J&K Civil Secretariat Employees Union facilitate shifting of move employees to summer capital
Srinagar, Apr 25 (KNS): J&K Civil Secretariat Employees Union on Saturday took initiative to facilitate the return of Secretariat employees from winter capital Jammu to summer capital Srinagar. Talking to Kashmir News Service (KNS), President J&K Civil Secretariat Employees Union Rouf Ahmad greeted people of J&K on eve of Ramadhan. He said we have taken […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
40 new positive cases reported today, 112 recover in JK JAMMU, APRIL 25: The Government Saturday informed that 40 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), (all from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 494. According to the daily Media Bulletin on […]
Lt. Governor extends greetings on Ramzan-ul-Mubarak
JAMMU, APRIL 25: Lt. Governor Girish Chandra Murmu has greeted the people on the commencement of the holy month of Ramzan and hoped that this auspicious period would be a harbinger of peace, amity, brotherhood, progress, and prosperity in J&K. In a message, the Lt. Governor said that the holy month of Ramzan is a […]
COVID-19: 17 patients, including a non-local, discharged from hospitals
Srinagar: Seventeen people, who were hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19 last month, were discharged from three different hospitals in Kashmir today after testing negative for the infection. Among these 17 people, one is a non-local from Kerala, who was tested positive after coming in contact with a Tableegi Jamat member. Nodal Officer for COVID-19 at […]
Two militants, an ‘associate’ killed in Awantipora gunfight
Two militants and a ‘militant associate’ were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Goripora area of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday, police said. Quoting Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar, news agency GNS reported that two militants and a militant associate were killed in the gunfight. The identity […]
How use of Chinese rapid testing Covid-19 kits created panic in a Kashmir village
Srinagar: Chinese rapid testing kits, distributed by the central government to various states/union territories to detect coronavirus, became a major source of panic at a village in Srinagar earlier this week. On Tuesday, a man in his 30s from Chandhara village of Pampore tehsil in Pulwama district tested “weak positive” for Covid-19 after his samples were examined using […]
PCI calls out “bullying tactics” against journalists, demands withdrawal of charges
Srinagar: Press Club of India (PCI) has called out the charges against Kashmiri journalists by Jammu and Kashmir police and demanded from the Governor’s administration to “devise open and transparent norms to address perceived questions relating to journalists’ posts on social media,” and drop the charges against Kashmiri journalists. In a statement issued here, the PCI […]
Gunfight breaks out in south Kashmir’s Awantipora
Srinagar: A pre-dawn gunfight broke between goverment forces and militants in Goripora Area of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday. Reports reachingsaid that a joint team of Police and army’s 50 RR launched cordon and search operation in Goripora. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired […]
Army’s summer strategy in place at LoC with temperatures expected to rise in Kashmir
New Delhi: The Army has put its summer strategy in place along the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan even as security agencies expect terror activities to increase during the approaching summer in Kashmir. The measures include grid-wise force multipliers at the LoC. The move also comes on the back of the terror attacks claimed by The […]
Covid 19 pandemic: Sopore Police acts tough against lockdown violators
Sopore 24 April (KNS): Sopore Police on Friday stepped up ongoing efforts to prevent coronavirus and enforce lockdown more strictly across Rafiabad by taking action against people violating norms and shops breaching rules including those on social distancing. On the directions SP Sopore Javid Iqbal,SHO Dangiwacha Rafiabad Ashiq Hussain today sealed a meat shop in […]
