been reported in 10 days Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing the first community transmission of the novel coronavirus at Gund Jahangir hamlet in Bandipora and in surrounding areas. Sixty-four positive cases have been reported in 10 days. The administration is grappling with poor medical staff and a slow rate of testing. It […]
Jammu-Srinagar highway closed for 2nd consecutive day due to landslides
The Jammu-Srinagar Highway remained closed for the second consecutive day on Saturday due to landslides and shooting stones, officials said. An official said that fresh landslides and shooting stones were triggered at several places in Banihal-Ramban sector, including Pantiyal and Cafetaria Morh. He said that incessant rains and slides were hampering the repair work. GK
1,200 J-K workers go on hunger strike in Punjab, demand evacuation
Srinagar: About 1,200 workers from Jammu and Kashmir, who are stuck in Pathankot, Punjab, after completing fourteen days quarantine period in different camps, are on a hunger strike for the last three days seeking evacuation. The workers were stranded in Punjab after the Central government imposed a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19. The […]
COVID-19: 26 Indian Navy personnel test positive; INS Angre under lockdown
At least twenty-six Indian Navy personnel, serving at the Western Naval Command’s base in Mumbai, have tested positive for the coronavirus. This is the first major outbreak of the virus in any one single establishment of the armed forces. All the infected sailors were serving at INS Angre, a shore-based logistics and support establishment that […]
