Ladakh records first fatality

Srinagar: The swab samples of a former Union minister P Namgyal returned positive for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, making it the first case of covid-19 fatality in Ladakh. Three-time Congress MP from Ladakh, the 83-year-old had died yesterday and is survived by his wife and three daughters. Namgyal had returned from Delhi nearly a […]

South Kashmir, a ‘hotspot’ for Covid-19

Around 35 percent of positive cases in JK are from the area

Anantnag: Around 35 percent cases of Covid-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir have been reported in four districts in South Kashmir. As per official figures, out of 2718 total cases in J&K, 933 were reported in Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian and Pulwama districts which is 34.33 percent of the total cases in Jammu and Kashmir. In […]

Two militants killed in Tral encounter buried at Sonamarg

Pulwama: Two militants were killed in a gunfight with joint team of police, army and CRPF in Saimoh area of Tral in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday. While one militant was killed in the early morning, his associate was killed later in the day, a police official said. Confirming the killing of two militants, […]

Domicile certificates: Govt directs Div Com’s, DDC’s to monitor implementation of guidelines

Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir government has directed divisional commissioners and Deputy commissioners to monitor implementation of procedures and guidelines governing issuance of domicile certificates in the Union Territory. The Revenue department has directed both divisional commissioners and all deputy commissioners to monitor implementation of the procedures under the Jammu and Kashmir Grant of Domicile […]

Covid-19 woes: PM Modi hopeful about economy

Says India will get its economic growth back

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted that India would definitely get its growth back, and promised more structural reforms that will change the “course of our country”. “Our government considers the private sector to be the partner of the country’s development journey. Your every need related to a self-reliant India campaign will […]

China to construct 1,124-megawatt power project in Pak, India objects

Islamabad: China under the multi-billion-dollar CPEC will set up a 1,124-megawatt power project in Pakistan-administered Kashmir despite India’s objection to it, according to a media report on Tuesday. The details of the Kohala hydropower project was presented in the 127th meeting of the Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) chaired by Energy Minister Omar Ayub […]

JK approves media policy-2020

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has approved the media policy-2020 for creating a sustained narrative on the functioning of the government in media, officials said on Tuesday. With the approval of the media policy, the government will be in a better position to carry the message of welfare, development and progress to the people […]

Real courtrooms: SC to explore feasibility of allowing lawyers to appear again

New Delhi: The Supreme Court, which has been holding virtual hearings since the lockdown on March 25, took first step on Tuesday to explore the feasibility of physical appearance of advocates in the court again as the country has entered the first phase of unlocking. The apex court has been holding courts through video conferencing […]

Lockdown was ‘unplanned, unconstitutional’: Owaisi

Hyderabad: Describing the ongoing lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus across the country as “unplanned and hasty decision,” AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said States have to be authorised to take decisions on whether to continue it or not. Slamming the BJP-led government at the Centre as being responsible for the plight of […]