Full dress rehearsals for R-Day parade held held across Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Ahead of 73rd Republic Day, full dress rehearsal was held, on Monday, across all the districts of Kashmir, giving a glimpse of the grand spectacle to unfold on Wednesday. The rehearsal is a precursor to the actual Republic Day parade scheduled to be held on January 26. In Srinagar, the full dress rehearsal was […]

GDC Kalakote celebrated National Girl Child Day

Srinagar: The NSS unit of GDC Kalakote organized an online poster making competition to create awareness about Beti Bachao Beti PadhaoAbhiyan. The event was organised under the guidance of Dr.Romesh Kumar Gupta, Principal of the college. The aim of the competition was to spread awareness among the masses on the topic ‘Save Girl Child’. Every […]

LG Announces 15% Reservation For Women In Non-Gazetted Posts Of J&K Police

    Srinagar: Lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Monday approved 15% reservation for women in non-gazetted posts of Jammu and Kashmir police.   “On #NationalGirlChildDay, approved 15% reservation for women in non-gazetted posts of @JmuKmrPolice. This is just the beginning. We are determined and committed to increase it further in the future,” he said in […]

Covid spurt continues with 6253 cases

Covid spurt continues with 6253 cases

Kashmir reports 4499 new cases of infection, 7 deaths in J&K Srinagar: Covid surge continued in Jammu and Kashmir with 6253 new positive cases and seven deaths reported on Sunday. Since the outbreak of the third wave, J&K has been severely hit with an average case of 6000 every day from last week. This steep […]

Sec 144 in 15 mega containment zones in Budgam

Sec 144 in 15 mega containment zones in Budgam

Busgam: The district administration Budgam has imposed complete restrictions on public assembly under Section 144 of IPC in 15 different areas that have been declared as mega containment zones to prevent the spread of Covid infection in the district. Zubair Ahmad, Nodal Officer at Covid-19 Mitigation Cell Budgam, told Kashmir Reader district Budgam now has […]

‘Omicron in community transmission stage in India, dominant in multiple metros’

‘Omicron in community transmission stage in India, dominant in multiple metros’

New Delhi: The omicron variant of Covid is in the community transmission stage in India and has become dominant in multiple metros where new cases have been rising exponentially, the INSACOG has said in its latest bulletin. It said BA.2 lineage, an infectious sub-variant of omicron, has been found in a substantial fraction in the […]

Weekly Lockdown from Friday to Monday to continue: Govt

Weekly Lockdown from Friday to Monday to continue: Govt

Srinagar: Amid surge in covid-19 cases, government on Sunday decided to continue with the 64-hour lockdown from Friday 2 pm in Jammu and Kashmir. In an order issued by the State Executive Committee headed by Chief Secretary Dr Arin Kumar Mehta, the government has reiterated most of the measures announced by it following the start […]

Snow, rain shuts Srinagar-Jammu highway

Snow, rain shuts Srinagar-Jammu highway

MeT predicts improvement in weather from today Srinagar: Snow and rain continued in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday with meteorological centre Srinagar predicting improvement in weather from Monday. Rains and snow lashed Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir leading to drop in temperature. In south Kashmir, Jawahar Tunnel area received around 1 feet of snow […]

Only stranded traffic to be allowed on highway today

Only stranded traffic to be allowed on highway today

Srinagar: Only stranded vehicles will be allowed to ply on Jammu-Srinagar highway today, traffic police said. The road was closed after snow and rains triggered landslides and shooting stones at several places on the highway. “On 24-01-2022, subject to fair weather and better road conditions LMVs(passenger)/ private cars (only stranded) shall be allowed from Jammu […]

LG Sinha to preside over Republic Day function at Jammu, Advisor Bhatnagar at Srinagar

LG Sinha to preside over Republic Day function at Jammu, Advisor Bhatnagar at Srinagar

DDC chairpersons to preside over functions at respective district hqrs Srinagar: The government on Sunday said that the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha will preside over the main Republic Day function at Jammu while Advisor to the LG, R R Bhatnagar will preside over the main function at Srinagar. According to a communique by the General […]