Encounter starts in Pulwama, two militants killed
Pulwama, June 23: Two militants have been killed in an exchange of fire that broke out between militants and government forces in Bandzoo area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday morning. An official said that two militants have been killed in a brief exchange of fire while as operation is on in the area. […]
Gear up to provide solutions
Coronavirus fatalities are increasing across the globe. As on date we have 9,072,642 people who have tested positive and around 471,176 deaths that have been reported across the globe. Though a good number of people 4,855,150 have also recovered from the deadly infection got from the life threatening virus. In Jammu and Kashmir we have […]
Widows: The Dejected class in our society
Rayees Ahmad Kumar World Widow Day works to encourage action in achieving full rights of widows, highlighting the need for more research and statistics into violence, discrimination and poverty suffered by widows and develop policies and programmes to address their problems. The ultimate goal of the day is to develop resources and policy to empower […]
Education taking a hit in Kashmir
Be it political disturbances or Covid scare, students are facing the brunt
Shahid Amin University students are facing numerous difficulties, not only with regard to independent life, but also with regard to academic obstacles, such as studying and understanding subject-specific information to receive their degree or the socio-economic implications of entering a new environment. This predisposes them to depression, anxiety and stress that are relatively common and […]
Govt hikes passenger fare
Srinagar, June 22: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday raised the passenger fare in public transport by 30 per cent. A formal order, under number 31-JK (TR) of 2020, dated 22-06-2020, issued by Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Transport Department, Hirdesh Kumar, wherein the passenger fare was hiked. “Sanction is hereby accorded to the charging […]
25 travelers among 132 fresh cases as JK’s covid-19 tally crosses 6000-mark
Srinagar, June 22: Twenty-five travelers were among 132 fresh covid-19 infections reported from Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, taking the number of cases to 6088. The fresh cases also include at least three army soldiers and as many three RCC (GREF) men besides a doctor and a Health worker. Giving district wise break up, official […]
Lt Guv launches e-Application-cum-issuance of Domicile Certificate
JAMMU, JUNE 22: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today launched e-Application-cum-issuance of Domicile Certificate, developed by Jammu and Kashmir e-Governance Agency (JaKeGA), here at the Raj Bhavan. With the launch of this service, the count of the Government to Citizen (G2C) online services reached 27. It is an addition to the UT Government’s e-governance initiatives […]
JK govt deputes officers to receive citizens stranded in Pakistan at Attari
JAMMU, JUNE 22: The government has deputed officers of Hospitality & Protocol Department to Attari (Wagah Border), Amritsar, Punjab with effect from 24th of June 2020 for receiving the foreign returnees coming from Pakistan by road through Wagah Border on 25th of June 2020 onwards. The deputed officers, Aamir Chowdhary and Muneeb Umar Assistant Directors, […]
Srinagar man dies of COVID in Delhi
Srinagar, June 22: A 65-year-old man from Srinagar who was in Delhi has died due to COVID-19 on Monday, family said. Family members of the deceased said that their member who had gone for medical check to Amritsar was tested positive yesterday. They said that after undergoing medical examination at Amritsar, he reached Delhi to […]