BJP welcomes JK govt decision on ‘Darbar Move’, terms Omar’s objection ‘childish’
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP on Sunday welcomed the government’s decision on the upcoming ‘Darbar Move’ and termed former chief minister Omar Abdullah’s criticism of the order as “childish and irresponsible”. Abdullah, also the National Conference vice-president, on Friday criticised the Jammu and Kashmir government’s order of keeping the Move offices […]
Body of 70-yr-old man missing since December found buried under snow in Ramban
Banihal/Jammu: The body of a 70-year-old man, who went missing in December last year, was found buried under snow in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said. The body of Ghulam Rasool Nayak, a resident of Mahoo-Khari village, was found at the high altitude Mangit top, a police official said. He said […]
COVID-19: Lockdown likely to be extended till Apr 30
New Delhi: The nationwide coronavirus lockdown is set to be extended at least till April 30 after a broad “consensus” on it emerged on Saturday during a meeting of chief ministers with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who stressed on “jaan bhi, jahaan bhi”, indicating that restrictions may be tweaked as it was important to save […]
17 fresh COVID-19 cases reported in JK, tally touches 224
Srinagar: Maternal and paternal grandmothers of a COVID-19 patient from Kupwara were among seventeen fresh cases of novel coronavirus on Saturday, taking the number of infected persons in the J&K to 224. Among the fresh cases also includes a woman who gave birth by cesarean delivery at a hospital in Jammu on April 11, they […]
Aggressive, targeted testing needed to combat COVID-19: LG Murmu
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor G C Murmu on Saturday chaired a high-level meeting here in which he directed officials to effectively implement restrictions in red zones with aggressive and targeted testing to contain the spread of COVID-19. A red zone is a colour coded name given to clusters that are severely affected with […]
COVID-19 death toll rises to 242 in India
Positive cases climb to 7,529: Health Ministry
New Delhi: The death toll due to coronavirus rose to 242 and the number of cases in the country climbed to 7,529 on Saturday, an increase of 768 cases in 24 hours since Friday evening, according to the Union Health Ministry. While the number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 6,634, as many as 652 […]
HC seeks status report on restoration of 4G services
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has asked for a status report on restoration of 4G services after it was informed that non-availability of high-speed Internet was hampering studies of students who were confined to their homes because of the lockdown to curb coronavirus cases. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Gita Mittal […]
After four months of closure Srinagar-Leh highway reopens
Kargil: The 434-km Srinagar-Leh national highway, considered as the lifeline of the Union Territory of Ladakh, was reopened on Saturday to ferry essential commodities after remaining closed for over four months owing to heavy snowfall along the Zojila Pass. In view of the coronavirus outbreak, the Ladakh administration on Friday had decided to only allow […]
Srinagar woman who died of coronavirus in Dubai laid to rest
Srinagar: The 34-year-old Kashmiri woman, who died due to Covid-19 at a hospital in Dubai on Friday afternoon, was laid to rest on Saturday. Family sources said that the deceased was laid to rest in a local cemetery in Sharjah with only four family members including her husband, allowed to attend the funeral prayers. The […]
LMG, materials to make IEDs seized after encounter in Kulgam
Srinagar: Security forces on Saturday seized a light machine gun and materials used for making improvised explosive devices (IEDs) after an encounter with militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Khulgam district, police said. A cordon and search operation was launched by the security forces in Nandimarg in the Damhal Hanjipora area of the south Kashmir district […]
