No covid-19 deaths reported in JK, 121 new cases registered

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir did not record any coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours but 121 new positive cases took the number of infected people to 1,22,885, officials said on Wednesday. Out of the fresh cases, 55 were from Jammu division and 66 from Kashmir division of the union territory, they said. The officials […]
Bone chilling cold: Srinagar shivers at minus 7.8 degrees Celsius

Srinagar: The Kashmir Valley reeled under severe cold, with Srinagar city — the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir — recording its lowest minimum temperature in eight years, the Meteorological Department said here on Wednesday. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 7.8 degrees Celsius, which was the lowest temperature recorded in the city in eight […]
1.46 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccine reach JK

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday received the first consignment of 1.46 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccine from Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), officials said. While 79,000 doses were received here for vaccination of nearly 60,000 healthcare workers in the Kashmir valley, 67,500 vaccines have been received in the Jammu division, they said. The […]
7830 ‘undeserving persons’ get PM-Kisan payouts in JK: Centre
Srinagar: The Union Government has revealed that 7,830 undeserving persons in Jammu & Kashmir have received payouts under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, or PM-KISAN scheme till July 2020. In response to an application filed by noted activist Venkatesh Nayak under the Right to Information Act-2005, the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare […]
Highway woes: Work on Bailey bridge begins at Kela Morh
Srinagar: Border Roads Organization (BRO) has started work to launch a Bailey bridge on the Srinagar-Jammu highway to facilitate vehicles carrying essentials supplies in the days ahead as the only surface link connecting Kashmir with rest of the world remains closed for vehicular traffic in the wake of damage to a bridge at Kela Morh […]
JK’s delimitation based on 2011 census: Law Ministry
Jammu: Ministry of Law and Justice in its annual review report has revealed that the delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir would be done on the basis of the 2011-census figures under the provisions of 2019-Act. On 5 August 2019, the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into two separate union territories- Jammu Kashmir […]
Bank fraud: CBI books JK Bank’s executive manager, six others
New Delhi: Over four years after the demonetisation exercise, the CBI has booked the executive manager of a bank, three firm proprietors and two persons for depositing Rs 12.84 crore in banned currency which was later transferred to different accounts through net banking as legitimate money, officials said. Based on “source information” received on December […]
Terror financing: Pak court sentences Hafiz Saeed’s two close aides to 15 years in jail

Lahore: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has handed down more than 15 years jail term each to two close aides of Mumbai terror attack mastermind and banned Jamat-ud Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, including the outfit’s media face Yahya Mujahid, in a terror financing case. The anti-terrorism court in Lahore on Tuesday also sentenced Saeed’s […]
BSF detects 150-m cross-border tunnel along IB
Jammu: A 150-m tunnel constructed along the International Border (IB) to facilitate infiltration of terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan was detected by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Hiranagar sector of Kathua district on Wednesday, officials said. This is the third tunnel unearthed by alert border guards along the IB in the twin […]
Snowfall aftermath: Lt Guv reviews restoration of essential services
SRINAGAR: To assess the situation arisen due to heavy snowfall in Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Wednesday visited Srinagar and took stock of the measures undertaken for snow clearance and restoration of essential supplies across Kashmir. The Lieutenant Governor received a firsthand appraisal of the response mechanism put in place to restore affected services, from […]