Covid-19 vaccination: Govt issues guidelines under Co-WIN

New Delhi: Vaccinating 100-200 people in each session per day, monitoring them for 30 minutes after administering the shots for any adverse event and allowing only one beneficiary at a time are among the guidelines issued by the Centre for the COVID-19 inoculation drive. According to the guidelines issued to states recently, the COVID Vaccine […]
All those involved in ‘Roshni scam’ to be booked: Union Minister
Jammu: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday said those who allegedly illegally occupied lands in Jammu and Kashmir under the so called Roshni scam will be brought to book. Campaigning for BJP candidates contesting the District Development Council (DDC) elections, Singh cautioned farmers against alleged mischievous propaganda being spread by the opposition parties that the […]
Anti farm laws protest: AAP member’s stages hunger strike in Jammu Jammu: Members of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday staged a day-long hunger strike here in solidarity with farmers who are protesting against the Centre’s new agri laws. Some social groups also took out a joint rally, demanding repealing of the laws. The […]
Over 51.5% votes polled in 6th phase of DDC polls12

Jammu: Over 51.5 per cent of 7.48 lakh electorates exercised their franchise on Sunday in the sixth phase of the District Development Council elections, which covered 31 constituencies spread over 18 districts of Jammu and Kashmir, State Election Commissioner K K Sharma said. The polling started at 7 am and ended at 2 pm peacefully […]
DDC polls: Freezing weather fails to dampen spirit of voters in J-K
Jammu: Despite dense fog in the plains and freezing weather conditions in high altitude areas following recent snowfall, voters participated enthusiastically in the sixth phase of maiden District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. The enthusiasm was the same among all the age groups in Jammu division as witnessed in the […]
Parts Kashmir of record sub-zero minimum temps; Gulmarg coldest at minus 7.6 deg C
Srinagar: Half of the weather stations in Kashmir valley recorded sub-zero night temperatures with the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg being the coldest place in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday registering a low of minus 7.6 degrees Celsius. Pahalgam tourist resort in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 3.2 degrees Celsius, while the night temperature […]
382 new COVID-19 cases take J-K’s tally to 1,16,008; death toll 1,799
Srinagar: The COVID-19 death toll in Jammu and Kashmir rose to 1,799 on Sunday with six more fatalities, while 382 new cases took the infection tally to 1,16,008, officials said. Of the new cases, 198 were from Kashmir and 184 were from Jammu division of the the Union Territory, they said. Jammu and Srinagar recorded […]
Four held with 1.5 kgs gold biscuits in JK’s Reasi
Jammu: The police have arrested four people and seized gold biscuits weighing 1.5 kgs in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, officials said on Sunday. The accused were part of a gang which used to bring gold from Guwahati and sell it at various places in the country, including Katra — the base camp for pilgrims […]
Shikara carrying BJP workers, mediapersons capsizes in Dal Lake during poll campaign
Srinagar:A shikara, carrying BJP workers and mediapersons, capsized in the Dal Lake on Sunday during campaign for the ongoing District Development Council elections, officials said here. The shikara capsized when it was closing on the bank of the lake in the last leg of the rally. The BJP workers and journalists were rescued by locals, […]
Kashmir receives fresh snowfall

Jmu-Sgr highway closes, reopens later
Srinagar: Most parts of Kashmir valley including capital city of Srinagar received fresh snowfall on Saturday morning, reports said. Meanwhile, the Jammu-Srinagar highway, connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world was blocked due to snow accumulation at Jawahar Tunnel and landslides and shooting stones at several places along the thoroughfare. However, the highway was opened […]