HC quashes OGW’s detention under PSA
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Friday quashed a detention order under Public Safety Act against Shahid Salam Naikoo of Bonbazar in southern Kashmir’s Shopian district for authorities go by to procedural safeguards, adherence of which are imperative in the case of preventive detention of any person. Naikoo was granted bail by court but […]
Duo quarantined at SKIMS, 1433 under surveillance: Govt
Srinagar: Two more persons with ‘symptoms resembling as that of coronovirus’ were admitted to SKIMS Soura even as 1433 people across the Jammu and Kashmir were put under surveillance. Also, officials said that test reports of 44 persons are awaited across the union territory of J&K where 1178 persons are in “home quarantine”, 17 in […]
PDP leader Qayoom Wani renounces politics
‘From a Union leader to politician to nobody’
Srinagar: PDP leader and former trade unionist Abdul Qayoom Wani on Thursday renounced politics in protest against the Centre’s decision to repeal Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into Union Territories. Wani, a trade union leader, had joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in 2019. “I am […]
Another person tests positive in Leh
Leh: One more person with travel history to Iran tested positive for coronavirus in Ladhak on Thursday, taking the total number of cases in the union territory to three, a senior government official said. His family members have been moved to the isolation centre at Heart Foundation Hospital here, they said. The man was part […]
COVID-19 now a pandemic: WHO chief
Geneva: The new coronavirus outbreak can now be described as a pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization has announced. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was troubled by the spread and severity of the outbreak, along with a lack of action taken to combat it. “WHO has been assessing this outbreak around […]
Rains, snow make a comeback
Upper reaches receive fresh snow, rain lashes plains
SRINAGAR: Kashmir valley on Thursday witnessed a fresh spell of rains and snowfall bringing down the daytime temperature here, a MeT official said. He said that the world famous ski resort Gulmarg and other upper reaches received fresh snowfall while rain lashed plains in Kashmir valley, resulting in chilly weather conditions. However, the night temperature […]
For participating in protests, 7 employees get ‘show-cause notice’
JAMMU: The Government Thursday issued show-cause notice to seven officials who were working on a probation period in different departments for violation of service conduct rules. According to a GAD order, the probationers who were appointed under Jammu and Kashmir Special Recruitment Rules 2015 notified under SRO-202 of 2015 reportedly participated in frequent protests at […]
Police busts gang involved in highway robberies, house breaks
Srinagar: Police on Thursday arrested three persons and claimed to to have busted a gang involved in a spate of highway robberies and house break-ins in the city. “Three accused have been arrested and stolen properties worth several lakh of rupees have been recovered at their instance,” a police spokesperson said. On receipt of several […]
Evacuate Kashmiri students from Iran, NC Leader Husnain Masoodi
Srinagar: Parliament member and National Conference Leader, (Retd) Justice Hasnain Masoodi on Thursday sought the status of the efforts made by external affairs ministry towards repatriation and evacuation of stranded Kashmiri students from Iran. While reacting to the rejoinder made by union external affairs minister S Jaishankar’s statement in the Lok Sabha, Masoodi said the […]
Drug peddler booked under PSA
Sopore: Police on Thursday slapped Public Safety Act (PSA) against an alleged drug peddler in the North Kashmir’s Sopore town. It is for the 3rd time in 3 weeks that Sopore police have recommended another name for action under the Public Safety Act for the involvement of supplying narcotic drugs to youth of the Sopore, […]