All Kashmir districts declared red zones except for Bandipora, Ganderbal
Srinagar, June 7: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Sunday declared eight districts in Kashmir and one in Jammu as red zones in view of the recent spike in the number if COVID-19 cases. An order issued by Chief Secretary J&K, B V R Subrahmanyam declared all Kashmir districts except Ganderbal and Bandipore as red […]
JK witnesses 4 deaths, highest spike-451 in 24 hours
Srinagar: Four Covid-19 infected patients died in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday taking the total number of deaths due to deadly virus to 40, officials said. Meanwhile, the UT witnessed a huge surge in positive coronavirus infections as the total number of cases surged to 451 in a single day. Officials said that the […]
Encounter between militants, security forces starts in Shopian village
Srinagar, June 07: An encounter broke out between militants and government forces in Reben area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday. According to the reports, a joint team of Police, Army’s 01 RR and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Reben. As the joint team approached the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them. The […]
Opening of offices
Jammu and Kashmir like the rest of the regions in India is facing an extended lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, as the lockdown 4.0 was nearing its end in other parts, the government though it apt to restore the business and other activities as the economy started to crumble owing to a continuous […]
Caronavirus, its impact and what lies ahead
Let us welcome the future that is waiting for us. Let us sing the song of good change
Syed Mustafa Ahmad A mysterious viral infection began to spread among people of Wuhan, a central city in China, a pneumonia like disease, in December last year. It was not immediately clear what was behind the outbreak. Patients were quarantined and work began on identifying the origin of the disease. On January 7, the Chinese […]
Gunmen shot dead youth In Sopore
Srinagar, June 6: Unknown gunmen shot dead a youth in Bomai village of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday. Official sources said that unknown gunmen this evening fired upon one Danish Nazir Najar near Edipora, Bomai in Zainageer, injuring him critically. He was rushed to nearby hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, […]
J&K Forest Development Corporation replaces J&K State Forest Corporation
JAMMU, JUNE 6: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu today accorded sanction to creation of the Jammu and Kashmir Forest Development Corporation (J&K FDC) as a registered company under the Companies Act, 2013 to replace the Jammu and Kashmir State Forest Corporation (J&K SFC) which […]
AC approves creation of Unified Metropolitan Transport Authorities to revamp urban transport
JAMMU, JUNE 6: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu, gave the go ahead to the establishment of Unified Metropolitan Transport Authorities (UMTAs) for the cities of Jammu and Srinagar as envisaged in the Master Plans of the two capital cities. The sanctioned bodies will be […]
143 news covid-19 cases in JK, tally reaches 3467
Srinagar, June 6: Jammu and Kashmir reported143 new positive cases on Saturday and 43 of them were from Jammu and 100 from Kashmir. With these cases, the overall tally of covid-19 patients in J&K has risen to 3467. According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel Coronavirus (Covid-19), out of total cases, 2301 are active […]