COVID-19: Govt evacuates 1,92,382 stranded JK residents
1,30,807 via Lakhanpur, 61,575 through special trains
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 1,92,382 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, the Jammu […]
11 Shops sealed in Sopore for violating unlock SOPs
Sopore: Eleven shops were sealed in various areas of Sopore for violating SOPs announced amid the prevailing covid-19 pandemic restrictions. Officials said that Municipal council squad under the supervision of Imtiyaz Ahmad Pandit food inspector and Ghulam Mohiudin Shah, Tax collector raided various markets of Sopore and noticed that some shops violated the Even and […]
Woman found hanging in Ramban
Banihal/Jammu: A 22-year-old woman was found hanging from a tree outside her house in Ramban district on Monday, police said. Pooja Sharma, a resident of a village in Banihal area, apparently committed suicide but the motive behind the step was not known immediately, an officer said. She was found hanging from a tree near her […]
Media body stages protest, demands rollback of media policy
Srinagar: A group of journalists under the banner of “J&K Media Guild” staged a protest against media policy and demanded its immediate rollback. Carrying banners that read “don’t gag media, we are an equally important pillar of democracy”, “down with media policy 2020” etc, the protesters assembled at Press Enclave here. “The new media policy […]
No toll tax for locals ‘living within 20 KM radius of NHAI toll plaza’: Advisor Baseer Khan
Srinagar: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Baseer Ahmad Khan on Monday said that no toll shall be paid by locals “living within 20 kilomteres” of toll a plaza installed by NHAI at Kachkoot village near Sangam in southern Kashmir. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) had started collecting toll tax even from the locals living […]
Body of youth fished out after he drowning in Sindh river
Srinagar: Body of one of the two boys who drowned while bathing in river Sindh in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district was retrieved after 18 hours on Monday. On Sunday, two boys, Zahid Farooq Rather and Rashid Khan, both residents of Palpora Noorbagh Srinagar, drowned in the water body near Kijpora Kangan. The locals as well […]
DGP prisons visits Central Jail in Srinagar, reviews security
Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP), Prisons, Jammu and Kashmir, V K Singh Monday visited Central Jail Srinagar to take stock of the security arrangements an evaluate the general living conditions there, officials said. The DGP inspected all barracks, hospital, quarantine centre, CCTV control room, video-conferencing facility, kitchen and other sections of the jail, the […]
Trade body concerned over growing COVID cases in Valley
Srinagar: Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCC&I) on Monday expressed concern at the increase in the number of COVID positive cases in the Valley. A spokesperson of the trade body said that reports of gross carelessness and violation of COVID protocols were coming from various districts, especially Srinagar District. “Due to the onset of […]
Youth death: Friends, relatives demand action against doctors
Srinagar: The friends and relatives of Shopian youth identified as Abrar Reyaz (24), staged a protest here in Srinagar alleging medical negligence. Abrar along with his father and another relative was injured in a road accident near Pampore area and was admitted at Srinagar’s SMHS hospital on the same evening. He was under treatment of […]
Army soldier commits suicide
Baramulla: An army soldier committed suicide here in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, reports said. Police sources said that a army soldier of 226 Field Unit shot himself dead with his service rifle. The deceased whom police identified as S. Srinivas of Telangana was posted in army unit at Boniyar Uri. He was 27. Police later […]
