A rare flower blooms amid slump in tourism in JK’s Bhaderwah
Bhaderwah: In the picturesque valley here in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, the slump in tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic has been a blessing in disguise as less human intervention has led to a bumper crop of ‘digitalis purpurea’, a flower species primarily native to temperate Europe. Experts have predicted a bigger crop […]
Distribution of domicile certificates among various communities begins
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday started the process of distributing domicile certificates among people belonging to different sections who had been living in the UT for the last seven decades but were deprived of their legitimate citizenship rights. Jammu Divisional Commissioner Sanjeev Verma distributed the certificates under the new domicile law in […]
Woman’s death sparks protest at SDH Kupwara
Kupwara: The death of a woman sparked protest at Sub District Hospital Kupwara in north Kashmir on Saturday, reports said. They said that a pregnant woman identified as Parveena Begum wife of Akhtar Ali Khan of Depal Machil area of Kupwara district after developing labour pain was admitted at PHC Machil, where she delivered a […]
Amid spike in Covid-19 cases admin re-imposes lockdown in Sopore
Sopore: After a spike in the number of COVID cases, the administration in north Kashmir’s Sopore town re-imposed the lockdown on Saturday. All the shops and other business establishments remained closed in Sopore markets while public transport also remained off the roads, witnesses said. They said that police and paramilitary troopers were deployed on the […]
Police arrests four in ATM theft case
Kulgam: Police on Saturday claimed to have solved an ATM loot case and arrested four accused persons. The stolen money was also recovered, police said. Police in a statement issued said that during the intervening night of June 19-20, burglars dismantled the ATM of State Bank of India near Fruit Mandi Kulgam and used a […]
10 containment zones partially de-notified in Pulwama
Pulwama: District Authorities Pulwama on Saturday ordered partial de-notification of various red zones in the district. In this regard District Magistrate Pulwama Dr. Raghav Langer announced that these villages were earlier declared as containment zones after COVID -19 positive cases were reported from these areas, while the entire primary and secondary contacts of positive patients […]
Police busts narco-terror module, two arrested
Srinagar: Police on Saturday claimed to have busted a narco-terror module with the arrest of two persons and seizure of narcotic substance worth Rs 65 crore in Kupwara district. The police said the security forces also recovered two pistols and four grenades from the possession of the arrested. “Kupwara Police & Army got huge success […]
Div Com Kashmir reviews progress of developmental works
BARAMULLA: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Pandurang K Pole Saturday conducted an extensive tour of district Baramulla to have first hand appraisal of various developmental activities undertaken by different agencies across the district. During the visit he inspected facilities put in place at COVID-19 hospital established in Sub-district Hospital Sopore and took stock of various measures taken […]
22-year old youth drowns in Doda
Srinagar: A 22-year-old youth drowned in a stream in Doda district of Jammu division on Saturday evening. Reports said that the youth identified as Waris Ahmad son of Sajid Ahmad Sheikh a resident of Bun village had gone to take a bath in a fast flowing stream. As soon as he went into the stream […]
Covid-19: KU issues guidelines for research, lab work
Srinagar: To ensure there is no academic loss to the research scholars, in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vice Chancellor, University of Kashmir, Prof Talat Ahmad has authorised several recommendations of the Advisory and Monitoring Committee (AMC). AMC was constituted earlier for the smooth conduct of academic and research programmes amid Covid-19 situation. Circulars issued […]
