Covid curfew imposed in parts of Srinagar for 10 days

Srinagar: Authorities in Srinagar on Friday imposed a curfew in parts of the city for 10 days in view of a steep rise in the number of Covid positive cases over the last few weeks. The order to impose the curfew was issued by Srinagar District Magistrate Mohammad Aijaz Assad. “There has been a steep […]
148 fresh covid-19 cases, one death reported in JK

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 148 new covid-19 cases while one person succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Friday. 28 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 120 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total case count to 328738. There was one death due to the virus, from Kashmir, […]
China’s ‘provocative behaviour’ disturbed peace in eastern Ladakh: India

New Delhi/Beijing: India on Friday strongly rejected China’s fresh comments blaming it for the Galwan valley clashes and asserted that the “provocative behaviour and unilateral” attempts by the Chinese side to alter the status quo in eastern Ladakh resulted in serious disturbance of peace and tranquillity in the mountainous region. Reacting to the Chinese remarks […]
PM Modi meets Kamala Harris
Gifts her a copy of notifications related to her grandfather, chess set
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted US Vice President Kamala Harris a copy of old notifications related to her grandfather, who was a senior Indian government officer, in a wooden handicraft frame and a ‘meenakari’ chess set as they held their first in-person meeting, government sources said on Friday. Prime Minister Modi described India […]
PM Modi to address Global Citizen Live event
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver a video address at “Global Citizen Live” on Saturday evening, his office has said. The Prime Minister’s Office noted that Global Citizen is a advocacy organisation that is working to end extreme poverty. It will be a 24-hour event and held across Saturday and Sunday, and will […]
Union Minister FPI visits CoE, Zawoora
Interacts with progressive farmers, entrepreneurs
SRINAGAR: As a part of Public Outreach Programme of Union Government for Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister of Food Processing Industries (FPI), Pashupati Kumar Paras Friday visited Centre of Excellence (CoE), Zawoora Srinagar and had a detailed interaction with the progressive farmers and entrepreneurs. Speaking on the occasion the Union Minister said that the Government […]
Union MoS Skill Dev, Entrepreneurship Visits Baramulla
Interacts with Local Handicraft Artisans
BARAMULLA: As part of Union Government’s special public outreach programme, Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Rajeev Chandrasekhar Friday paid visit to Pattan area of Baramulla district where he interacted with the local artisans associated with ‘Mirgund Handicraft Cluster’ besides carrying out several developmental activities. The minister held a comprehensive interaction with […]
People especially youth helped in maintaining normalcy in JK: DGP
Srinagar: Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh on Friday credited good police public rapport for helping in restoring peace in Kashmir region. “Good police public rapport has brought dividends and by involving the people of Jammu and Kashmir in various activities and in youth engagement programmes we have established strong bonding,” the DGP said during […]
Secretary Parliamentary Affairs, GOC 15 Corps call on Lt Guv
SRINAGAR: Secretary Parliamentary Affairs, GOI, Gyanesh Kumar Friday called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan. The Lt Governor and Kumar discussed a variety of issues related to Panchayati Raj System in J&K. Meanwhile, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 15 Corps, Lt General, D.P Pandey also called on Lt Governor. The GOC briefed the Lt […]
Enable hassle-free access to documents for public: CS to Revenue dept officials
Srinagar: Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta directed the Revenue Department on Friday to enable hassle-free access to documents for the general public. Mehta chaired a meeting to review the digitisation of land records in Jammu and Kashmir and its subsequent hosting on a user-friendly portal. “The Revenue Department was asked to develop a user-friendly interface […]