Adhere to SOP’s
It is after a long gap that religious places across Jammu and Kashmir will be thrown open for the people from Monday. Though the opening of religious places for prayers was demanded quite earlier by a cross section of people but the way Covid-19 is spreading among the population here, the opening of religious places […]
Unknown gunmen shot dead physically challenged man
Srinagar, Aug (15): A 40-year-old physically challenged man was shot dead by unknown gunmen at his residence in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday. Official sources said that the man identified as Azad Ahmad Dar son of Abdullah Dar was shot death at his home at Kangan Pulwama. He died on spot, they said. A […]
Truck catches fire at Jawhar Tunnel, traffic suspended on NH1
Qazigund, Aug 15: The vehicular movement along Jammu-Srinagar highway was temporarily suspended on Saturday after a truck caught fire at Jawahar Tunnel in Qazigund area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Officials said that a truck bearing registration number (JK13B-2215) was parked on the roadside at Jawahar Tunnel when it suddenly caught fire and flames engulfed […]
66 travelers among 532 new covid-19 cases take JK total past 28000 Mark
Srinagar, Aug 15: Sixty-six travelers were among 532 persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours, official sources said on Saturday. The new cases, 108 from Jammu division and 424 from Kashmir Valley, take the overall tally to past 28000-mark, official sources said. Giving district-wise break-up of […]
KU announces PG Entrance Exam-2020 from September
Srinagar, Aug 15: The University of Kashmir (KU) is going to conduct entrance examination for admission to various PG courses for the session 2020 tentatively from the first week of September, 2020, a spokesman of the varsity said. A notification issued in this connection by Directorate of Admissions & Competitive Examinations KU reads as “ […]
JK on a new journey of normalcy and development, says LG in his I-Day speech
Srinagar, Aug 15 (PTI) A new era of normalcy and development has dawned in Jammu and Kashmir due to the changes effected in the last one year, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Saturday and expressed the resolve to make peace, progress and social harmony the most integral part of the transformed narrative. It is […]
Gulmarg avalanche: Soldier’s body found after more than 8 months
Baramulla , Aug 15: Body of a soldier was recovered in Gulmarg on Saturday, more than eight months after he was swept away by a snow avalanche along the Line of Control in the area in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Official sources said that the body of the soldier Rajinder Singh of Army 11 Gadwal […]
PM’s speech displayed live on big screens in Srinagar areas
Srinagar, Aug 15: For the first time in 74 years, Jammu and Kashmir administration had installed LED screens at vital locations in Srinagar displaying Prime Minister Narendera Modi’s Independence Day speech live. Witnesses said that projectors were installed at TRC crossing, Jehangir Chowk and other parts of Srinagar. “The prime minister’s speech was displayed live […]
Jammu-Srinagar national highway cleared of landslide debris, reopened after two days
Banihal/Jammu, Aug 15 (PTI) The 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway was reopened for traffic after remaining closed for two days due to a massive landslide in Ramban district, officials said on Saturday. Debris due to the landslide on Friday blocked the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country leaving thousands of vehicles, including […]
Mobile internet services snapped in Kashmir as I-Day precautionary measure
Srinagar, Aug 15 (PTI) Internet services on mobile devices were snapped across Kashmir on Independence Day Saturday as a precautionary measure but mobile phone services functioned as usual. Mobile internet services were cut in the early hours of the morning as stringent security arrangements were put in place for Independence Day celebrations across the Valley, […]