BPL families to get free ration: Srinagar admin

SRINAGAR: In view of the prevailing situation with restrictions in place due to outbreak of COVID-19 the BPL families in Srinagar will be provided free food grains for as long as the situation remains as it is. The distribution of food grains for the current month starts tomorrow and will be completed within two weeks. […]

Men who attacked SPO in Kishtwar killed during gun battle

Two militants killed in another encounter in Shopian

Jammu/Srinagar: Security forces on Friday killed four militants in two separate encounters in Shopian and Kishtwar forests, police said. Two gunmen were killed in Kishtwar forests on Friday. The duo had edarlier during the week attacked two SPOs with axes in Tander village and escaped into the jungle with their service rifles. The police and […]

Coronavirus: 80 containment zones declared in Kashmir, restrictions continue

Srinagar: Restrictions on the movement of people in Kashmir to contain the spread of coronavirus completed one month on Friday, even as the number of red zone areas in the valley has risen to 80, officials said. They said the security forces have sealed off main roads in most places in the valley and erected […]

Fresh snowfall forces closure of Srinagar-Leh highway

Sonamarg: The Srinagar-Sonamarg-Leh highway has been closed for the vehicular traffic after the area received fresh snowfall at the Zojila pass in the Kashmir Valley, officials said on Friday. A Border Roads Organisation official said the Zojila pass is being experiencing a fresh spell of moderate snowfall over the past few days. The bad weather […]

Pak Army shells civilian areas, forward posts in Poonch

Jammu: The Pakistan Army on Friday shelled civilians areas and forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in town sectors of Poonch district, drawing retaliation from the Indian Army, officials said. This is 13th consecutive day of shelling and firing by Pakistani troops along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir. On Thursday, Pakistan targeted […]

Folly: Scores violate lockdown orders, pelt stones on police

Bandipora: Several policemen were injured after people pelted stones on them in Ganistan area of Sumbal Bandipora on Friday, police said. Sources said that scores of people defied lockdown orders and offered Friday congregational prayers at Ganistan mosque. As the news spread in the area, police parties from Sumbal Police Station and Nowgam Police Chowki […]

Govt issues SOP’s for resuming construction during lockdown period

Srinagar: Government of Jammu and Kashmir has issued instructions to the concerned departments for regulating and facilitating the construction activities to be carried out during the lockdown period while following the norms of social distancing. According to an order issued by Chief Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir, it has been impressed upon the departments to carry […]

Driver dies after tractor turns turtle

Pulwama: A tractor driver died on spot in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday after his tractor turned turtle. The incident occurred at Walarhama Sallar area of the South Kashmir. Police sources said that the driver lost control over the tractor while it was surmounting a slope and turned turtle. The driver came beneath the […]

COVID-19 death toll touches 414 in India

Positive cases climb to 12,380: Health Ministry

New Delhi: The death toll due to coronavirus rose to 414 and the number of cases to 12,380 in the country on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry. While the number of active COVID-19 cases is 10,477, as many as 1,488 people have been cured and discharged and one had migrated, it said. The […]