Kashmiris stuck in Iran demand evacuation
Srinagar: Pilgrims from Kashmir stranded in Iran due to Covid-19 lockdown have appealed authorities to evacuate them at an earliest so that they too can be at their respective places. They said that we have been stuck here in Qom area, epicenter of Covid-19 in Iran from last three months and since then they have […]
Domicile Status made eligibility for admission to Educational Institutions in Jammu and Kashmir
JAMMU: With the issuance of Jammu and Kashmir Grant of Domicile Certificate (Procedure) Rules, 2020, the UT government has made Domicile Status Certificate as an eligibility condition for admission to Educational Institutions in Jammu and Kashmir. A circular issued by GAD stated, “The Government has notified the Jammu and Kashmir Grant of Domicile Certificate (Procedure) […]
After hefty loses apple growers threatened by ‘early scab’
Experts suggest spraying of fungicides to lessen impact
Shopian/Pulwama: Early scab infection in Apple orchards of Kashmir has left growers very much worried who have already suffered huge losses due to clampdown after August 5, early snowfall and now Covid-19 lockdown. Orchardists in Kashmir are taking the advices from experts besides horticulture officials to deal with the infection which they are seeing after […]
Cop killed in Kulgam leaves behind 6 daughters, 2 sons
Pulwama: The police man who was killed by suspected militants in Frisal area of Kulgam district on Saturday evening has left a grieving family behind. Mohammed Amin Bajad Son of Fazil udin Bajad resident of Sangervani Pulwama was shot by suspected militants at Frisal and was shifted to hospital in critical condition where he was […]
Asha workers staged a protest in Sopore, demand pending dues
Sopore : Scores of Asha workers working at SDH Sopore held a protest against the higher ups of health department of Sopore on Friday. The protesters alleged that they were working on meager incentives which too remain pending for months together. They said a good number of Asha workers at SDH Sopore are not getting […]
Laborers, students stranded in various cities demand evacuation
Srinagar: Hundreds of Kashmiri laborers and students stranded in various Indian cities due to the coronavirus lockdown urged the J&K administration to evacuate them as according to them they are facing many problems. The laborers and students said that they have been stranded here from last two months in and wanted to return home. “We […]
Internet clampdown takes a hit on education
Students from Pulwama, Shopian worst hit
Pulwama: Online education that was being imparted to students due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has come to a grinding halt in south Kashmir’s Pulwama and Shopian districts after authorities suspended internet services in Kashmir division after the killing of Hizb operational commander on May 6. The services were restored in Kashmir excluding Pulwama and […]
MP’s from NC and BJP to be part of delimitation commission
Nasir Azam Srinagar: As the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is presently without a Legislative Assembly, members of Lok Sabha from National Conference(NC) and Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) would be nominated as associate members of the delimitation commission empowered to fix boundaries of Assembly segments in the newly carved out UT. Going by statutory […]
Covid-19: 13 recovered patients discharged from hospital in Sopore
Sopore: Doctors at SDH Sopore on Monday discharged 13 covid-19 patients from the hospital following their successful recovery, officials said here. Block medical officer Sopore Dr. Asif Khanday said it was a satisfying moment that we have relieved 13 covid-19 patients for home quarantine as they all are recovered from the deadly covid-19 disease. He […]
Centre, JK justify suspension of 4G network
Say high speed internet can be used to track troops
New Delhi: The Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir administration justified in the Supreme Court on Monday the restriction on 4G service in the UT saying high speed internet might be used for sending information about troop movement, and referred to Saturday’s “tragic” deaths of security personnel in an encounter with militants. The top court, […]
