Wild bear rescued after slipping into water reservoir
Bhadarwah/Jammu: Wildlife officials on Saturday worked for three hours to rescue a black wild bear which had fallen into a near-empty water reservoir in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The bear was roaming in the area over the past couple of days and fell into the water reservoir when it was being […]
Ganderbal declared COVID-19 free
All 14 positive patients have recovered: officials
Employee killed, five others injured in road mishap

Sopore: One person was killed and five others were injured in a road accident at Yambren Hardushiva area of Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramullah district on Friday morning. Reports said that a Jal Shakti Department employee was killed and five others sustained injuries after a tractor they were traveling in skidded off the road and […]
Lockdown: Students from JK stuck in MP wait for return home
Indore/Bhopal: A large number of Kashmiri students stranded in parts of Madhya Pradesh due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown have been waiting for their safe return to the native places. Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh recently wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, requesting him to make necessary arrangements for the nearly 400 Kashmiri […]
Apni party demands fresh registration of KPs for domicile purposes
Jammu: The JKAP on Friday expressed regret that the provision of domicile does not include such Kashmiri migrants who were registered outside Jammu and Kashmir in other states and union territories, and sought fresh registration of Kashmiri Pandits. The Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) stressed the need for evolving a robust mechanism to protect […]
Arrangements for regulated movement of stranded persons reviewed
KATHUA: In order to make arrangements for regulated movement of stranded people, students, tourists, pilgrims and other persons stranded at different places due to lockdown, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, K. K. Sharma and Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam today visited Lakhanpur and took stock of preparations being made by the Kathua District Administration. At […]
Courts put IT to good use, hears nearly 4,500 urgent cases thru virtual mode’
Jammu: Putting information technology to innovative use, the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh judiciaries have heard nearly 4,500 exceptionally urgent cases through video conference since imposition of the coronavirus-triggered, country-wide lockdown. A spokesperson for the J&K High Court on Friday said while the high court itself heard 127 urgent matters, the subordinate judiciary in the […]
Covid-19: 18 including 11 people from Gund Jahangir discharged from hospital
Srinagar: Finally good news for the people of Gund Jahangri village after a long time as 11 villagers infected from Covid-19 have recovered and discharged from the hospital. Three patients from Tangmarg, one patient each from Naidkhai, Budgam, Sopore and Chatabal Srinagar were also discharged. “18S people, who were hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19 […]
DGP sanctions over Rs 3.21 Cr as loan for 313 police personnel
JAMMU: Continuing with an aim to provide more and more welfare measures for police personnel and to give financial assistance to meet the urgent needs, Director General of Police, J&K Dilbag Singh sanctioned welfare loan in favour of 312 officers and personnel of J&K Police. The amount has been sanctioned out of Central Police Welfare […]
Five more villages declared as ‘red zones’ in Pulwama
PULWAMA: Five more villages in Pulwama district were declared red zones and surrounding villages buffer zones to prevent the spread of Corona virus after two persons from these villages were declared COVID positive . As there is every likelihood of mass contact by these persons in their native village District Authorities Friday declared Drabgam Bala, […]