Eight deaths, 428 fresh Covid-19 cases reported in JK
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday reported eight more covid-19 related deaths since overnight, taking the fatality count due to the virus to 633. Among the victims, official sources said that three were residents of Kupwara, two from Budgam, as many from Pulwama and one from Bandipora. They said a 70-year-old woman from Noorpora Tral […]
COVID-19 tally in India breaches 31-lakh mark
New Delhi: A single-day spike of 61,408 COVID-19 cases took India’s virus caseload past the 31-lakh mark on Monday, a day after it crossed 30 lakh, while recoveries surged to 23,38,035 pushing the recovery rate to over 75 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data. India’s COVID-19 caseload mounted to 31,06,348, while the […]
Secretariat employees to deposit ID cards on transfer, retirement
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday directed its employees working in Civil Secretariat to deposit their identity cards in the office of Senior Superintendent of Police (Security) within the complex on transfer or retirement. The direction was passed in a circular issued by Commissioner Secretary, General Administration Department (GAD), Manoj Kumar Diwedi. “It […]
Gunfire shatters peace along LoC in Rajouri
Jammu: The Pakistan Army on Monday violated ceasefire twice by targeting forward areas in different sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district, a defence spokesperson said. The Indian Army retaliated befittingly, he said. He said there was no immediate report of any casualty on the Indian side. The firing and shelling from […]
Covid-19: Baramulla to face five day lockdown
Srinagar: District authorities in Baramulla on Monday announced imposition lockdown in the entire district from 25th August to 29th August due to spike in Covid-19 cases. The lockdown has been announced for five days. An order issued by Deputy Commissioner Baramulla reads that ‘in view of spike in Covid-19 positive cases over past few days […]
Afghan peace process: High-level Taliban delegation arrives in Pak
Islamabad: A high-level delegation from the Taliban’s political office in Doha arrived in Pakistan on Monday to discuss the way forward in the Afghan peace process with the Pakistani leadership. The delegation comprising Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the head of the Afghan Taliban’s political office in Doha, is here to discuss the Afghan peace process […]
Desist from spreading unconfirmed info about Gelani, says family
Srinagar: The family of pro-Pakistan separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Monday appealed to people, including journalists, not to circulate any unconfirmed information about his health condition or political opinion as it was taking a “heavy toll” on their personal and domestic lives. In a statement issued in the names of his two sons […]
Aadhaar enrolment of students, teachers fails to meet deadline
‘Only 58 per cent completed, 42 per cent yet to be enrolled’
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department has failed to complete the leftover 42 per cent Aadhaar enrolment of students and teachers at government-run-schools that was supposed to be completed by January-2020. In the previous academic year, the School Education Department had said that the Aadhaar enrolment of leftover students shall be completed by […]
Panel proposes separate board for schools in Ladakh
Kargil: A committee on Monday proposed establishment of a new territorial board in Ladakh, emphasising that the schools in the Union territory be affiliated to a board which fulfills the realistic needs of the students as per the natural conditions of the region . The committee for review of educational boards for schools in Kargil […]
Women at equal death risk from Covid-19: Health Experts
SRINAGAR: The health experts maintained that though the Covid-19 apparently may appear more lethal among men as compared to women, it has caused deaths at the same rate among men and women in Kashmir. This was said by Dr Rouf Hussain Rather, In-charge Data Analysis section at Divisional Covid-19 Control Room Kashmir. He said that […]
