Sopore resident held for creating fake Facebook page, issuing threats
Police in Jammu and Kashmir have arrested a resident of north Kashmir’s Sopore for creating a fake Facebook page and using it for “anti-national activities”, a spokesman said on Thursday. He said that Rayees Ahmad Mir @ Danish S/O Feroz Ahmad Mir R/O Brath Kalan was held for “creating fake accounts on social media and […]
Businesses closed, public transport suspended as COVID-19 restrictions imposed in Budgam
Businesses remained closed while public transport services were suspended as the district administration imposed restrictions for five days to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said on Thursday. In wake of daily spike of Coronavirus cases, the Budgam district administration on Wednesday evening ordered the imposition of section 144 cr […]
Bhopal Man, 68, Accused Of Sexual Assault On Minors, Arrested In J&K
Bhopal: A 68-year-old man accused of raping minor girls, possessing pornographic materials and enabling rich and influential individuals in the sexual assault of minors was arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar on Wednesday. Pyare Miyan, who owned and operated an Urdu language newspaper in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal, was tracked down and captured after five minor […]
RESTRICTIONS RETURN
After relaxation of a few weeks’ authorities in Srinagar city re-imposed lockdown in most parts. There was a steep rise in Covid positive cases in the entire Kashmir valley especially in Srinagar city. Neither the administration nor the people were able to understand the gravity of the situation and the responsibilities. Most of our […]
Covid-19 Claims 3 More Lives in Kashmir, J&K Toll 211
Kokernag Woman Tests Positive Posthumously, Days After Hundreds Participated In Her Funeral Srinagar, July 16: Kashmir Valley reported three more covid-19 related deaths, taking the fatality count due to the virus to 211, officials said on Thursday. Two of the fatalities were reported from SKIMS Soura and include a 65-year-old man from Khajabagh Baramulla […]
Army soldier wounded in low-intensity explosion near LoC in J&K’s Rajouri
An army man sustained minor injuries in a low-intensity explosion possibly due to an anti-personnel landmine in Kalal area of Nowshera sector of Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Thursday. They said that a team of army soldiers was on routine duty along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kalal when a […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 2,21,505 stranded JK residents; 1,51,511 via Lakhanpur, 69,994 through special trains
JAMMU, JULY 15: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 2,21,505 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, […]
Asgar Samoon stresses on skilling for gainful employment of youth
With the aim to achieve better socio-economic conditions for today’s youth as a means of addressing the challenges of unemployment and under employment, J&K Skill Development Mission, today, celebrated World Youth Skills Day with the theme “Skills for a resilient youth”. The importance of developing skilled youth was at the core of this year’s message […]
‘No Mask’ will impose fine of Rs 1000, DM Srinagar orders health officials
District Magistrate Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Chowdhar, IAS on Wednesday ordered all Medical Superintendents, Deputy MS, BMO, ZMOs and Medical Officers to impose fine of Rs 1000/- on persons without masks within the premises of their respective hospitals, zones and health centers. An order issued by DM reads, “In continuation with order No. DCS/PS/20/1209-25 dated […]
Covid 19: SKIMS cancels all leaves, holiday of employees
Authorities of SKIMS on Wednesday have cancelled all Summer vacations and leaves sanctioned to the staff members of SKIMS in view of ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. According to statement issued to KNS reads, It is communicated to all faculty and staff members of the SKIMS that in view of ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all leaves of any […]
