Added on July 29, 2020
Press Trust of India
Srinagar, Jul 28 (PTI) Senior National Conference leader Ruhullah Mehdi on Tuesday tendered his resignation as the chief spokesman of the party following apparent differences with the leadership over its course of action in the wake of abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. “I have sent across my resignation from the post of Chief […]
Added on July 29, 2020
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Family alleges medical negligence, authorities order probe
Anantnag: A woman from Bijbehara area of Anantnag district died two days after delivering a baby. Following the death of the woman her family alleged that she died of medical negligence. Meanwhile, authorities have ordered a probe and termed the allegations baseless. Rozi Jan, wife of Showkat Ahmad resident of Beigh Bagh Bijbehara who was […]
Added on July 29, 2020
Press Trust of India
Leh: With 1,327 cases and six fatalities in four months, the trajectory of COVID-19 in the cold desert region of Ladakh validates the view that people living at altitudes of 3,000 metres and above are less likely to get infected compared to those in lowland areas, say experts here. The recovery rate of the disease […]
Added on July 29, 2020
KV News
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu Tuesday called for expediting the execution of developmental projects and speedy implementation of welfare programmes so that their benefits percolate seamlessly across the board. The Lt Governor was chairing a high-level meeting of Administrative Secretaries here at Civil Secretariat. At the outset, the Lt Governor directed concerned authorities to […]
Added on July 28, 2020
Press Trust of India
Says this is no threat or a blackmail
Srinagar: Upset over downgrading of Jammu and Kashmir to the status of a Union Territory following abrogation of Article 370, former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said he will not contest assembly elections till full statehood is restored. However, Omar, a former union minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, made it clear he […]
Added on July 28, 2020
KV News
Srinagar: Ten persons including a National Conference block president died of Covid-19 pandemic in Kashmir on Monday taking the number of people who died of deadly virus to 328 in Jammu and Kashmir. Official said that ten patients who were tested positive for Covid-19 and died include a 65-year-old from Safakadal Srinagar, a 65-year-old from […]
Added on July 28, 2020
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JAMMU: In line with the earlier decision of reserving four tertiary hospitals in Srinagar as referral centres, the three tertiary hospitals in Jammu city shall now also be only referral hospitals for COVID-19 admissions. This was decided in a meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary, B. V. R. Subrahmanyam, to review COVID-19 mitigation measures in […]
Added on July 28, 2020
Press Trust of India
Geneva: The coronavirus pandemic continues to accelerate, with a doubling of cases over the last six weeks, the World Health Organisation chief says. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says nearly 16 million cases have now been reported to the UN health agency, with more than 640,000 deaths worldwide. Tedros will convene on Thursday WHO’s emergency […]
Added on July 28, 2020
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Govt withdraws 49 year old directive
Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir government has withdrawn a 49-year- old directive under which acquisition/requisition of land by Army and paramilitary forces required no objection certificate (NoC) from its Home department. The government had come up with a circular in 1971 under which acquisition of land by Army, CRPF, BSF and other similar agencies required NoC […]
Added on July 28, 2020
Press Trust of India
Jammu: Pakistani troops violated ceasefire by resorting to small arms firing and mortar shelling on forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Monday, officials said. This is the seventh day in a row that Pakistan has violated ceasefire, they said. “Around 1030 hours today, the Pakistan army initiated unprovoked ceasefire […]
