New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India has said it is “deeply perturbed” over the government blaming the media in the Supreme Court for causing panic among migrant workers, leading to their exodus in the wake of the lockdown, and asserted that such actions could obstruct the process of dissemination of news. In a strongly-worded statement, […]
Srinagar : The School Education Department has ordered constitition of district and divisional level Monitoring and Coordination committees in Jammu and Kashmir to assist the administration in COVID-19 management. Principal Secretary School Education Department, Asgar Hassan Samoon tweeted on Thursday that the district level Committees will be set up by the concerned Chief Education Officers […]
Srinagar: Second sample of the patient, who was one of the first COVID-19 patients to be admitted to CD Hospital, Srinagar, has also tested negative. The HOD of the chest medicine department GMC Srinagar Dr Naveed Nazir Shah tweeted the information on Thursday evening. He had informed about the patient testing negative for COVID-19 earlier […]
Anantnag: A civilian was killed by unknown gunmen in Anantnag Thursday evening. Initial details said Gunmen fired on Saleem Dar son of Muhammad Abdullah Dar of Larkipora Anantnag. He succumbed on the way to hospital. KR Desk
Srinagar: Central University of Kashmir is providing access to various online educational resources to its students as an alternative to class work, which remains suspended in view of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing lockdown. The all-India lockdown, which began on March 25, has thrown life out of gear with the government asking educational […]
JAMMU: Justice Rajnesh Oswal was sworn in as a permanent judge of the common High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Thursday. He was administered oath of office by the Chief Justice Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Justice Gita Mittal in Jammu. He is the first judge of the High Court to take […]
Srinagar : Eight more COVID-19 cases were detected in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday taking the J&K tally to 70. The new cases comprise 5 in Jammu and 3 in Kashmir, an official handout said . Two persons have died of the disease while 3 others have recovered. KR Desk
Srinagar: Authorities in Srinagar declared Chattabal area in the district as a red zone after four COVID-19 were defected there recently. The red zone will comprise the administrative boundary of the residential colony where the cases had been detected and an additional 5km radius, District Administration Srinagar tweeted on Thursday. KR Desk
Srinagar : Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Committee to Protect Journalists has called on governments to release all journalists from prisons including two from Kashmir. A statement issued by by CPJ on behalf of more than 250 journalists behind bars, called for the release of the prisoners “immediately and unconditionally”. It said that in […]
Srinagar : Amid a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in Kashmir and the prevailing lockdown, the Jammu and Kashmir Police has set up helpline numbers in respective districts to facilitate senior citizens. The press statements issued in this regard by the respective police officers in the districts said that the helpline numbers would […]