Information Department, Kashmir makes payment of Rs 8.61 crore to newspapers during COVID-19 pandemic
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 02: The Information Department today contested a news item published in a local newspaper regarding withholding of payments to the newspapers saying that the bills of advertisement payments are being cleared from time to time. Joint Directorate of Information and Public Relations has clarified that in Kashmir division alone, an amount of Rs […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 3,84,332 stranded JK residents; 2,68,289 via Lakhanpur, 1,16,043 through special trains
JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 02: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 3,84,332 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
Jammu and Kashmir records 641 new COVID-19 cases in a day
Srinagar: Fifty-six travelers were among 641 new novel coronavirus cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours, taking the overall tally of the COVID-19 infected to 38864 in the region. Among the fresh cases, 274 were from Jammu Division and 367 from Kashmir Valley. Giving breakup of the cases, reports said that Srinagar […]
India bans PUBG, 118 other mobile applications
The government of India on Wednesday blocked 118 more mobile applications, including player unknowns battle grounds (PUBG), in the interest of “sovereignty and integrity of India, Defence oof India, security of the state and public order” invoking Section 69 of Information Technology Act. The banned apps include Baidu, Baidu Express Edition, Tencent Watchlist, FaceU, WeChat […]
LJP bats for restoration of statehood, says Amit Shah’s promise yet to be progressed despite passing over a year
Demanding restoration of statehood to J&K, LJP national spokesperson Sanjay Saraf on Wednesday said that the promises made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament have not been progressed despite passing over a year now. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), LJP leader Sanjay Saraf was addressing a media gathering in Kashmir Press Club […]
Jammu and Kashmir to have five official languages now
The Cabinet has approved Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill, 2020, said Union Minister Prakash Javadekar. Urdu, Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi and English to be official languages in Jammu and Kashmir under the new Bill approved by the Cabinet, said Mr. Javadekar. Mr. Javadekar said that the Union Cabinet has also approved Mission Karmayogi for bringing […]
In Jammu and Kashmir, rapid antigen tests proving to be a game changer
The introduction of rapid antigen test (RAT) in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly for testing incoming air and road passengers and for contact-tracing in containment zones, is proving to be a game changer in disease containment efforts in the Union Territory. The RAT gives results within 15 minutes as against the RT-PCR, which normally takes at-least […]
4 Militant Associates Arrested In Budgam: Police
Srinagar- Police Wednesday claimed to have arrested four Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant associates in Central Kashmir’s Budgam. In a statement, the police said that on 01 September, Budgam Police and army 53 RR apprehended 04 militant associates of LeT during cordon and search operation from Pethkoot area of Beerwah Budgam. They have been identified as Shakil Ahmad […]
CONSERVATION OF HERITAGE
Conservation of heritage wealth in Jammu and Kashmir needs a lot of priority and attention of the government. There is no denying the fact due to the clampdown followed by lockdown, most of the heritage properties remained unattended by the concerned authorities sending alarm bells among the heritage lovers of Kashmir. In this direction recently […]
NIA conducts fresh raids in Srinagar
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducts fresh raids at Batamaloo & Mandar Bagh area of Srinagar city. According to reports sleuths of NIA accompanied by paramilitary CRPF and police, raided the houses of several people who were associated with cross-LoC trade. When this report was filled the NIA raid in the area was going […]
