JK reports 87 new covid-19 cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 87 new covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Thursday. Among the fresh cases, 13 were reported from Jammu Division and 74 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 331386. There was no death due to the virus […]

Security forces defuse IED planted in Baramulla

Srinagar: A major tragedy was averted as security forces detected and defused an improvised explosive device (IED) in Baramulla district of north Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. “Security forces detected an IED planted by militants from a passenger shed at a bus stop at Saidpora in Rafiabad area of Baramulla,” they said. The officials said […]

Overcome selective dementia, condemn civilian killings: Army Officer to people

Srinagar: Amid a spate of targeted killings by militants, a senior army officer has said the time has come for some sections in Kashmir to overcome “selective dementia” and condemn the killing of civilians so that future generations are saved and there is an end to people’s sufferings. Lt Gen K J S Dhillon, Director […]

Sonamarg to be promoted as all season tourist destination: Div Com

Reviews arrangements for its opening during winters GANDERBAL: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Thursday visited Sonamarg, where he chaired a high level meeting of officers to review the arrangements being put in place for keeping Sonamarg open during the winters. At the outset, threadbare discussion was held regarding the necessary preparations and arrangements including […]

Barring Srinagar and Gulmarg, night temperature records dip in Kashmir

Srinagar: Night temperature fell slightly across Kashmir Valley except for Srinagar and Gulmarg, officials said on Thursday. Srinagar recorded minimum temperature of 7.2°C against 6.3°C on previous night, an official of the local MeT office here said. Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, recorded a low of 6.4°C against previous night’s 6.8°C, the official said. […]

Emergency hospital Qazigund sans CT Scan facility

Trauma cases being referred to GMC Anantnag or Srinagar, locals allege

Anantnag: The emergency hospital on the National Highway in south Kashmir’s Qazigund is working without a CT scan forcing medicos to refer trauma patients to GMC Anantnag or Srinagar hospitals, local sources said. They said that the hospital is functioning without the facilities required to treat trauma cases due to which doctors continue to refer […]

Organisation of Kashmiri Hindus distribute food, water among migrant labourers

Jammu: As thousands of migrant labourers continue to arrive in Jammu from Kashmir in the wake of recent incidents of civilian killings in the valley, Panun Kashmir, an organisation of displaced Kashmiri Hindus, and the Warehouse Traders’ Association (WTA) have reached out to them with food and water. The labourers, mostly from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, […]

Union MoS takes stock of dev works of Cooperatives Department

JAMMU: Union Minister of State for Cooperation and Development of North Eastern Region, Shri B L Verma Wednesday visited Jammu under public outreach program of the Central Government. During his visit, the Minister chaired a meeting with senior officers of the Cooperative Department to review the functioning of the Department. Speaking on the occasion, the […]

BSF opens fire at drone along Indo-Pak border in Amritsar sector

Amritsar: The Border Security Force opened fire on a drone along the Indo-Pak border in the Amritsar sector, an official said on Wednesday. The BSF troops heard the buzzing sound of a drone coming from the Pakistan side and they fired at it when it entered Indian territory on the intervening night of October 19 […]