Added on August 20, 2020
Press Trust of India
Srinagar: Srinagar has earned the distinction of being amongst the nine districts across the country that have achieved 100 cent percent implementation of the centrally-sponsored Jal Jeevan Mission to provide piped drinking water to every household, officials said Wednesday. Authorities are now planning to install smart water meters across the city under the Srinagar Smart […]
Added on August 20, 2020
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Srinagar: A militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. Meanwhile, two militants were reported killed in an encounter in north Kashmir’s Handwara area. Based on specific inputs about the presence of militants in Chitragam village of south Kashmir district, security forces launched a […]
Added on August 20, 2020
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Positive cases reach 30k, 611 patients recover
Srinagar: Kashmir Valley reported fifteen more covid-19 related deaths since overnight, taking the fatality count due to the virus to 581, officials said Wednesday. Regarding those who lost the battle to the pestilence, they said, seven were residents of Srinagar, three each from Budgam and Kupwara besides one each Baramulla and Shopian. A 75-year-old woman […]
Added on August 20, 2020
Press Trust of India
Berlin: Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister on Wednesday cautiously welcomed an agreement between its close ally the United Arab Emirates and Israel to establish full ties and exchange embassies. Prince Faisal bin Farhan said the deal, which also halted unilateral annexation by Israel of West Bank territory sought by the Palestinians, could be viewed as positive. […]
Added on August 20, 2020
Press Trust of India
Jammu: The Pakistan Army violated ceasefire on Wednesday by resorting to heavy firing and mortar shelling in forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district, prompting a befitting retaliation from the security forces, officials said. “At about 1630 hours today, Pak army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and […]
Added on August 20, 2020
KV News
Srinagar: The business community in Jammu and Kashmir have expressed serious concerns after the government has directed them to pay the taxes till October 31st, 2020. The traders have said that they have already suffered huge losses and are not a position to pay taxes at this juncture, saying that the deadline for paying the […]
Added on August 20, 2020
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Srinagar: Setting the tone and tenor of Government’s relentless pursuit towards ensuring extensive development across J&K, the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Wednesday, while reviewing the developmental scenario in Baramulla District, approved Rs 21 crore funding under JKIDFC for completing Jetty Bridge awaiting completion for 22 Years and directed for completion of the project within 2 […]
Added on August 19, 2020
Press Trust of India
Srinagar: An army court of inquiry on Tuesday began recording statements of witnesses in connection with the killing of three alleged militants in an encounter last month in Shopian in South Kashmir, following allegations by families in Rajouri area of Jammu region that as many of their kin were missing from the same place. Srinagar-based […]
Added on August 19, 2020
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Srinagar: A spell of overnight rainfall broke the prolonged dry spell in Kashmir valley even as the summer capital Srinagar had on Monday recorded the hottest August day in the last nearly four decades, officials said on Tuesday. Many places in the Kashmir valley received a spell of rainfall during the night, the officials said. […]
Added on August 19, 2020
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Srinagar: The central Jamia Masjid Srinagar was thrown open for prayers on Tuesday after 150 days of lockdown due to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The devotees offered Zuhr (afternoon) prayers in the Masjid for the first time after the religious places were thrown open by the administration. For the convenience of those coming for prayers, the […]
