COVID-19: Strict restrictions ordered in 88 containment zones of Srinagar
SRINAGAR, JULY 12: Restrictions on public movement and activities are being imposed in 88 areas notified as COVID-19 red zones in Srinagar after a sharp spike in positive cases has been reported in the district in the last couple of weeks. The decision to impose restrictions has been taken after recommendations of experts and is […]
357 new Covid-19 infections in JK, tally rises to 10513
Srinagar, July 12: Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday reported 357 new covid-19 infections, taking the overall tally of the cases in J&K to 10513. Officials said 62 of the news cases were reported from Jammu division and 295 from the Valley. Giving district wise breakup of the cases, sources said Srinagar reported 97, Ganderbal 40, […]
LeT militant Usman among 3 militants killed in Sopore: IGP
Srinagar, July 11: Police on Sunday identified one of the three militants killed in Sopore gunfight as Usman and said that he was among the militants who carried out an attack in Model town area of the north Kashmir in which a paramilitary CRPF trooper and a civilian were killed. “Pakistani LeT (militant) Usman killed […]
JK HC issues notice to govt over ‘illegal’ appointment of SPOs as police constables
Jammu, Jul 12 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has issued a notice to the government after admitting an application seeking a CBI investigation into alleged illegal appointment of Special Police Officers (SPOs) as constables from 2018 to March 2020. A division bench of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey and Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul issued […]
KU postpones all offline UG/Professional Exams
Srinagar, July 12: Kashmir University on Sunday announced postponement of all offline under graduate and Professional examinations. A spokesman of the Varsity said that all Undergraduate/Professional OFFLINE examinations scheduled in the month of July 2020 are hereby postponed due to the imposition of lockdown in Srinagar district, until further notification. He said that fresh dates […]
Dr Jitendra Singh reviews COVID 19 status in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, JULY 12: Union Minister of State, PMO, Dr. Jitendra Singh on Sunday directed the administration to take all necessary measures and precautions to curb the spike and spread of Covid-19 in Kashmir division. The Union MoS said this while chairing a meeting here today convened to review, monitor and evaluate the situation evolved due […]
COVID-19: 11-days-old baby among 9 deaths in last 24 hours in JK, toll reaches 180
Srinagar, July 12: An 11-days-old baby was among 9 deaths that were reported in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours, taking the total number of deaths related to Covid-19 in J&K to 180. Officials said that five patients who died at SKIMS include an 11-days-old baby from Yaripora, Kulgam, an 80-year-old woman from Budoo, […]
Lockdown: Visitors at Pahalgam told to vacate the picnic spot immediately
Srinagar, July 12: Authorities in Pahalgam have asked visitors to vacate picturesque Pahalgam in two hours or face action including seizure of vehicles. The development comes after the administration decided to re-impose restrictions in view of a surge in COVID-19 cases. “We have asked all visitors to vacate Pahalgam in two hours as restrictions will […]