Another Covid-19 death reported in Valley, Second since morning
Srinagar, June 09 (KNS) ; Kashmir Valley on Tuesday reported second death due to coronavirus as a 70-year-old covid-19 patient from Panzath village in Qazigund area of south Kashmir died at GMC Anantnag, taking the overall death toll in J&K to 48. Sources told KNS that an elderly man South Kashmir district died in south […]
WFO Trust felicitates 120 Corona Warriors across J&K
Jammu June 07 (KNS): The Work For Others (WFO), an organised working for social upliftment with focus on efforts like blood donation, aid to poor families in marriages of their children, have felicitated 120 Corona Warriors across Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement issued Kashmir News Service (KNS) here by the representatives, it has been […]
Mian Qayoom’s son-in-law, Javed Wani, appointed HC judge
Srinagar: After a gap of seven years, the President of India on Tuesday ordered appointment of a Kashmiri Muslim lawyer, Javed Iqbal Wani, as judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. The notification in this regard was issued by union ministry of Law and Justice today, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). […]
India working on two roads in Ladakh amid border row
India is working on two key roads near the China border in eastern Ladakh — the site of a tense weeks-long border stand-off with its northern neighbour — to provide connectivity to an important forward area that the military calls Sub-Sector North (SSN), two senior officers familiar with the developments said on Monday. While the […]
CS directs Secretaries to identify measures to check corruption in government departments
Srinagar, June 08 (KNS): The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam today chaired a meeting to take stock of the measures to be put in place to check the malpractice of corruption in various departments. Financial Commissioner, Finance Department, Principal Secretaries of Home Department, Revenue Department, Power Development Department, Social Welfare Department, Commissioner Secretary, Jal […]
Lockdown exit: Div Com Jammu interacts with Market Associations, urges them to follow SOPs
JAMMU, JUNE 08: As the unlock process begins today with opening of markets, businesses and other economic activities with certain precautions, Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma today interacted with presidents of market and Business Associations of Jammu city and asked them to strictly follow Standard Operation Procedures (SOP)s. The meeting was attended by Inspector General […]
18 more COVID patients discharged from SKIMS Hospital Bemina
SRINAGAR, JUNE 08: Eighteen more COVID-19 patients today discharged from SKIMS Medical College Hospital Bemina after their successive tests turned negative. These patients were admitted in hospital for treatment after testing positive more than two weeks back at various referral centers. With this, the total number of COVID-19 recoveries rose to 244 out of total […]
JK admin seeks action against IAS officer for ‘creating hurdles’ during Amarnath yatra prayer
Jammu, Jun 8 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration has asked the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) to take action against an IAS officer who allegedly tried to prevent the Amarnath Shrine Board officials from undertaking ‘pratham pooja’ (first prayer) for Amarnath yatra, sources said on Monday. This is for the first time in […]
Despite opposition, J-K starts privatisation of electricity distribution
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has started the process of privatisation of electricity distribution and allied works in the Union Territory (UT). After the central government decided to privatize electricity distribution companies in all UTs, the power department and private consultants have started house-to-house surveys to collect details of lakhs of consumers. Each locality and […]
Restrictions on public movement, non-essential activities to continue in Srinagar
Srinagar, June 08 (KNS): The Srinagar administration has said that restrictions on public movement and non-essential activities as ordered on May 31 will continue to remain enforced till further orders. It has asked the general public to ensure strict adherence to the order which prohibits all non-essential movement and activities in the district. It has […]
