Power Shutdown
SRINAGAR, MARCH 18: According to Chief Engineer, Kashmir Power Distribution corporation Limited, in order to carry out installation of 132 KV C&R Panels and 132 KV CT in 132 KV line incomer bay, the power will remain off in the areas fed from 40 MVA, 132/33 GSS Kangan on March 24 from 10 AM to […]
J-K economy has collapsed due to restrictions imposed since
Mar 18 (PTI) Targeting the government over restrictions imposed in Jammu and Kashmir since August last year, the Congress on Wednesday said the economy of the region has collapsed due to the measures and demanded immediate release of former chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah. Initiating a discussion on the budgetary proposals and demand […]
Suspend train services in Kashmir: Mayor to LG
Srinagar: Mayor of Srinagar, Junaid Mattu on Wednesday requested LG Murmu to suspend Banihal-Srinagar-Baramulla train service. “Have just requested the Hon’ble LG Shri G. C. Murmu to order the suspension the Banihal-Srinagar-Baramulla train service,” he tweeted. Earlier, Jammu and Kashmir administration banned interstate buses and closure of the Vaishno Devi yatra as part of the […]
Anger in Kashmir after authorities extend curbs on 4G internet; online classes, work from home take biggest hit amid Covid-19 pandemic
Fifty-six-year-old Mohammad Yusuf Wani who runs a private school in Kashmir couldn’t roll out the online classes for the students after the shutdown of educational institutions in the region following the detection of coronavirus cases in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The low-speed 2G internet service has only made it difficult for his […]
Traffic restored on Kashmir highway, only stranded vehicles allowed
SRINAGAR: Traffic was on Wednesday restored after remaining suspended for few hours in the morning due to landslides on 270-km-long national highway, though only stranded vehicles would be allowed to ply on the road. Snow clearance operation has been completed on record time while repair work has been undertaken on Srinagar-Leh national highway, which remained closed […]
COVID19: ‘In 15 minutes’, Five Srinagar restaurants sealed for defying closure orders
Srinagar: Mayor of Srinagar, Junaid Mattu on Tuesday sealed five restaurants in Srinagar for defying closure orders . “Going around the city personally with officials to enforce a complete closure of all restaurants and food courts. 5 restaurants sealed, challans issued and FIRs under Sec 188 solicited through JKP till now – within first 15 […]
40 of 41 samples test negative in Kashmir, report of one awaited: Dir SKIMS
Srinagar : Director SKIMS Dr AG Ahangar Wednesday said that out of 41 samples sent for Coronavirus test from Kashmir, 40 have been found negative only one report is awaited and hopefully that will also turnout negative. Ahangar, who was flanked with a team of doctors was addressing a press conference here at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute […]
Sand Protests
There have been strange protests in Kashmir in the past few weeks as lot of sand diggers took to streets in different places of valley against the recent decision of the government to e-auction and allot hundreds of sand blocks right from Qazigund to Uri to different non local contractors. Local contractors along with sand […]
Two more test positive in Ladakh, COVID-19 cases reach 8
The number of COVID-19 patients in Ladakh rose to eight on Wednesday, after two more patients tested positive for the dreaded virus. Rigzin Samphel, secretary/commissioner Ladakh affairs said out of 34 samples sent for testing, two have tested positive for coronavirus infection while 32 have tested negative. “Those who tested positive include the son and […]
Coronavirus not man-made, has natural origin: Scientists
Ending speculations about deliberate genetic engineering of new coronavirus, scientists from the Scripps Research Institute, a non-profit research organization, have claimed that the COVID-19 pandemic is not from a lab-created virus but has a natural origin. The novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that emerged in the city of Wuhan, China last year and has since caused a […]
