Annual Amarnnath Yatra cancelled
Shri Amarnnath shrine board of Jammu and Kashmir UT on Tuesday cancelled the annual Amarnnath yatra 2020 citing surge in Covid-19 cases. Highly placed Sources said, that the decision was taken during a meeting of Shrine Board in which Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor GC Murmu and other officers took participation which was held on […]
Lt Governor condoles the demise of Lalji Tondon
Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu has expressed grief over the sad demise of Madhya Pradesh Governor, Lalji Tandon. Paying tribute to the Madhya Pradesh Governor, the Lt Governor described him as a widely respected public figure and an able administrator who worked tirelessly for the welfare of the people. Lalji Tondon will always be remembered […]
Bedar Family Pattan Bereaved, KNS expresses heartfelt sympathy
Former MLA Ghulam Qadir Bedar of Pattan Baramulla passed away on Tuesday. Family sources told that deceased was not keeping well from many years and was suffering from multiple ailments. The deceased was father of Reyaz Bedar, former IPS officer and Advocate Aijaz Bedar, Vice-President High Court Bar Association. News wire Kashmir News Service, at […]
Assault on doctors at SMHS Hospital: MFA demands adequate security at Covid hospitals
Srinagar: The Medical Faculty Association (MFA) at the Government Medical and Dental Colleges Srinagar has urged the college principals to ensure adequate security to medicos at hospitals housing COVID-19 patients. In a letter shot to Principal GMC Srinagar on Monday, President MFA, Prof Sajad Majid Qazi has requested the administration to ensure “adequate security in […]
ON WAR PATH
There is no synergy and cohesion among different wings of the UT administration even for the preservation of the environment in Kashmir. Such a path of confrontation is spoiling the environment and also endangering water bodies like Wular Lake. Recently media reported that officials of Wular Conservation and Management Authority (WUCMA) alleged they were assaulted […]
Two army personnel injured in landmine blast in J-K
On Tuesday, two army personnel were injured in a landmine blast in Noweshra area in Rajouri district, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). Unnamed officials told that at 8 am, a 55-year-old Sepoy SK Minjur Rehman of Engineering Regiment, and Sepoy Updhay Parshad Rajindera, of 24 MLI sustained blast injuries while on […]
Lightning kills three in Poonch
On Tuesday, a lightning strike killed three persons, including a young couple, in a remote village in Poonch district of Jammu, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). Unnamed officials told GNS that last night, at around 11:30 pm, lightning struck Gumsar Dhoke in Surankote area of the Poonch district, killing three persons […]
4 More Die of COVID, JK toll rose to 260
With the fresh four COVID-19 related deaths, the fatalities touched 260 in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Official sources informed Kashmir Despatch that, a 70-year-old woman from Lalbazar Srinagar, a 90-year-old man from Pattan Baramulla, a 43-year-old man from Parigam Pulwama and a 50-year-old from Mirbazar Kulgam died due to COVID-19 sofar in […]
Ahead of Eidul Adha, Rates of Sacrificial Announced
The Directorate of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday announced the rates for Sacrificial animals. The decision taken in the meeting today regarding fixing of rates of sacrificial animals. The order has said that the Sheep (Delhi Wala, is Rs. 230 live per Kg, Sheep (Merino […]
Police arrests 07 drug peddlers; Huge quantity of psychotropic substance recovered
Continuing its drive against drug dealings in Srinagar and Kulgam, Police in a series of actions have arrested 07 drug peddlers and recovered huge quantity of psychotropic substance from their possession. Officers at a checkpoint within the jurisdiction of PS Harwan intercepted a person identified as Zubair Ahmad Khan son of Mohd Ayaz resident of […]
