Srinagar: Taking serious note of laxity in electric supply during Iftar and Sehri times in Srinagar district, the Government today ordered attachment of AEE, Bemina and AE Zakoora in the office of Managing Director, KPDCL with immediate effect. The officers of KPDCL will be attached till the time a detailed enquiry is conducted on the […]
Author: KIMS Kashmir
COVID-19: Bangladesh extends lockdown for another week
Dhaka: Bangladesh has decided to extend the nationwide lockdown for yet another week to counter the spike in coronavirus infections, an official said on Monday. “The restrictions will continue for one more week from Thursday,” the government`s Chief Information Officer Surodh Kumar Sarker told reporters here, referring to a senior officials` meeting that reviewed the […]
‘Accidental fire’ in court premises in Budgam, no loss of life reported
Budgam: An accidental bullet of a cop hit a car in court premises in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday afternoon. News Agency Kashmir Dot Com reported that a Police party from PS Budgam was sent to Budgam Court for remand of an accused person, however; service rifle of one constable identified as Zahid Ahmad […]
GM Shaheen to launch BJP backed political party in J&K
Srinagar: Former Janta Dal United (JDU) President for Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Mohammad Shaheen will launch the new political party backed by Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) in Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory. According to report by Kashmir News Trust, this political party will be backed by Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs. Shaheen said, […]
Wearing two fitted masks may double protection against COVID-19: Study
New Delhi: Wearing two tightly-fitted face masks can nearly double the effectiveness of filtering out SARS-CoV-2-sized particles, preventing them from reaching the wearer”s nose and mouth and causing COVID-19, according to a study. The research, published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, shows that the reason for the enhanced filtration is not so much adding […]
Kejriwal announces six-day COVID-19 lockdown in Delhi
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a six-day lockdown from 10 pm on Monday night till 5 am next Monday in view of an exponential rise in corona virus cases and the city’s health system being stretched to its limits. In the last few days, the daily cases of COVID-19 have been around […]
Japan seeks release of Journalist held in Myanmar
Tokyo: Japan’s government said Monday it is asking Myanmar to release a Japanese journalist who was arrested by security forces in its largest city of Yangon the previous day. Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told reporters Monday that his government is asking Myanmar authorities to explain the arrest and provide other details while asking for […]
Record spike of 273,810 Covid-19 cases reported in India
New Delhi: India reported 273,810 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases on Monday, the highest single-day spike so far since the pandemic broke out, according to MoHFW. With this, India’s Covid tally has shot up to 15,061,919 cases. India also reported the highest-ever single-day spike in Covid-related deaths with 1,625 fatalities. The death toll from the deadly […]
Govt considering ‘weekly lockdown’ in J&K
Srinagar: The Government is seriously considering imposition of weekend lockdown in some districts of Jammu and Kashmir which are worst hit by COVID cases. Highly placed sources said that the Government doesn’t want economic activity to be disrupted in Jammu and Kashmir by imposing lockdown due to massive surge in COVID cases. In view of […]
Link claiming to change Whatsapp in Pink is a virus, can hack mobile phone: Cyber experts
New Delhi: Cyber experts have warned users from falling into the prey of a virus link which claims to turn Whatsapp in pink colour and comes with new features. According to cyber security experts, clicking on the link claiming to be an official update from Whatsapp will hack users phone and they may lose access […]








