Div Com tours Samba, reviews on ground status of state land
Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma, along with District Magistrate Samba, Rohit Khajuria, today visited various villages of Samba district including Birpur, Vijaypur and Samba to review status of state land in the district. Sub Divisional Magistrate, Vijaypur, C P Kotwal, District Information Officer, Ajay Sharma, representatives of JDA, Revenue Department and other officials were also […]
CPI (M) supports demand of journalists to rollback new media policy
While supporting the demand of journalists to immediately rollback of new media policy, CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami Monday termed the policy as an attempt to throttle freedom of speech and expression. The new media policy has spread unease amongst the journalists working in the region as it is aimed at gagging their voice […]
KCCI concerned over rising Covid 19 cases
A spokesperson of the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry today expressed concern at the increase in the number of COVID positive cases in the Valley. The spokesperson stated that reports of gross carelessness and violation of COVID protocols were coming from various districts, especially Srinagar District. Due to the onset of summer, there was […]
Renault Kwid RXL 1.0 launched at ₹4.16 lakh
Renault India on Monday announced the launch of the Kwid RXL 1.0 variant at ₹4.16 lakh for the MT version and ₹4.48 lakh for the AMT version. With the launch of the new Kwid RXL 1.0, the company commemorates the sale of over 3.5 lakh units of Kwid. Even after years of its launch the Kwid continues […]
In a first in 100 years, Australia shuts state borders to check Covid-19 spread
Australian officials are closing the border between Australia’s two most populous states from Tuesday for an indefinite period as they scramble to contain an outbreak of the coronavirus in the city of Melbourne. The decision announced on Monday marks the first time the border between Victoria and New South Wales has been shut in 100 […]
Covid-19 Tests Cross 1 Crore In India; Testing Capacity Increased To 3 Lakh Per Day: ICMR
The total number of tests for detection of COVID-19 crossed the one-crore mark in India on Monday, an ICMR official said. A single-day jump of 24,248 COVID-19 cases took India’s tally close to the 7-lakh mark on Monday, while the death toll due to the disease climbed to 19,693 with 425 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry. […]
Nasser Hussain Feels Indian Cricket Team Lack Plan B In ICC Meets
Former England captain Nasser Hussain feels that the Indian team has lacked an alternative plan in major ICC tournaments primarily due to a superb top-order that rarely fails. Whether it is the ICC World T20 in 2014 (Yuvraj Singh got stuck at death) or the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy or the 2019 World Cup in […]
Chinese Army seen withdrawing troops from Galwan: Govt sources
New Delhi: The Chinese Army is removing tents and moving back from certain areas of the Galwan Valley, in a first sign of disengagement of troops from the area, government sources said on Monday. They said disengagement of the Chinese troops has started as per an agreement between the Corps Commander’s of the two sides. […]
Protest against New Media policy in Srinagar
Srinagar:Journalists under the banner of J&K Media Guild” staged a protest against Media policy and demanded its immediate rollback. Carrying banners that read “don’t gag media, we are an equally important pillar of democracy”, “down with media policy 2020” etc, the protesters assembled at Press Enclave here. “The new media policy is aimed at gagging […]
55-year-old Uri woman dies of COVID-19, J&K toll 136
The death toll due to covid-19 mounted to 136 in Kashmir Valley after one more covid-19 patient, a 55-year-old woman from Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, died at a hospital here on Monday. Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent SKIMS Soura, told news agency GNS a 55-year-old woman from Boniyar Uri passed away at 8 […]
