Workers in Kathua stage protest after getting half wages
Jammu: Several workers and cops were injured in clashes and subsequent cane charge on Friday, when violent protests broke out in Kathua district over non-payment of full wages by Chenab Textile Mills, officials said. Police have also detained over two dozen persons in this connection. A large number of workers came out of CTM and […]
Post lockdown revival: Lt Guv chairs high level meeting to discuss prospective action plan
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu Friday chaired a high level meeting at Raj Bhavan to discuss the overall strategy and effective steps to be taken to ensure the revival of construction and other economic activities in the Union Territory, besides the regular assessment of efforts of the government for prevention, containment, and management of […]
Govt claims decline in Infant Mortality Rate in JK
Says IMR down from 52 per 1000 live births in 2005 to 22 in 2018
Srinagar: The UT of J&K has been able to achieve ‘remarkable improvement’ in multiple indicators related to maternal and child health in the recent years—with notable progress in reducing infant mortality rate (IMR), officials said. The infant mortality rate has been reduced from 52 (2005) to 22 (2018) as per the latest data released by […]
COVID-19 claims 32 year old man in Kashmir, death toll reaches 9
Medical officer among 18 test positive, tally rises to 793
Srinagar: A 32- year old man from Alamgiri Bazaar area of Srinagar died at SMHS hospital here, becoming the youngest victim of the dreaded disease. Meanwhile, a medical officer at Super Specialty Hospital at Shreenbagh Srinagar and a 9-year-old girl were among 18 persons who tested positive for novel coronavirus even as Jammu and Kashmir […]
COVID-19 nationwide tally nears 54,000
1783 deaths reported across India: Health Ministry
New Delhi: The nationwide tally of COVID-19 cases neared 54,000 on Thursday with more people testing positive for the deadly virus infection in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan among other states, but the number of those having recovered also crossed 15,000. At least 4,500 new cases have been detected across […]
Experts break Hydroxychloroquine myth
Term it a ‘no wonder drug’ for treating COVID-19
New Delhi: As countries around the world explore the potential of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients, several experts have sounded a note of warning to say it is not a wonder drug and may even be fatal in some cases. While frantic efforts are underway to develop a vaccine and doctors all over try and […]
Police tracked Naikoo’s movement for six months: IGP
Says his killing will help contain militancy in Kashmir
Srinagar: Inspector General of police Kashmir zone, Vijay Kumar Thursday while terming the killing of Hizbul Mujahedeen Chief commander Riyaz Naikoo as “big jolt” for militancy in Kashmir, said Naikoo’s killing will help contain militancy in the Valley to a large extent. He said that police tracked Naikoo’s movement for almost six months and after […]
Man ‘killed’ in Pulwama clashes, claim locals
Officials deny say they ‘have no information’
Srinagar: A 32-year-old man was killed allegedly in action by government forces to quell protests at Pulwama district following the killing of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander Riyaz Naikoo and his associate in a gunfight with joint team of police, army and CRPF at Beighpora area of the southern Kashmir district on Wednesday. At least 25 people were […]
Several villages witness sporadic incidents of stone pelting
Srinagar: Sporadic incidents of stonepelting took place in Awantipora area of Pulwama district, the hometown of slain Hizbul Mujahideen chief Reyaz Naikoo, even as curfew-like restrictions were imposed in many parts of Kashmir on Thursday as a precautionary measure, officials said. Naikoo and his aide were killed in an encounter with security forces in Beighpora […]
IMD starts weather forecasts for regions under Pak
New Delhi: The IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre has started including cities under Pakistan-administered-Kashmir in its forecasts, a departure from its earlier format, officials said on Thursday. The IMD has started including Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad, which are parts of PaK, under the Jammu and Kashmir meteorological sub-division since May 5, said Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of […]
