Kashmir Reports 7 More Covid-19 deaths, J&K toll 202
Kashmir Valley reported seven more covid-19 related deaths since overnight, taking the fatality count due to virus to 202 in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. Six of the deaths were reported from SKIMS Soura, the tertiary care hospital in outskirts of Srinagar, and one from GMC Anantnag. Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent of […]
Assertions of Ram Madhav far from reality: NC
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Tuesday rejected the assertions of BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav as preposterous and an oblique acceptance of pervasive instability, insecurity and political void in Jammu and Kashmir. Party’s Chief Spokesperson Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi while rejecting the uncouth assertions of BJP’s General Secretary as insightful of his frustration asked […]
Union Home Secy chairs second meeting of JCoS
Cadre Review of AIS’, transfer policy for UT officers being finalized SRINAGAR, JULY 14: The Union Home Secretary, Ajay Kumar Bhalla today chaired the second meeting of Joint Committee on Service matter (JCoS) for Union Territory of J&K and Union Territory of Ladakh. B V R Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary, J&K, Umang Narula, Advisor to Lt. […]
Div Com chairs weekly Covid-19 review meeting
Directs for strictness against SoP violators SRINAGAR, JULY 14: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Tuesday chaired weekly review meeting on Covid-19 pandemic here. The Divisional Commissioner directed for taking strict action against the SoP violators for not wearing mask and adhering to social distancing. He instructed Deputy Commissioners of valley districts to ensure […]
EJAC Hold Protest, Demanding Regularization of Daily Wagers
A peaceful protest program of Employees Joint Action Committee was held today in front of Civil Secretariat under the leadership of its President Fayaz Ahmad Shabnam. The protest was done in favour of regularization of daily wagers and all types of temporary workers employed in various departments of Jammu & Kashmir. The protestors were holding […]
Establish a separate CAT Bench at Srinagar: Altaf Bukhari
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday urged the government of India to establish a separate bench of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) at Srinagar so as to do justice with thousands of employees who cannot afford to visit and stay in Jammu to pursue adjudication of their service related […]
No Martyrs’ Day In J&K This Year, 72-Year-Old Tradition Abandoned
Srinagar: There was no wreath-laying ceremony. No gun salutes. No flag-raising. The Martyrs’ Day commemoration was officially abandoned in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. It was the first time since Independence and Jammu and Kashmir’s accession to Union of India, that the July 13 ceremony did not take place in Srinagar. After the scrapping of […]
Fire engulfs tourist reception centre in south Kashmir’s Anantnag
Srinagar: A Tourist Reception Centre (TRC) at Chiniwoder village of Srigufwara in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district went up in flames mysteriously on Tuesday after police registered a case and started investigations. A local news gathering news agency Kashmir News Observer (KNO) quoting an unnamed official reported that a TRC at village Chiniwoder in Srigufwara went […]
LIMITED YATRA
In the wake of growing LoC firing incidents, the central government has decided to deploy additional troops not only due to the escalation in situation but also for holding limited Amarnath yatra this season. Recently after the UT administration of Jammu and Kashmir submitted a comprehensive proposal for the deployment of troops for the security […]
Covid-19 claims another life, J&K toll mounts to 191
A 65-year-old covid-19 patient from Shopian district died at a hospital here on Tuesday, taking the fatality count due to the pathogen to 191 in Jammu and Kashmir. Confirming the death, Dr Shifa Deva, Medical Superintendent SKIMS Bemina, one of the exclusive facilities for the management of the covid-19 patients, told GNS that the sexagenarian […]
