Covid-19: Fresh restrictions in Ganderbal district for next two days
KV Correspondent GANDERBAL: SSP Ganderbal on Friday evening informed that there shall be complete restrictions in district Ganderbal owing to spurt in Covid-19 cases. In a tweet SSP Ganderbal, Khalil Ahmad Poswal said that ‘no gathering shall be allowed and the business establishments shall remain closed’. “In view of rapid spread of Covid-19, there shall […]
Centre Govt. approves 5 private sector CA storage project proposals for J&K
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 21: The Government of India has approved 5 private sector proposals for setting of Controlled Atmosphere (CA) Storage projects in Jammu and Kashmir. The sanction was accorded at a meeting of EMC held today under the Chairmanship of Additional Secretary, GoI, in which Director Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), J&K, Ajaz […]
Covid-19 claims two more lives in JK, toll reaches 600
Srinagar, August 21: Two more persons, ten in all including a CRPF trooper, died due to covid-19 since overnight, taking the fatality count due to the virus to 600 in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said on Friday. They said that among the victims, four were residents of Budgam, three from Srinagar besides one each […]
Youth carrying 50 bullets held in Anantnag: Police
Srinagar, August 21: A youth was apprehended with 50 bullets in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police said on Friday. A police official said that during a naka, police apprehended the youth identified as Adil Fayaz Bhat son of Fayaz Ahman of Khiram Sarigufwara along with motorcycle (JK03F-8588) during Naka at Karikadal. The official claimed recovery […]
Blasphemous Remarks: Protest Demonstrations held across Valley
Srinagar, Aug 21: Protest demonstrations were held at several places across Kashmir Valley after Friday prayers against the ‘blasphemous remarks’ made by a self-styled ‘godman’ against the Prophet of Islam. Reports said that the protest rallies joined by young and old were taken from several mosques including Markaz-e-Jamia Masjid Chandigam, Sogam, Krusan, Auqaaf-i-Islamia Markazi Jamia […]
CRPF Trooper among eight more succumb to Covid-19
Srinagar, August 21: Eight more people, one of them a CRPF trooper, died due to covid-19 since overnight, taking the fatality count due to the virus to 598 in Jammu and Kashmir. Official sources told on Friday that among the victims, three each were from Srinagar and Budgam and one each from Baramulla and Pulmama […]
Over 10,000 patients in J&K benefitted from teleradiology in less than 2 months: Official
Jammu, Aug 21 (PTI) More than 10,000 people have benefitted from teleradiology system launched in June this year in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Friday. Teleradiology is a branch of telemedicine in which telecommunication systems are used to transmit radiological images from one location to another. Interpretation of all noninvasive imaging studies, such […]
Jammu-Srinagar NH remains closed for second day, 3000 vehicles stranded
Jammu, Aug 21 (PTI) The Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for the second consecutive day on Friday due to multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains in Ramban district, leaving over 3000 vehicles stranded, officials said. The highway was blocked by a major landslide at Trishul Morh, Battery Cheshma and Pantiyal areas on Thursday, officials said. […]
America would be lost if Trump reelected: Bloomberg
New York, Aug 21 (PTI) Billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg has warned that America is in danger of being lost under President Donald Trump’s leadership and urged Americans to vote for Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris in the November presidential election. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City had entered the 2020 […]