COVID-19: 183 test positive, J-K tally reaches 8429
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday reported 183 fresh covid-19 infections, taking the number of cases in J&K to 8429. Giving the district wise breakup of the cases, officials told GNS that 59 were reported from Srinagar, Kupwara 20, Baramulla 17, Budgam 19, Samba 18, Ramban 10, Jammu nine, Kathua seven, four each in Pulwama, […]
Centre approves Rs. 574 crore for national highways in Jammu and Kashmir
The Modi government has approved an annual plan worth Rs 574.16 crore for national highway works in Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) for 2020-21 in a big boost for J-K, an official spokesperson said on Saturday. “The major works incorporated in the approved annual plan included construction of 3.23 km three fly-overs in Srinagar on NH-44 (Jammu-Srinagar highway) […]
IED blast in Pulwama; CRPF man injured
Suspected militants on Sunday morning detonated a low intensity improvised explosive device( IED) in Gangoo village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district minutes after convoy of paramilitary CRPF passed through the area, resulting in the injuries to a CRPF man. Officials told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that militants had planted low intensity IED under a […]
COVID-19: 40 CRPF men, 5 pregnant women among 227 test positive, J-K tally 8246
Srinagar: At least 40 paramilitary forces personnel were among 227 new covid-19 infections reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, taking the total number of the cases in J&K to 8246. Giving the district wise break of the cases, sources told GNS that 57 were reported from Baramulla, Shopian 46, Srinagar 33, Budgam 26, Pulwama […]
Chief Secretary reviews arrangements for Shri Amarnathji Yatra 2020
Daily puja to be telecast live SOPs for testing of persons entering J&K to be applicable to Yatris Meeting of the Sub- Committee constituted by the Supreme Court for Shri AmarnathjiYatra was held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam, here. Financial Commissioner, Finance, Financial Commissioner, Health & Medical Education, Principal Secretary, […]
Progress on 113 languishing projects with approved cost of 270 cores reviewed by DDC Budgam
District Development Commissioner, Budgam Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza today chaired a meeting of officers and took review of ongoing work on 113 languishing projects across the district at New Conference Hall Budgam. During the meeting, the DDC said with the projected cost of 408 crores, an amount of Rs. 270.58 crores have been approved by JKIDFC […]
Newspaper editors’ fraternity calls on Advisor Khan, project demands
SRINAGAR, JULY 04: A deputation of editors of Kashmir based newspapers today called on the Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan here and projected several demands before the Advisor. The five-member deputation led by Editor-in-Chief of Kashmir News Service, Mohammad Aslam including, Manzoor Anjum, Tahir Mohudin, Rashid Rahil and Farzana Mumtaz apprised the Advisor of […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 1,86,379 stranded JK residents; 1,26,718 via Lakhanpur, 59,661 through special trains
JAMMU, JULY 04: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 1,86,379 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, […]
Hakeem Yaseen calls for stern action against profiteers of essential commodities
Chairman Peoples Democratic Front (PDF) Hakeem Yaseen has urged the authorities at the helm of affairs to conduct intensified market checking on daily basis to control skyrocketting prices of essential commodities in the market He said taking undue advantage of situation emerging out of Coronavirus pandemic, vegetable sellers, vendors and butchers have resorted a […]
JCO among three army soldiers injured in Kulgam gunfight
A Junior Commissioned officer (JCO) was among three soldiers injured in an ongoing encounter in Arrah area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday. Quoting official sources, news agency GNS reported that in an ongoing firefight three soldiers including a JCO recieved minor injuries in the firefight. The injured have been evacuated to 92 Base […]
