Kulgam tops list of active positive cases

Kulgam: Kulgam, in south Kashmir district has topped the list of active cases of Novel Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir with officials informing that 264 active positive patients are currently undergoing treatment at different hospitals. However, four among the total 300 positive cases have died to due to the virus so far. As per the […]

RTPCR test, 14 day quarantine made mandatory for all inbound travelers: Govt

Govt employees, patients, infants and armed forces exempted

JAMMU: The Government has appealed all the people travelling by road, rail and air to strictly observe the necessary preventive protocols for containing the spread of COVID 19 pandemic. “Violation of the instructions will attract penalties under the Disaster Management Act-2005 and other provisions of law,” a communiqué issued here by the Government said today. […]

Admin starts sanitization of Jammu Secretariat

86 officials placed under quarantine after IAS officer tests positive for Covid-19

Jammu: Two days after a senior IAS officer tested positive for novel coronavirus, authorities on Monday started sanitization of the Jammu secretariat which houses among others the offices of Lieutenant Governor, his advisors besides top bureaucrats. Sources said that authorities decided to spray disinfectants and carry out sanitization of the entire building after the commissioner/secretary […]

LAC standoff: Chinese fighters roar in Eastern Ladakh, India maintains close watch

Leh: Amid tense standoff between the militaries of India and China at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), India continues to keep a close watch on the movement of Chinese fighter aircraft flying around 30 kms from Eastern Ladakh. Sources said that 10-12 Chinese fighter aircraft have been stationed at the PLA Air Force bases […]

‘Reconciliation’: Situation at border with India ‘stable’, communication channels open: China

Beijing: China on Monday said that the overall situation at the border with India was “stable and controllable”, and both the countries have “unimpeded” communication channels to resolve the issues through dialogue and consultations. The comments by Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian came in the backdrop of the continuing standoff between the militaries of India […]

Take parties, country into confidence over LAC situation: Cong

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday asked the government to take all political parties and the country into confidence over restoration of the status quo ante on the border with China. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said there can be no compromise on India’s security and territorial integrity and posed a set of questions to […]

Muslim, Sikh outfits say they ‘suffered neglect’

Demand reservation in Assembly, higher education, jobs

Jammu: Some Muslim and Sikh organisations in Jammu on Monday demanded reservation for the communities in the Assembly, higher education and employment, claiming that they have “suffered neglect”. Their demand for reservation in the Assembly came at a time the government has set in motion the process of delimitation of constituencies. “While undertaking the process […]

Major combing operation launched along LoC, 3 militants killed

Jammu: Security forces on Monday launched a major combing operation in half-a-dozen hamlets along the Line of Control in Poonch district following inputs of an infiltration bid by a group of militants, officials said. The army and police launched a search and combing operation in six to seven hamlets along the LoC in Mendhar tehsil […]

COVID-19: Courts cancel summer holidays

JAMMU: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, in view of prevailing circumstances arising out of COVID-19 pandemic and its adverse impact on functioning of Judicial entities, has cancelled its ensuing summer vacation, scheduled to be commenced from 8th June, 2020. Besides, the routine fifteen day summer vacation in District and Subordinate Courts located in […]