Ladakh All Set To Become Coronavirus-Free Zone, Only 3 Cases Left
With just three Coronavirus positive cases left, the administration of Ladakh says the Union Territory has the potential to become one of the first Covod-19-free zones in the country. A health ministry document states that Ladakhs’s fight against Covid-19 serves as a model for other regions. It attributes the success to the hardwork of doctors […]
2G Services In Kashmir Extended Till 27 April
Srinagar :Authorities on Wednesday extended till April 27 ban on high speed internet, saying it has reduced incidents of misuse of social media and there is no hindrance to COVID-19 control measures due to 2G services. “Pursuant to the directions related to regulation of telecom services, issued on 3rd April 2020, the overall Security Scenario […]
PIL in SC on 4G: Fresh application includes accounts of doctors, students, teachers…
New Delhi: In an ongoing PIL in Supreme Court seeking restoration of high-speed internet in J&K, a fresh application has been filed to bring on record the hardships faced by different people in the society. The application included individual narratives of hardships faced by doctors, teachers, students and, a comparative technical analysis of functioning of websites […]
Hundreds of trucks carrying essentials stranded in Poonch, drivers aghast
Srinagar: Over a hundred trucks carrying essentials continue to remain stranded in Poonch causing fear and anxiety amid the drivers amid the coronavirus surge. Reports reaching here said that hundreds of trucks laden with ration and other supplies are stranded near Sher-i-Kashmir bridge in the district. A driver said, “All the trucks stuck here are carrying […]
Amid lockdown army chief arrives in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar: Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane will be arriving on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir to review the prevailing security situation as well as measures undertaken by the army during COVID-19. General Naravane is likely to visit the forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) during his two stay in J-K region, […]
Clashes rock red zone area in central Kashmir’s Budgam
Srinagar: Clashes erupted when a group of villagers assembled and pelted stones at the government forces near the spot, where an encroachment drive was going on in Soibugh village of Budgam, central Kashmir, on Wednesday. Sources told that police was inspecting the land where they had to build a police station. “People gathered at the spot […]
8-Year-Old In Jammu And Kashmir Donates Piggy Bank Savings To COVID-19 Fight
An eight-year-old boy in Jammu and Kashmir donated his piggy bank savings to aid in the fight against coronavirus. Social media is full of praise for Malik Ubeed from Nowpora, who recently visited the district commissioner’s office in Bandipora with his green piggy bank, the contents of which he donated to help those affected by […]
Sigh of relief for farmers as J&K allows operation of brick kilns
Ahead of the harvesting season of Rabi crops, thousands of farmers heaved a sigh of relief as administration of the Union territory of J&K has issued a formal order to allow functioning of brick kilns. Over three lakh migrant labour—hired by the brick kiln owners from different parts of the country—are engaged by farmers during […]
SMC employees protest against highhandedness of forces
Srinagar, April 14(KNS): The employees of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) again today staged a sit-in protest demonstration against the security forces highhandedness. Reports said employees staged a sit-in protest demonstration yesterday against security forces. They accused security forces of beating the SMC workers and not allowing them to carry sanitation in Srinagar city. After the […]
NC parliamentarians demand immediate evacuation of stranded students, laborers and others
Srinagar, 15 April (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Members of Parliament Dr Farooq Abdullah, Mohammad Akbar Lone and Hasnain Masoodi have in a joint statement sought immediate intervention of the Prime Minister in much delayed evacuation and return of laborers, traders and students stranded in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, West Bengal, Rajasthan and […]
