Missing Tral man’s dead body recovered
Srinagar: Body of a 60-year-old man who was missing since March 6 was recovered from a marshy land in Soura area of Srinagar district on Monday. Station House Officer (SHO) Soura, Tanveer Ahmad said that soon after receiving the information, a police team rushed to the spot and recovered the body from the marshy land. […]
WhatsApp group Admins beware
Spreading false info on coronavirus will invite trouble
Srinagar: District magistrate Doda Dr Sagar D Doifode has issued on order on Monday which said that no whatsapp group administrator or any person is allowed to upload any false information or unconfirmed fabricated news or rumour with regards to conformation of positive Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in district Doda unless and until confirmation from the […]
Coronavirus: Functioning in both wings of High Court restricted to urgent matters
JAMMU, MARCH 16: With a view to prevent spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Monday issued a circular restricting the functioning in both of its Jammu and Srinagar wings to urgent matters only. According to the circular, functioning in both the wings of the High Court from March 16, 2020 […]
Coronavirus threat : Hotels closed in Patnitop
Jammu, Mar 16 (PTI) As part of efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus, the Udhampur district authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday ordered immediate closure of all hotels till March 31 at the popular Patnitop hill resort. District Magistrate Piyush Singla asked the Hotel Management Authorities of Patnitop to ensure compliance of the directive […]
Hirdesh Kumar appointed new J-K chief electoral officer
New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) IAS officer Hirdesh Kumar was on Monday appointed the new chief electoral officer of Jammu and Kashmir. The Election Commission appointed Kumar as the new CEO replacing Shailendra Kumar. Hirdesh Kumar, a 1999-batch IAS officer of the Jammu and Kashmir cadre, was selected from a panel of names sent by […]
Don’t miss Mar 31 deadline for linking PAN-Aadhaar: I-T Dept
New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) The Income Tax Department on Monday issued a public message saying it was “mandatory” to link PAN with Aadhaar and advised people not to “miss” the stipulated deadline of March 31. The department had last month said Permanent Account Number (PAN) will become “inoperative” if it is not linked with […]
After Farooq released, PDP seeks Mehbooba’s freedom
New Delhi: After the release of former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Member of Parliament Nazeer Ahmed Laway on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded that party chief and former Cheif Minister Mehboba Mufti should also be released along with Omar Abdullah. “There are two Chief Ministers and many youths […]
COVID-19: Parks, gardens closed in Srinagar; man with travel history to Saudi Arabia put in isolation
Srinagar, Mar 16 (PTI) Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday announced closure of all parks and gardens in Srinagar till further orders even as a person who had recently travelled to Saudi Arabia has been put in isolation on suspicion of having contracted the coronavirus. “All parks and gardens in #Srinagar will remain closed till […]