Police file FIR in highway tragedy against contractor
By: Mudasir Ahmad Khan Srinagar: In a major development Ramban police has filed an FIR against the private construction company currently engaged in four lane of highway in Ramban, Ramsoo sector. Police has not made any arrest so far, locals told this reporter. After protests by the locals that the construction company had violated the […]
Village in Poonch Declared as Red Zone, Adjoining Villages as Buffer Zones
After recording the first COVID-19 case, authorities in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday declared a village as a red zone and its surrounding villages as buffer zones to prevent the spread of the infection. Hari village in Surankote tehsil has been declared as a red zone while the adjoining Mohra Bachai, Sangla, […]
39 children stuck outside J-K return home
Thirty-nine children from Jammu and Kashmir, who were stuck in different parts of the country due to the coronavirus lockdown, have been united with their families, officials said on Sunday. After receiving many distress calls from parents requesting repatriation of their wards stranded outside the union territory, Deputy Commissioner, Kathua, O P Bhagat constituted a […]
Three drug peddlers arrested in Awantipora,Budgam:Police
Srinagar, May 17 (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir police on Sunday claimed to have arrested two drug peddlers and have seized contraband substance from their possession at Tral and Budgam areas. A police spokesman in a statement issued to KNS said Continuing its drive against drug dealings, Police arrested 03 drug peddlers and recovered banned drugs […]
Srinagar administration cautions against falling into trap of fraudsters
DC Office Srinagar is not collecting copies of ration cards of BPL families or providing relief amounts as claimed SRINAGAR, MAY 17: Official spokesman of the Srinagar district administration Sunday said that the administration has received reports of fraudsters impersonating as government officials collecting copies of ration cards from BPL families and ‘charges’ for processing […]
Construction of Community bunkers in border areas non- starter
Karnah, May 15 (KNS): Despite spike in Cross border LOC shelling led locals, administration in border areas has yet to start construction of bunkers. The residents demand Expediting the construction of community bunkers, for which government has sanctioned 25 crores for construction of community bunker along LOC kupwara and Baramulla districts 20 each bunkers for […]
People quarantined in IHM institute 11 days before demand results of their samples
Srinagar, May 17 ( KNS): Around Fifty people who are under quarantine in Institute of Hotel Management has accused the administration of keeping them in dark about the results of their samples. ” Our samples were taken on 7 May and were told that the results will come in three days only. But even after […]
Shah Faisal detainedÂ
JK administration on Wednesday through a government order extended the detention of Shah Faisal under stringent law of PSA for another three months, hours before it was set to expire. Shah Faisal an IAS topper of 2010, a poster boy of New Delhi for the youth of Kashmir to move on his path instead of […]
Congress concerned over conditions in quarantine Centres, seeks independent monitoring
Jammu, May 17 (KNS): Expresssing deep concerns over the large-scale complaints and incidents of protests by the inmates over lack of proper facilities in various quarantine Centres, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress committee has demanded independent monitoring for ensuring required facilities in these quarantine Centres. A meeting of some senior functionaries of JKPCC was held […]
Covid-19: 29-year-old Srinagar woman youngest to die of the infection
Srinagar: A 29-year-old resident of the Habba Kadal area in Srinagar, who had tested positive for COVID-19 last Friday has died at the Chest and Disease (CD) hospital in the city. With her death, the overall death toll in Jammu and Kashmir has risen to thirteen. The woman with comorbid ailments was admitted to the surgical […]
