COVID-19: 90-yr-old man, CRPF trooper, 5 others die in J-K; toll 640
A 95-year-old man from Srinagar and a paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force trooper were among seven persons who died due to COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir since overnight, taking the fatality count to 640 in J-K. Among the casualties, six were from Kashmir Valley while one, a 53-year-old from Bakshi Nagar Jammu who was admitted […]
Div Com asks DCs to expedite issuance of Domicile Certificates, clear pending applications
Emphasizes on linkage of Adhar with PMKSN, stresses on 100% enrollment JAMMU, AUGUST 24: Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma, today asked the Deputy Commissioners of Jammu division to expedite the process of issuance of domicile certificates in their respective districts. The Div Com issued the directions while chairing a meeting convened to review the progress […]
JK reports 428 new positive cases, 25205 recovered so far
JAMMU, AUGUST 24: The Government on Monday informed that 428 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 154 from Jammu division and 274 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 33075. Also 07 COVID-19 deaths have been reported from Kashmir Division. […]
Rs 35000 fine recovered from food business operators in Srinagar
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 24: The Additional Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Monday imposed a fine of Rs 35000 on nine Food Business Operators for violating different provisions of Food Safety and Standards Act. Those fined include bakers, milk vendors and restaurant owners. The complaints against them were filed by Food Safety Officers from different zones of District Srinagar. […]
Advisor Bhatnagar reviews status of major ongoing H&ME projects
Stresses upon to speed up the works and complete the projects in stipulated time frame JAMMU, AUGUST 24: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, today reviewed progress on major projects of Health & Medical Education (H&ME) Department in Jammu division. Chief Engineer CPWD, Managing Director JKPHC, Principal GMC Jammu, Director Health Services Jammu, Director […]
Advisor Farooq Khan visits Pulwama; takes stock of essential commodities
Lauds district administration’s crackdown on illegal storage of Kerosene oil PULWAMA, AUGUST 24: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, today visited Pulwama and took stock of supply of essential commodities to the people in the district. Advisor conducted the visit in the backdrop of illegal storage and thus seizure of huge quantity of Kerosene Oil […]
Lockdown measures extended in Baramulla till August 29 in view of surge in Covid-19 cases
District administration Baramulla on Monday extended Covid-19 lockdown measures till 07:00 pm of August 29, 2020. An order issued in this regard reads, “In view of spike in Covid-19 positive cases over past few days across the district, it has become imperative to re-impose some restrictions in terms of Section 144 CrPC and Section 34 […]
Poisonous chemical in pond leads numerous fishes dead in Natnusa Kupwara
Numerous trout fishes have reportedly died in a pond in Natnusa area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district after some miscreants’ sprinkled poisonous chemical in the water. Reports reaching to Kashmir News Service (KNS) said that many trout fishes were reportedly killed in a pond this afternoon after some unknown miscreants sprinkled an poisonous chemical in […]
Two CRPF Companies de-inducted from Beerwah, one replaced
Days after Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) reviewed the deployment of paramilitary forces in Jammu and Kashmir and decided to withdraw 100 companies of various paramilitary forces from Valley, at least two CRPF Companies located at Girls Hostel Beerwah here in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district were de-inducted from Beerwah. Sources told news agency KNT that […]
Militants claim killing panchayat member in Kashmir who went missing last week
Militants in an audio message claimed to have killed a panchayat member from South Kashmir’s Khanmoh village who has been missing since August 9, police said. Panchayat member Nisar Ahmad Bhat went missing from Shopian and police have been trying to trace him. A senior police officer said that according to family members, Bhat went […]
