PSA detention of Shah Faesal extended
Srinagar, May 13: Bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal will remain in detention under the controversial Public Safety Act after the authorities extended it by three months on Wednesday evening. Sources said that the Home department of J&K this evening extended detention of Faesal by three months, barely hours before it was set to expire. Faesal, who was […]
8 samples from DPL Anantnag among 37 test positive for Covid-19 in JK
Srinagar, May 13: 37 samples on Wednesday returned positive for the novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir, eight of them from District Police Lines Anantnag, official sources said. Nodal officer for coronavirus control at SKIMS, Dr G H Yatoo, said that out of 1726 samples tested at viral diagnostic lab of the tertiary care hospital, […]
1450 fruit trucks dispatched from cold stores: Govt
SRINAGAR, MAY 13: With Government relaxing lockdown measures to permit gradual resumption of activity in certain sectors, Industries & Commerce Department in Kashmir Division has been taking steps to resume industrial activity in areas which are not designated as Red Zones. Priority is being given to restart units manufacturing essential commodities and medical supplies. The […]
Cops ‘vandalize’ shops, video goes viral on social media
Srinagar, May 13 (PTI) A video purportedly showing policemen damaging shops and houses of people in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district after a deputy superintendent of police got injured in clashes there last week has gone viral on social media. In the little over two-minute video, the policemen are seen vandalising and […]
Economic package will boost growth: FM
New Delhi: Unveiling the finer points of the economic package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the prime minister laid out a comprehensive vision after wide consultation with several sections of the society. Discussions were also held with various ministries. Asserting that the economic package is essentially to […]
KU orders temporary relaxation in statutes for benefit of research scholars
Srinagar, May 13: In order to ensure no academic loss to the research scholars in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown Vice Chancellor University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad has ordered temporary relaxation in certain statutes governing research degree programmes in the University. According to a University statement issued here on Wednesday based on […]
Budgam youth dies under mysterious circumstances in Pulwama
Budgam, May 13: A 20-year-old youth from Daharmuna Budgam allegedly died due to some gas leakage in Lassipora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday morning. Official sources said that a youth who was working in a cold storage at Industrial Estate in Lassipora Pulwama died due to suffocation after which his condition worsened. […]
Army vehicle hits two in Batamaloo area, shift them to hospital
Srinagar, May 13: After hitting two civilians with their vehicle, soldiers brought them to Srinagar hospital for treatment on Wednesday. Sources said that an army vehicle hit a fruit vendor and his friend near Tengpora area of Batamaloo. Soldiers brought both the injured persons in their vehicle bearing registration number (18B129772L) to SMHS Hospital Srinagar. […]
PM gave headline, blank page: Chidambaram on financial package
New Delhi, May 13 (PTI) Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday mocked the prime minister’s announcement of a Rs 20 lakh crore financial package as a “headline and blank page”, and said he was looking forward to the finance minister filling the blank page. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced massive new financial […]