Anantnag: The Covid death toll in ten districts of Kashmir valley in November so far –16 – is the highest for a month since July, when 18 deaths were recorded, and just four short of the cumulative death toll of the last three months, as infections have been on a rise again. Kashmir division has […]
Srinagar: A district commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen was among three militants killed in two separate gunfights between militants and government forces in Srinagar and Kulgam districts of Kashmir, Friday. Inspector General of Kashmir (IGP), Vijay Kumar, has congratulated the police and forces for working in “great synergy” on the two operations. “133 militants, including […]
Anantnag: An unidentified militant has been killed in an ongoing gunfight between militants and government forces on Thursday evening, in Kulgam district of south Kashmir. “One militant has been killed and another one is believed to be holed up at the site of the gunfight,” a police official told Kashmir Reader. The gunfight is going […]
Shopian not Covid-free anymore Anantnag: Kashmir valley has already recorded six Covid related deaths in the first eight days of November, equalling the tally of deaths across October, as infections have been on the rise and new micro-containment zones have been identified by the administration. A further cause of concern is that these deaths are […]
Director Agriculture blames multiple reasons for delay Anantnag: Eleven years and several extensions later, the most important irrigation component of the National Saffron Mission (NSM) remains incomplete, even as the yield keeps dwindling year after year owing to a drastic change in weather. The multi-hundred Crore NSM was initiated in 2010 and among soil testing, […]
Anantnag: Unfazed by the recent spate of killing of non-locals, hundreds of labourers and workers have decided to stay back in Kashmir, to keep working, as local people have been steadfastly supporting them. In a series of targeted killings last month, at least 11 civilians including migrant workers were killed by militants. The attacks took […]
And 57 percent of the fresh cases Anantnag: All six Covid related deaths across Kashmir valley in the month of October have been reported from Srinagar district, while the district has also reported more than half of the infections valley-wide this month. The other nine districts in Kashmir division are doing fairly well, with none […]
Anantnag: More than eighteen years after it was sanctioned, the under-construction Sub-District Hospital (SDH) in Qaimoh area of Kulgam district is yet to be handed over to the health department, even as a huge chunk of the population remains entirely dependent on a Primary Health Centre (PHC) for their health care needs. The hospital was […]
Another woman pulled out in critical condition, taken to SMHS; distress calls from nomads stuck in many areas; Sgr-Jammu highway blocked Anantnag: Three persons, one of them a little girl and another a woman, were killed in a landslide caused by heavy rain and snowfall while another woman was grievously injured, here in Awantipora area […]
Anantnag: Shopian district in south Kashmir has been Covid free for the last eight days now, while no new infection has been reported in the district for the last at least 18 days. The district, with a population of 2.66 lakh, was the first to become Covid free last year as well. Bustling with apple-picking […]