Amid lockdown army chief arrives in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar: Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane will be arriving on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir to review the prevailing security situation as well as measures undertaken by the army during COVID-19. General Naravane is likely to visit the forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) during his two stay in J-K region, […]
Clashes rock red zone area in central Kashmir’s Budgam
Srinagar: Clashes erupted when a group of villagers assembled and pelted stones at the government forces near the spot, where an encroachment drive was going on in Soibugh village of Budgam, central Kashmir, on Wednesday. Sources told that police was inspecting the land where they had to build a police station. “People gathered at the spot […]
8-Year-Old In Jammu And Kashmir Donates Piggy Bank Savings To COVID-19 Fight
An eight-year-old boy in Jammu and Kashmir donated his piggy bank savings to aid in the fight against coronavirus. Social media is full of praise for Malik Ubeed from Nowpora, who recently visited the district commissioner’s office in Bandipora with his green piggy bank, the contents of which he donated to help those affected by […]
Sigh of relief for farmers as J&K allows operation of brick kilns
Ahead of the harvesting season of Rabi crops, thousands of farmers heaved a sigh of relief as administration of the Union territory of J&K has issued a formal order to allow functioning of brick kilns. Over three lakh migrant labour—hired by the brick kiln owners from different parts of the country—are engaged by farmers during […]
SMC employees protest against highhandedness of forces
Srinagar, April 14(KNS): The employees of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) again today staged a sit-in protest demonstration against the security forces highhandedness. Reports said employees staged a sit-in protest demonstration yesterday against security forces. They accused security forces of beating the SMC workers and not allowing them to carry sanitation in Srinagar city. After the […]
FCS&CA Kashmir appeals public not to pay extra for rice, flour
Srinagar April 15, (KNS):The Department of Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Kashmir today appealed consumers not to pay anything extra for the items bought from Ration Ghats or Fair Price shops. According to FCS&CA, the price of Rice under NFSA is Rs 3/Kg for AAY and PHH categories and Rs 15/kg for NPHH […]
NC parliamentarians demand immediate evacuation of stranded students, laborers and others
Srinagar, 15 April (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Members of Parliament Dr Farooq Abdullah, Mohammad Akbar Lone and Hasnain Masoodi have in a joint statement sought immediate intervention of the Prime Minister in much delayed evacuation and return of laborers, traders and students stranded in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, West Bengal, Rajasthan and […]
India uses Saarc Covid Fund for HCQ tablets to neighbours. Afghanistan next
India has decided to send 5 lakh tablets of hydroxychloroquine to Afghanistan from the Saarc Covid-19 Emergency Fund set up at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s suggestion last month. The fund was created with an initial corpus of $10 million from India; other Saarc members had also pitched in. A top government official told Hindustan Times that the […]
Covid-19: India to facilitate return of 180 stranded Pakistani nationals
The Indian government is facilitating the repatriation of 180 Pakistani citizens stranded in the country because of the Covid-19 lockdown, with 41 of them set to return via the Wagah-Attari border crossing on Thursday. People familiar with developments, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Pakistan high commission in New Delhi had informed Indian authorities […]
Aggressive contact tracing, enhanced testing, GPS tracking: How Srinagar is fighting to keep COVID-19 at bay
On Monday, Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar was included in a list of 16 districts to share best practices in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, with representatives of 700 districts of the country. The key factors that distinguish Srinagar in dealing with the pandemic, include early response, aggressive contact tracing and use of information technology […]
