SKIMS Bemina Hospital Continues recovery trend, 15 more discharged with Recovery rate moving above 84 percent

Srinagar, May 27 (KNS): Fifteen (15) more COVID-19 patients admitted in SKIMS Bemina Hospital for treatment were discharged today after successful completion of treatment. It included Seven (07) from District Anantnag, 04 from Budgam, 02 from Bandipora, & leach from Kargil, Pulwama. With this the number of COVID-19 recovered patients moves to 189 out of […]
People with movement passes, trucks stopped at NH without reason: Congress

Srinagar May 27, (KNS): The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) has drawn the attention of the Govt to the people travelling with requisite permission from valley, but they are reportedly stopped and forced to wait for hours after the crossing Jawahar Tunnel. Amid ongoing lockdown no individual is interested to travel without any […]
Police arrest duo for misbehaving with health employees in North Kashmir

Pattan, May 27, KNT: Police Wednesday arrested duo and registered a case against them for misbehaving and assaulting health employees inside Trauma Hospital Pattan in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports said that two persons entered into Trauma Hospital and started capturing video there. When employees objected and asked them not to disturb them, they misbehaved […]
Coronavirus: In A First, Horse Sent To 14-day Quarantine In J&K

A horse in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district has been sent to 14-day quarantine and its caretakers have been advised to take precautions while taking care of the animal. They have been told not to go near it or ride it for the next 14 days. Officials have taken this “extreme measure” after the health […]
Government assigns portfolios of advisor Bhatanagr to Sharma

Srinagar, May 27 (KNO): The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Wednesday assigned charge of departments held by advisor Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar to advisor KK Sharma till the former remains under quarantine. “The duties and functions of departments assigned to Advisor (B) shall be discharged by Advisor (S) till Advisor (B) resumes the office after expiration […]
3 air travellers test positive for coronavirus in Jammu

Three travellers who had arrived in Jammu via air tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday. Ten railway passengers, who had arrived in the district on Tuesday, have also tested positive for the disease. “All are in administrative quarantine. The administration’s proactive move of 100 per cent sampling and testing, seems to be working fine in […]
No question of formation of any advisory council or similar arrangement in J&K: BJP

Srinagar: Putting all speculations to rest, the Bharatiya Janta Party on Monday said there is no question of formation of any advisory council or similar arrangement in Jammu & Kashmir. “There is no question of formation of any advisory council. It is all baseless propaganda and fake news,” BJP’s general secretary for J&K, Ashok […]
JTFRP starts work on Sidhra-Surinsar road project

Project to give boost to Tourism sector in the region JAMMU, MAY 26: With the start of work on the upgradation of 18.30 km long Sidhra-Suransar road project, Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project(JTFRP) funded by the World Bank has started work on various infrastructure projects across the Jammu Division. The work on the project was […]
Advocate General chairs meeting regarding expeditious disposal of pending litigations

JAMMU, MAY 26: Advocate General, D C Raina today chaired a meeting regarding expeditious disposal of pending litigations of the UT of J&K, here at the Civil Secretariat. Besides, Secretary to Government Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Achal Sethi, the meeting was attended by the Special Secretaries, Additional Secretaries, Deputy Legal Remembrancer /Senior […]
National Conference’s Aga Mehdi Drops Party Designation From Twitter Hinting At Rift

Srinagar: Cracks have started to appear within the National Conference (NC) as its chief spokesperson Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi distanced himself from the party’s stand of maintaining silence over the situation in Jammu and Kashmir after August 5 and removed his party designation from his Twitter handle on Tuesday. Mr Mehdi, a former cabinet minister […]