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J-K’s Pulwama, Kishtwar become coronavirus-free

Srinagar: Pulwama and Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir have become coronavirus-free as all four patients in the two districts have recovered from the infection, according...

DAK demands reinstatement of SKIMS doctor

Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Wednesday strongly condemned the  unprecedented termination of a doctor of SKIMS Bemina who it said was has been sacked for demanding standard...

J&K government extends Rs 1 crore assistance to lawyers 

Jammu: The J&K government has become the first in the country to extend financial relief to financially distressed, young Advocates whose livelihoods have been...

30 discharged after completing quarantine period

Hajin: At least 30 people were discharged after completing 14-day quarantine period in north Kashmir’s Hajin on Wednesday. Nodal officer Sumbal Syed Shahnawaz Bukhari told...

COVID-19 tally crosses 400 mark in J&K, 27 more test positive in Kashmir

Srinagar: The number of COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir crossed the 400 mark on Wednesday as 27 more cases- all from Kashmir- were...

Kashmir Press Club demands withdrawal of case against journalist Gowhar Geelani

  Srinagar: The Kashmir Press Club has condemned the police FIR against journalist and author Gowhar Geelani. Geelani is the third journalist against whom the police...

Won’t succumb to intimidation: KWJA on FIRs against journalists

  Srinagar: Condemning the ongoing offensive against journalists launched by J&K Police, the Kashmir Working Journalists Association (KWJA) Wednesday said that journalists in Kashmir won’t...

KU’s EMRC introduces Digital Learning Corner for students

Srinagar: To provide novel learning opportunities for students in the time of pandemic, EMRC (Educational Multimedia Research Centre), University of Kashmir (KU) has come...

J&K teachers to evaluate answer papers of class 10, 12 exams at home

Srinagar: The J&K board of School Education (JKBOSE) has decided to home evaluate answer scripts of class 10 and 12 examinations of summer zone...

Safety of doctors non-negotiable:HM Shah

New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said safety of doctors at their work place is non-negotiable and that the government is committed...

I&B Min issues advisory, asks media persons covering COVID19-related incidents to take precautions

Ok New Delhi: In the wake of a large number of media persons contracting COVID-19, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued an advisory to...

Lightning strike kills man in Poonch

Jammu: A 62-year-old man was killed after being struck by lightning in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. Hussain Mohammad was grazing...

Wuhan embraces Yangtze River as virus-hit city reopens

Wuhan:  Bathed in golden late-afternoon light, Chen Enting snapped a photo of his ticket to commemorate his first ferry ride across the Yangtze River...

CRPF man deployed in J&K tests positive for COVID-19 in Delhi, admitted

New Delhi: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) man, part of a battalion deployed in Jammu and Kashmir, has tested positive for COVID-19 in...

Shopian encounter: Two more militants killed, toll 4

  Shopian: Two more militants have been killed in an encounter that broke out between Government forces and militants in Melhoora village of Zainapora Sub...

Death toll due to COVID-19 touches 640; cases rise to 19,984

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 640 and the number of cases to 19,984 in the country on Wednesday, according...

US State files lawsuit against China on coronavirus handling

Washington: US State has filed a lawsuit against China alleging that Beijing's actions to suppress information, arrest whistleblowers and denying the contagious nature of...

US will have second wave of coronavirus: health official

Washington:A second wave of the novel coronavirus will hit the US later this year with even more difficult ramifications than the current COVID-19 crisis...

Two militants killed in Shopian encounter

Srinagar: Two militants were killed in an encounter with government forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Wednesday, police said. Government forces launched a...

G20 vows ‘sufficient’ global food supplies amid virus

Riyadh: G20 agriculture ministers on Tuesday pledged to ensure "sufficient" global food supplies amid the coronavirus pandemic as the UN warned the number of...

Oil prices keep crumbling, stocks around the world tumble

New York :Oil's chaotic collapse deepened, and stocks around the world dropped on Tuesday as the economic carnage caused by the coronavirus pandemic turns...

Trump suspends issuing of new Green Cards for 60 days

  Washington:President Donald Trump has said that he will halt issuing of new Green Cards or legal permanent residency for the next 60 days as...

Police books senior journalist Gowhar Geelani

Srinagar: Senior journalist and political commentator Gowhar Geelani was booked by police on Tuesday for “unlawful activities” through his social posts and writings on...

SOPs issued for pregnant ladies in Red zones in Kashmir

Srinagar: The Divisional Administration Kashmir has come up with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for pregnant ladies in the COVID-19 Red Zone areas across the...

12 more test positive for COVID-19 in J&K, tally jumps to 380

Srinagar: Twelve more COVID-19 cases were reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday taking the total number of cases to 380. There are 294 active...

SDM Karnah escapes unhurt after avalanche hits vehicle

Kupwara: A senior official of Kupwara (SDM Karnah) escaped unhurt on Tuesday when he along with his official vehicle came under an avalanche at...

One more COVID-19 patient recovers in Budgam

Srinagar: Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases in Kashmir, administration and residents in central Kashmir's Budgam district have something to cheer about as one...

Pak PM may get tested for COVID-19

Pak PM may get tested for COVID-19 Islamabad :Imran Khan may be tested for the coronavirus or asked to go into isolation after a well-known...

Mechanism in place to ensure academic session does not suffer in JK: Advisor

Jammu:With the coronavirus-driven lockdown bringing life to a standstill, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has said a mechanism has been put in place to...

Global coronavirus deaths top 170,000: AFP tally

Paris:The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 170,000 people globally, close to two thirds of them in hardest-hit Europe, according to an AFP tally...

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