One more COVID-related death in Ladakh, toll reaches 40
Leh: The death toll due to COVID-19 in Ladakh has reached 40 after one more patient succumbed to the infection in the Union Territory, officials said on Monday. The 83-year-old patient, who recently tested positive for COVID-19, died in Leh district on Sunday, they said. The officials said this was the seventeenth in Leh due […]
PDP youth wing seeks to hold meeting, seeks permission from Div Com
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party has written a letter to Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, requesting him to allow party youth leaders to hold a meeting at party headquarters in Srinagar. The signatories of the letter are PDP youth leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra and former legislator Ajaz Ahmed Mir. “As you are aware the prevalent political situation and lockdown […]
BSF trooper dies of breathlessness
Kupwara: A Border Security personnel died in North Kashmir’s Kupwara of breathlessness, reports said Monday. They said that Head Constable Sugna Ram posted at BSF Camp Trehgam Kupwara complained of breathing problem and was shifted to Military Hospital Drugmulla where doctors declared him as brought dead. The deceased was affiliated with 102 Battalion BSF. Police […]
B2V best opportunity to strengthen roots of governance: Advisor Baseer Khan
PULWAMA: As part of Public outreach program initiated by the J&K Administration under the Jan Abhiyan, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan Monday visited Tral and met several public deputations and individuals, who apprised him of their grievances and developmental demands of their respective areas. District Development Commissioner Pulwama, Dr Raghav Langer, Director RDD, […]
IUST contractual faculty association demands extension of services
Pulwama: Contractual Faculty Association at IUST on Monday demanded extension of their contracts till the covid-19 pandemic is over. A member of the association said that in February their engagement order was issued till ending July, 2020, and in first week of August we were re-engaged till ending September (with a gap of three days), […]
Army soldier’s brother goes missing in Pulwama village, family appeals for return
Pulwama: Family members of a youth who went missing last week from Tumluhal village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, on Monday appealed to him to return back. A first semester student of GDC Pulwama, Junaid Rashid Wani (20) son of Abdul Rashid Wani, a resident of Tumluhal Village in Lassipora area of Pulwama district has […]
CPI (M) protests ongoing 4G ban, unemployment in JK
Srinagar: CPI (M) Jammu and Kashmir on Monday held a protest against the charge sheet filed against Sitaram Yechury, ongoing restrictions on 4G mobile internet and unemployment in the Union Territory. Scores of CPI (M) workers and leaders assembled at Srinagar’s Press Enclave and held a protest demonstration. Abdul Rashid, CPI (M) member from Zainapora […]
Woman alleges molestation by Doctor at private clinic in Dooru, police registers case
Anantnag: A doctor posted in Rainawari Srinagar has allegedly molested a woman at his private clinic in Dooru area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. A police officer said that a lady (name withheld) in her complaint has said that she went for the treatment of her baby to a Dermatologist at a private clinic, Hamdania […]
Explosive device defused in Pattan
Baramulla: Security forces on Monday morning claimed to have recovered some suspicious explosive material at Pattan area along Srinagar- Baramulla highway which was later destroyed. Officials told that an explosive material was spotted by the Road Opening Party (ROP) of Army at Kutta mode in Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district this morning. The material […]
Advisor Sharma convenes public hearing in Srinagar
Meets 55 delegations, individuals
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, KK Sharma Monday interacted with scores of deputation, delegations, individuals and listened to their grievances and issues here at Grievance Cell Church Lane Srinagar. As many as, 55 public deputations and individuals hailing from different areas of Jammu and Kashmir apprised the Advisor of their grievances and sought his intervention […]