Man shot dead at Indo-Pak border village
Amritsar, Apr 26 (PTI) An unidentified Pakistani intruder was shot dead along the Indo-Pak border here on Sunday after he ignored repeated warnings by BSF personnel, officials said. They said a Border Security Force patrol team noticed some suspicious movements at Bhindi Saida village near the border on Sunday morning. The personnel found a person […]
Admin to screen entire population in Bandipora for COVID-19
BANDIPORA, APR 26: Amid the growing number of COVID positive cases in the district, the district administration has launched a massive COVID Health Audit in the district under which health workers will meet every individual of the district and enquire about her/his well being. Deputy Commissioner, Bandipora Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza informed that the survey is […]
Gurez in north Kashmir gets fresh supply of vegetable after 6 months
BANDIPORA, APR 26: After a gap of about six months, district administration Bandipora Sunday dispatched a cavalcade of 24 trucks carrying essential commodities to Gurez valley. The road remained closed for several months owing to heavy snowfall in the valley. Though the roads was thrown open last week, the entry and exit from the Gurez […]
Surging cases: 27 turn corona positive in Kashmir on Sunday
Srinagar, Apr 26: Twenty-seven persons tested positive for the Covid-19 on Sunday taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 523. Among the new 27 cases is a pregnant mother, a health worker and a minor girl. Government spokesman Rohit Kansal tweeted: “Total cases now 523. But don’t let this number […]
Man dies after falling down from tree in Handwara
(Bilal Ahmad) Sopore, Apr 26: A 45 year old man died after he fell down from a poplar tree in north Kashmir’s Handwara on Sunday. Reports said that a 45 year old man identified as Bashir Ahmad Dar son of Abdul Ahad Dar of Dokalbal area of Sopore was critically injured after he fell […]
Kashmir girls stitch free masks for distribution as ‘sadqa’
Bhadarwah (J-K), Apr 26 (PTI) Fasting and charity are essential to Ramzan, and in this holiest month of Islam when the country is fighting coronavirus pandemic, 12 girls have come together in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir to stitch masks for free distribution. “All of us are on Ramzan fast. We have resolved to […]
15 CRPF personnel based in Delhi test COVID-19 positive
New Delhi, Apr 26 (PTI) Fifteen Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel posted in a Delhi-based battalion have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Sunday. The troops belong to CRPF’s 31st battalion in which nine men had tested positive on Thursday, a senior official said. With the fresh cases, the number of infected personnel […]
Forest official suspended, another taken off duty
Bhadarwah/Jammu, Apr 26 (PTI) A forest official was suspended and another taken off duty on Sunday as a special team retrieved five hectares of encroached land in Bhadarwah Forest Division. The team also seized 400 cubic feet (cft) of illicit timber and started measures to retrieve another 20 hectares of the encroached forest land, Divisional […]
Response towards COVID-19 in JK is appropriate, says DAK
Srinagar, Apr 26: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Sunday said that the response towards COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir is appropriate and the healthcare workers are combating the deadly virus with optimal use of limited resources. President DAK, Dr Suhail Naik said that different studies carried out across world have revealed that a large chunk of […]
376 students from Kashmir being sent back from Kota
Srinagar: Government of Jammu and Kashmir has arranged JKSRTC buses to ferry Kashmiri students stuck in Kota Rajasthan. “376 J&K students in Kota set to return tomorrow. All arrangements finalised. This follows recent return of students and others who were in Jaisalmer and other places. Appeal : Please be patient. Govt is working hard to […]
