JK records 127 fresh cases, three more deaths
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s COVID-19 caseload climbed to 1,22,176 on Thursday with 127 fresh infections while three more fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,903, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 106 were from the Jammu division and 21 from the Kashmir division, they said. Jammu district recorded the highest number of fresh cases at […]
IAS, IPS & IFS cadre of JK merged with AGMUT cadre
Srinagar, Jan 07: The central government has amended Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act to merge IAS, IPS and IFS cadre of Jammu and Kashmir with Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territories Act. The President of India promulgated an ordinance to merge prestigious three All India Services with AGMUT cadre. This is the first amendment […]
Bird flu scare: Govt bans import of poultry in JK
Srinagar, Jan 7: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Thursday banned import of poultry as bird flu spreads in neighoring states. “In the wake of spread of bird flu in neighbouring states of J&K as a measure of abundant precaution and in view of declaration of whole J&K as “Controlled Area” for bird flu disease. Government […]
Pak court issues arrest warrant for JeM chief Masood Azhar
Lahore, Jan 7 (PTI) In a significant development, an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for banned Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar on the charges of terror financing. The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Gujranwala issued the warrant during a hearing in a terror financing case instituted by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) […]
Snowfall aftermath: SMC Mayor admits failure in clearing roads
Srinagar, Jan 07: Amid complaints of non-clearance of roads, the City Mayor, Junaid Azim Mattu Thursday said that 15 JCBs and loaders are the only equipments to clear 15,000 lanes across Srinagar. “It is embarrassing to see the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) men clearing snow with shovels,” Mattu said while addressing a news conference at […]
PDD daily wager dies in Rajouri due to electrocution
Jammu, Jan 7: A daily-wager of the Power Development Department (PDD) was electrocuted to death in Rajouri district on Thursday, officials said. Identified as Wali Mohammad son of Makhna of Banghai Thannamdi, the daily wager died on the spot due to electric shock while repairing an electricity line in Banghi village, they said. A police […]
People can’t be suppressed through power, dialogue only way forward: Mehbooba
Bijbehara, Jan 07: Former chief Minister and People’s Democratic Party president, Mehbooba Mufti Thursday said that voices of people can’t be suppressed through power, stating that dialogue is the only way to resolve the Kashmir issue. Mehbooba Mufti after paying tribute to his father, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed at Daro Shiku Bagh Bijbehara on his fifth […]
KU postpones LLM 2nd semester exam scheduled on January 8
Srinagar, Jan 7: The University of Kashmir on Thursday postponed the LLM 2nd semester examination which was scheduled to be held on January 8, 2021 (Friday) in view of heavy snowfall in Kashmir. “The examination of the postponed papers LM17216DCE and LM17217DCE shall now be held on 14 January 2021. The time and venue shall remain unchanged,” […]
Srinagar-Jammu highway shut for traffic for fifth consecutive day
Srinagar, Jan 7 (PTI) The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was shut for traffic for the fifth consecutive day on Thursday in the wake of heavy snowfall over the past four days, even as the minimum temperature across the valley stayed below the freezing point, officials said. The 260 kilometre-long highway, the only all-weather road connecting Kashmir […]
Joint session of US Congress certifies Biden’s electoral victory over Trump
Washington, Jan 7 (PTI) A Joint Session of the US Congress on Thursday formally certified the electoral victory of Joe Biden as the next US President and Kamala Harris as the Vice President in the November 3 election. The formal certification by the Joint Session came in the wee hours of Thursday. The Joint Session […]