Body of ‘mentally unsound’ woman found in Poonch
Poonch: Body of 42-year-old mentally unsound woman was found along the banks of Mendhar River in Sagra village in Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said. They said one person identified as Mir Ahmed son of Lal Din of Sagra Chowki reported at Police Post Mankote that his cousin sister Makdoom Begum daughter of Mohammad Amin […]
Traders suggest controlling crowds in markets
Srinagar: The traders’ community here in Srinagar has termed the government order regarding 50 per cent opening of shops as futile, saying that the government should rather consider imposing lockdown on weekends to control the crowd in the market places. In wake of the surge in the COVID-19 cases, there is a need to control […]
Covid-19 resurgence: Srinagar Airport witness huge decline in footfall
Srinagar: With the spike in Covid- 19 positive cases in the valley, footfall at the Srinagar Airport has gone down to 30 per cent, an official said. He said that after the recent spurt in Covid-19 positive cases in the valley, the footfall at the Airport has gone down to 30 per cent and the […]
Re-Registration of outside vehicles
What ‘Necessitated’ March 27 circular, HC asks RTO Kashmir
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday asked Regional Transport Officer Kashmir to file affidavit before it by tomorrow, indicating therein as to what necessitated the issuance of March 27 circular, mandating the vehicle owners who have purchased their vehicles bearing outside registration number to apply for a new registration within a fortnight. A […]
Sadqaye-Fitr fixed at Rs 62 per person

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s Grand Mufti Nasir ul-Islam Wednesday fixed Rs 62 as Sadqay-e-Fitr (mandatory charity) per person in the month of Ramadhan and urged people to pay the same till 15th of Ramadhan so that the money reaches needy and destitute amid Covid challenge. The Grand Mufti appealed to people that given the rising […]
Strategise Covid mitigation measures at local level: DC Ang to officers
Calls for strict legal action against Covid-19 SOP violators
ANANTNAG: Deputy Commissioner Anantnag, Dr. Piyush Singla directed the concerned officers to ensure smooth implementation of the government restrictions to contain the 2nd Covid Wave. He passed these directions while taking a meeting of elected public representatives and concerned officers here at Dak Bangalow Khanabal. The President MCA Hilal Ah Shah, presidents of all municipalities, […]
DC B’la inspects COVID-19 Wellness Centers
BARAMULLA: Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Bhupinder Kumar accompanied by concerned officers Wednesday inspected COVID-19 Wellness centres established at Indoor Sports Stadium Baramulla and Sub-district Hospital Sopore where he took stock of necessary COVID-19 mitigation measures undertaken by the authorities in this regard. On the occasion, DC took a detailed appraisal of various related aspects during which […]
Prof Shafi is new Head of KU’s Commerce Department
Srinagar: Prof Mohammad Shafi has taken over as Head of Kashmir University’s Department of Commerce. An expert in International Business and Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Prof Shafi has around three decades of teaching, research and administrative experience. Author of three books, 40 research papers published in international and national journals, Prof Shafi has supervised […]