Added on July 31, 2020
KV News
Srinagar: Militants on Thursday opened fire at an Army vehicle in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. One army man was injured in the incident. However, there was no loss of life in the attack. The ultras opened fire on the vehicle of the Army at Drubgam Payeen in Pulwama and fled from […]
Added on July 31, 2020
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Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency on Thursday carried raids at Awantipora residence of a man arrested in April this year. Official sources said that a team of NIA carried the raids in Khandaypora area Awantipora in Pulwama district and searched the house of the man, Hilal Ahmad Wagay (truck driver). Wagay was claimed to have […]
Added on July 30, 2020
Press Trust of India
Dubai: Pilgrims, donning face masks and moving in small groups after days in isolation, began arriving to Islam’s holiest site in Mecca on Wednesday for the start of a historically unique and scaled-down hajj experience reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic. The Hajj is one of Islam’s most important and profound requirements, performed once in a […]
Added on July 30, 2020
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540 new cases take tally past 19000
Srinagar: A 30-year-old woman who was shifted from LD hospital to SKIMS Bemina was among fourteen more people who died due to covid-19 in Jammu and Kashmir in 24 hours, taking the fatality count due to the virus to 349, officials said Wednesday. Meanwhile, 540 novel coronavirus cases including 67 travelers were reported taking the […]
Added on July 30, 2020
Press Trust of India
Lockdowns due to rising COVID-19 cases affecting businesses in Kashmir
Srinagar: The back-to-back lockdowns due to rising COVID-19 cases in Kashmir have had their effect on businesses in the valley as the hustle and bustle associated with Eid al-Adha was missing from markets with only two days left for the Muslim festival. Shops in some areas of the city and elsewhere in the valley opened […]
Added on July 30, 2020
Owais Gul
Srinagar: As Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of slowing down, the situation has brought back the gory memories of 1868 pandemic when people across J&K spent Eid-ul-Azha (festival of sacrifices) by sitting in their homes. As per the historians, it was in 1868, when the people of Kashmir were reeling under similar circumstances due to […]
Added on July 30, 2020
KV News
Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday said that the deceased Bandipora doctor is the first possible case of Covid-19 re-infection in Kashmir valley. “The medico had tested positive again after his recovery from Covid-19 infection,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “46 year old doctor from Sumbal area of Bandipora […]
Added on July 30, 2020
Press Trust of India
New Delhi: The Indian Navy has deployed a large number of frontline warships and submarines in the Indian Ocean Region(IOR) in the wake of the border row in eastern Ladakh to send out a clear message to China, according to top defence sources on Wednesday. A source said the message has been “registered” by China. […]
Added on July 30, 2020
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Srinagar: Amid all the talk about restoration of high-speed internet, the authorities on Wednesday extended till August 19 the ban on the 4G services in Jammu and Kashmir which completes one year on August 5. In an order issued by the principal Secretary Home, the government said that restrictions on access to internet through mobile […]
Added on July 30, 2020
Press Trust of India
Srinagar: Incidents of stone pelting have come down sharply in Jammu and Kashmir after abrogation of the special status of the erstwhile state, officials said on Wednesday. Comparing the figures of stone pelting incidents during the first six months of 2020 with previous years, they said the number has fallen down considerably from 944 in […]
