Srinagar: An unidentified male body was recovered from Nallah Sindh in Sumbal Balla Gund in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday morning. The body was seen floating by local residents in the stream, an official said. He said police team reached the spot and retrieved the body adding the identity of the body is […]
Srinagar: Authorities in Srinagar on Monday ordered curfew on August 4 and 5 in wake of the first anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370. “Senior superintendent of Srinagar has reported that a series of inputs have been received suggesting that separatist and Pak sponsored groups are planning to observe 5th August 2020 as Black […]
Srinagar: Kashmir valley on Monday reported three more deaths related to COVID-19. Among the fresh victims, include a 62-year-old woman from Nawa Bazar area of Srinagar’s Old City died at SKIMS on Monday, sources said. They said a 65-year-old from SK colony Anantnag and a patient from Rawalpora Srinagar also died after contracting the […]
Srinagar: Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Right to Information Movement, Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat has urged people in Kashmir to avoid visiting their relatives this Eid-ul-Adha in view of a spike in COVID-19 infections and deaths in the valley of late. In a statement issued here, Bhat appealed people to maintain social distancing to contain the […]
Srinagar: Special Secretary Social Welfare Department and former Director Tourism Kashmir, Tasadduq Jeelani succumbed at JVC Bemina in Srinagar Friday evening after contracting COVID-19, officials said. Medical Superintendent of the hospital, Dr Shifa Deva confirmed Jeelani’s death. Jeelani, Dr Shifa said, was admitted to the hospital around two weeks ago with underlying ailment of Pneumonia […]
Srinagar: COVID-19 infections in Jammu and Kashmir crossed the 20,000 mark on Friday after 490 fresh cases reported in the day. While 426 cases were detected within J&K, the remaining 64 cases were detected from amongst the travelers into the region, the government’s COVID-19 bulletin for the day read. The number if cases reported in […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday extended the detention of PDP President and former Chief Minister J&K, Mehbooba Mufti under the Public Safety Act (PSA) for another three months. An order in this regard issued by Principal Secretary Home Department, Shaleen Kabra said that the extension was “necessary” as recommended by law enforcing […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday extended the prevailing COVID-19 restrictions till August 5 even as the government of India allowed gyms and yoga centres to reopen under Unlock 3 besides lifting night curfew. An order issued in this regard by the State Executive Committee of the Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation […]
Srinagar: Peoples Conference Chief Sajad Ahmad Lone has been released from home detention of almost a year on Friday afternoon. Taking on to the twitter Lone wrote, “Finally 5 days short of a year I have been officially informed that I am a free man. So much has changed. So have I. Jail was not […]
Srinagar: Seven more COVID-19 related deaths were reported in Jammu and Kashmir Friday morning taking the toll to 373, officials said. Four of the fresh victims are from Srinagar, two from Pulwama while one, a 56-year-old, is from Jammu’s Shakti Shakti Nagar area. Regarding two casualties in Pulwama, officials identified one of them as a […]