Minorities in Myanmar borderlands face fresh fear since coup

Jakarta, Apr 5 (AP) Before each rainy season Lu Lu Aung and other farmers living in a camp for internally displaced people in Myanmar’s far northern Kachin state would return to the village they fled and plant crops that would help keep them fed for the coming year. But this year in the wake of […]
COVID: Schools Upto 9th Standard Being closed For 2 weeks in JK

JAMMU: In order to contain the recent spike in number of COVID-19 cases, the government has decided to close all schools upto 9th class for two weeks while as from10th to 12th classes, schools will be closed for a week starting Monday. An order issued in this regard today stated that an overall assessment of […]
JK reports 573 new COVID-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded 573 fresh COVID-19 cases, including 105 travellers, taking the tally to 1,33,012, while three more deaths due to the virus raised the toll to 2,008, officials said. Of the fresh COVID-19 cases, 122 were from the Jammu division and 451 from the Kashmir division, they said. The officials […]
Centre’s onslaught against people of JK has to be taken head on collectively: Mehbooba
Srinagar/New Delhi: Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Sunday dismissed speculations that the PAGD, an alliance of six mainstream parties, was headed for a break-up, stressing there is no alternative to staying together as the Centre’s “onslaught” against the people of Jammu and Kashmir has to be taken “head on collectively”. “A coalition of this kind […]
LG Sinha visits hospital to enquire about Farooq Abdullah’s health
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha visited the SKIMS hospital here on Sunday to enquire about the health of National Conference (NC) president and MP Farooq Abdullah, who is undergoing treatment for COVID-19. Sinha, who met Abdullah’s son and NC vice president Omar Abdullah at the hospital, instructed the doctors at the SKIMS […]
28 shops gutted after fire breaks out in market in J-K’s Baramulla
Srinagar: Over two dozen shops were gutted in a massive fire that broke out in a market in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday night, officials said. The fire started in a shop at Baba Reshi market in Tangmarg area of the north Kashmir district, the officials said on Sunday. It spread rapidly, […]
62 acre land sanctioned in Jammu for Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams to build temple
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administrative council has sanctioned granting 62.02 acre of land in Majeen village for the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams, that governs Lord Venkateswara’s shrine in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirumala, to build a temple. On Thursday, the council, headed by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, approved a proposal to allot land on Sidhra bypass along […]
62 acre land sanctioned in Jammu for Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams to build temple

Jammu, Apr 4 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administrative council has sanctioned granting 62.02 acre of land in Majeen village for the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams, that governs Lord Venkateswara’s shrine in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirumala, to build a temple. On Thursday, the council, headed by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, approved a proposal to allot land on Sidhra […]
JK records 573 covid cases, 3 more deaths

Srinagar, Apr 04: With 573 new covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, Jammu and Kashmir witnessed the highest single-day spike of the year so far, officials said Friday. They said that 122 from of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 451 from Kashmir Valley. Also three people died due to the virus, […]
No place for militancy, its supporters in new JK: LG Manoj Sinha

Srinagar, Apr 04: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinah Sunday said that the UT is moving ahead with a “new vision and new thought” where there is no place for militancy and its supporters. He said that J&K government is working on a new educational policy to incorporate contributions made by the heroes of […]