Jammu Dy Mayor among 3 BJP leaders booked for lockdown violation
The police has registered an FIR against three BJP leaders, including the Deputy Mayor for violating the prohibitory orders in place for COVID-19 prevention in Jammu and Kashmir’s Jammu city. Police said an FIR has been registered in the city police station in Jammu under the IPC against three BJP leaders, Purnima Sharma, Rajesh Gupta […]
Week after hate attack in Himachal, J&K workers say still don’t know why
Bahar Ahmed says this question will always haunt him: why did they barge into his room, break his arm, assault his colleagues, and call all of them “ugravaadi (extremist)”? The answer, say lawyers and local residents in Himachal’s Barot village, lies in a “vicious hate campaign” on social media after 23 of the state’s 36 coronavirus cases […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
13 new positive cases reported today, 60419 persons under observation JAMMU, APRIL 18: The Government Saturday informed that 13 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (all from Kashmir division), have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 341. According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel […]
Why can’t J&K govt bring back stranded passengers like UP govt, asks Tarigami
Srinagar, April 18 (KNS): CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yosuf Tarigami Saturday said the decision of the Uttar Pradesh government to send 250 buses to pick up about 9,000 stranded students and drop them to their native districts from Kota in Rajasthan must be replicated by Jammu and Kashmir administration to bring back the stranded people […]
DAK seeks slew of measures to tackle ongoing Covid-19 crisis
Srinagar, April 18, (KNS): Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) today held an E-meeting where various aspects of Covid-19 were discussed. President Doctors Association Kashmir, Dr Suhail Naik appreciated the tireless and fearless work of all the health care workers who are doing tremendous work while risking their ownlives. We are saluting the efforts of health care […]
CAUGHT IN CROSS FIRE
Hundreds of families in different villages all along the LOC in Kupwara, Poonch and Rajouri have been living a miserable life from the past few weeks reason being increased mortar shelling. They are facing a huge challenge as on one hand they have mortar shells while on the other hand they have covid-19 threat. These […]
Union Rural Dev Minister holds meeting with Advisor Baseer Khan through video conferencing
PMAY funds will be released shortly, assured Tomar JAMMU, APRIL 18: Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday held a meeting with Advisor to Lt Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan through video conferencing where various issues were discussed. The Union Minister appreciated the efforts of Rural Development Department (RDD) for making around 7 lakh […]
High Court takes Suo Moto notice of negative impact of lockdown on women, girls
Directs all courts in J&K, Ladakh to treat cases of domestic abuse as urgent JAMMU, APRIL 18: Jammu and Kashmir High Court today ordered that all the courts in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh shall treat cases of domestic abuse as urgent and proceed with the matters in accordance with the […]
DC Shopain kick starts distribution of free ration of 5kg rice per soul among BPL and AAY beneficiaries
SHOPIAN APRIL 18: Under Prime Minister’s Gareeb Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) scheme, Deputy Commissioner, Shopian, Choudhary Mohammad Yasin, today kick started the distribution of 5kg rice, per soul free ration among the BPL and AAY beneficiaries of Shopian district. Assistant Director, Food and other concerned officers were also present on the occasion. Deputy Commissioner said that […]
Three CRPF troopers killed, two injured in Sopore militant attack
Srinagar, April 18 (GNS): Three CRPF troopers were killed and two others suffered injuries in a militant attack in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday. Reports reaching GNS said that suspected militants opened fire on a joint party of CRPF and Police at Noorbagh near Ahad Bab’s crossing. “In the incident, five […]
