How young poets from Kashmir are creating a parallel poets’ society with online mushairas
Srinagar: In 2019, 25-year-old Zeeshan Jaipuri, along with three of his friends, was in the middle of launching an innovative website called ‘The Kashmir Tales’, dedicated to preserving Kashmiri and Urdu literature. However, the revocation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir on 5 August, and the subsequent communication blackout imposed on the region, derailed their plans. When […]
Bulletin on Novel CoronaVirus (COVID-19)
JK reports 204 new positive cases, 4225 recovered so far JAMMU, JUNE 27: The Government on Saturday informed that 204 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 13 from Jammu division and 191 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 6966. […]
JK youth exasperated at shrinking employment avenues: Dr Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar, 27 June:(KNS) Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Party President and Member of Parliament from Srinagar Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Saturday expressed concern over the plethora of challenges the youth are facing on account of declining employment opportunities in J&K. While lamenting over the burgeoning unemployment rate and shrinking avenues for educated youth both in […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 1,68,334 stranded JK residents; 1,14,746 via Lakhanpur, 53,588 through special trains
JAMMU, JUNE 27 The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 1,68,334 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, […]
KCC&I Expresses Resentment Over Giving Digging Tenders To Non-Locals And Rendering Regional Jobless
Srinagar, June 27 (KNS): A spokesperson of the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry described the policy adopted by the Geology and Mining Department with regard to allotment of mining and extraction contracts as alarming and against public interest. The lack of protective mechanisms in the policy has reportedly deprived thousands of families of their livelihood […]
Div Com Kashmir Conducts Extensive Tour of B’la, Took Review on the Progress of various Developmental Works
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Pandurang K Pole today conducts an extensive tour of district Baramulla where he took the first hand appraisal of various developmental activities undertaken by different agencies across the district. The visit started with the inspection of COVID-19 hospital established in Sub-district Hospital Sopore where the Divisional Commissioner took stock of various measures […]
Narco-terror module busted in Kupwara; 13.5kg heroin, ammunition recovered
Srinagar, June 27 (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir police and army on Saturday claimed to have busted a narco-terror module in Kupwara district of Kashmir and recovered 13.5 kgs of Heroin worth of approximate RS 65 Crore Besides two pistols and four Grenades. Police in a tweet said ‘Kupwara Police & Army got huge success by […]
45-year-old woman becomes second victim of the day to die of COVID-19 in Kashmir
Srinagar: A day after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, a 45-year-old woman from Khanabal area of south Kashmir died at a hospital here on Saturday. The woman’s death, second in a day on weekend, took the fatality count due to the covid-19 in Jammu and Kashmir to 93. Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent SKIMS […]
Revoke decision of giving extraction of minerals to non-locals: CPI (M)
Srinagar, June 27(KNS): While urging the authorities to revoke the decision of giving majority of contracts for the extraction of minerals from the water bodies in Jammu and Kashmir to non-locals, CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami Saturday said that livelihood of thousands of people in the region will be affected, if the government goes […]
Domicile law amid to change demography of J&K:Rouf Bhat
Srinagar, June 27 (KNS): PDP leader Rouf Bhat on Saturday has showed serious concern about new domicile law and its implications on people of j&k Bhat in a statement issued to KNS said that issuance of domicile certificates in wholesale to the non_state subjects of j&k is unfortunate and is against the constitutional, democratic political […]
