COVID-19: Ensure safety of Indians stranded abroad, JK HC tells MEA
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the Ministry of External Affairs to look into the various aspects of evacuation of Indians who are stranded abroad due to COVID-19 pandemic and need to be evacuated to India. In a hearing conducted through video conferencing on Monday, a division bench headed by Chief Justice […]
Man injured in Kulgam militant attack succumbs
Srinagar: A man, who was injured in a militant attack in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on March 21, succumbed to injuries at a hospital here on Tuesday, police said. Waseem Ahmad (25), resident of Turigam Yaripora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, was shot at and injured by militants, a police official said. […]
Police detain 33 labourers trying to enter JK
Bhadarwah/Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday detained 33 labourers and sent them to a hospital for check-up after they were found trying to enter Doda district despite a country-wide lockdown, officials said. Two groups of lobourers were trying to sneak into the the union territory’s Bhadarwah town from Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, through […]
Amid Coronavirus scare troops conduct CASO
Pulwama: Amid the coronavirus scare government forces launched a nocturnal cordon and search operation in Samboora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Eyewitnesses said that soldiers from 50 Rashtriya Rifles and Central Reserve Police Force personnel laid a siege around Samborra at 6 on Monday evening that culminate at 12:30 am in the night. Witnesses […]
Release detainees, restore 4G internet in JK: AI
Srinagar: Amnesty International India on Tuesday urged the government of India to immediately restore high-speed 4G internet services and release all detainees in Jammu and Kashmir in view of Coronavirus. Amnesty International India in a statement said that as Jammu and Kashmir enters the next phase of lockdown this time due to COVID-19, the Government […]
IPRPs in JKRLM without wages from last 10 months
Pulwama: The Internal Professional Resource Persons (IPRP’s) who are working under poverty reduction programme under Jammu and Kashmir Rural Livelihood Mission (JKRLM) are without salaries from the last 10 months. The resource persons said that the administration is not caring for them and letting them suffer for month’s altogether. Notably, the IPRP’s are contributing to […]
Ganderbal, Shopian villages declared Red, Buffer zones
Mohammad Imran Ganderbal/ Shopian: Invoking prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC, district administration Ganderbal has ordered that there would be no inward and outward movement of any person from the villages declared red zones and the people would stay in their homes to ensure complete lockdown. Officials said that Waskoora village in Ganderbal […]
Apply Chinese model to defeat COVID-19 in Kashmir: DAK
Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Monday said that Covid-19 is new disease and every day doctors learn how to tackle the impending crisis posed by virus stating that it is time to apply Chinese model to defeat the deadly disease. President, DAK, Dr Suhail Naik said that doctors in Kashmir must have “experiences of failure” […]
Flood Management Measures: I&FC installs nine automatic WLRs on river Jhelum, major tributaries
SRINAGAR: Irrigation and Flood Control department (I&FC) had installed nine Automatic Water Level Recorders (WLRs) on River Jhelum at Sangam, Pampore, Ram Munshi Bagh & Asham and at its major tributaries including Sind, Lidder, Doodganga, Vaishaw & Rambiar. The German based technology Automatic Water Level Recorders are fitted with SIM cards, which will records water […]
COVID-19: Labour Deptt disburses 1.29 Cr among labourers in Bandipore
BANDIPORA: The Department of Labour today disbursed an amount of Rs 1.29 Crore among Building and other Construction workers as COVID-19 assistance announced by the Central Government recently besides education assistance. Deputy Commissioner, Bandipora Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza, said that an amount of Rs 81.69 lakh was distributed among 8169 registered labourers through Direct Benefit Transfer […]
