SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir recorded 14 new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to it in the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday. They said that seven cases each were reported from Jammu and Kashmir, taking overall tally to 454004—166316 in Jammu and 287688 in Kashmir. While seven cases were reported […]
SRINAGAR — Taking strong exception to merger of schools by Chief Education Officers sans approval by competent authority, Director School Education Kashmir has strictly refrained them from issuing any such orders, terming them same as “sheer misuse of official authority and overstepping.” The DESK has also withdrawn all such orders. In an order issued here, […]
KUPWARA — Hailstorm wreaked havoc in many villages of Kupwara district causing damage to apple orchards walnut trees on Monday afternoon. Reports reaching to GNS said that some villages including Puthwari Nowgam, Reshwari , Yahama, Mawerbala, Lawoosa Qalamabad Audoora, Shatgund bala and Drangsoo the hailstorm started at 5.32 pm and lasted for about 8 minutes […]
SRINAGAR — A Sarpanch from Kupwara and driver of SRTC bus were killed and three PRI members besides two policemen were injured when a bus they were travelling in met with an accident near Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday. Official sources told that SRTC bus carrying PRIs and policemen had a head-on […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is talking about “future” of those J&K youth who are now being jailed under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) to preclude their chances of getting bail. Mehbooba Mufti in a press conference at PDP office in Srinagar said […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider listing after summer vacation the pleas challenging the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 which had given special status to Jammu and Kashmir. A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justice Hima Kohli took note of the submissions of senior […]
NEW DELHI — With 2,541 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,60,086, while the active cases increased to 16,522, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 5,22,223 with 30 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in J&K and Ladakh during the previous 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast light rain in the two union territories during the next 24 hours. “Light rain is likely to occur in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours,” said an official of the MeT department. Srinagar […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir recorded twelve new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to it in the last 24 hours, officials said on Sunday. They said that the seven cases were reported from Jammu district, two from Srinagar and three from Baramulla, taking overall tally to 453990—166309 in Jammu and 287681 in […]
PULWAMA — Three militants of Lashkar-i-Toiba (LeT) militant outfit were killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Pahoo area of Pulwama district in South Kashmir on Sunday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Pahoo following […]