Message circulated about Army recruitment rally at Bandipora from August 21 fake: PRO Defence Srinagar

Srinagar: PRO Defence Srinagar on Tuesday clarified that no recruitment rally has been planned under the aegis of Army Recruiting Office, Srinagar covering the districts of Bandipora, Kupwara, Ganderbal, Baramulla, Srinagar, Budgam, Pulwama, Shopian, Anantnag and Kulgam at Sonarwani, Bandipora (J&K) or anywhere in the Kashmir valley from 21 August 2021 to 30 August 2021. […]

India reports 30,549 coronavirus infections, active cases fall after six days

India reports 30,549 coronavirus infections, active cases fall after six days

NEW DELHI: India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 3,17,26,507 on Tuesday with 30,549 more people testing positive for the disease while the active caseload declined after six days, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 4,25,195 with 422 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The number of active cases […]

Government of India allocated science budget for COVID-19 related research: Dr Jitendra Singh

New Delhi: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today said that Government of India allocated science budget for COVID-19 related research. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha […]

17 of 25 Covid hospitals have no patients admitted

17 of 25 Covid hospitals have no patients admitted

Bed occupancy goes down further to 2.4% in Kashmir Anantnag: Seventeen of the 25 Covid designated hospitals in Kashmir valley have no Covid patient admitted. The hospital bed occupancy for Covid patients has come down to only 2.4 percent from 4.4 percent in the middle of July in Kashmir. Fresh cases of Covid-19 have been […]

118 new cases, 2 deaths in J&K

118 new cases, 2 deaths in J&K

SRINAGAR: The government on Monday informed that 118 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 72 from Jammu division and 46 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 321725. Also, 2 COVID deaths have been reported, 1 from Jammu Division and […]

CS reviews public health response to COVID

CS reviews public health response to COVID

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta chaired a meeting on Monday to review the public health response to COVID-19 and directed the rollout of a dedicated IEC campaign for awareness generation towards prevention of subsequent COVID waves. The Chief Secretary observed that the number of COVID cases in the Union territory has stagnated around 130 […]

On PIL alleging ‘fake news portals’, HC seeks govt response

On PIL alleging ‘fake news portals’, HC seeks govt response

Srinagar: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has sought response from Government authorities on the issue of fake news portals which are operating freely without any registration or licence from any authority. The court of Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Sanjay Dhar while hearing public interest litigation on the matter directed […]

Apni Party says its DDC members may resign

Apni Party says its DDC members may resign

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party, which was formed after the abrogation of Article 370 provisions in 2019, on Monday threatened that its District Development Council members will submit their resignations alleging that their work to assist people in remote areas was being hindered by the union territory administration. Reminding the union territory administration […]

Police order cannot replace court of law: Omar

Police order cannot replace court of law: Omar

Srinagar: An adverse police report cannot be a substitute for being found guilty in a court of law, National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah said on Sunday. The remarks came a day after the CID wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police ordered the denial of security clearance required for passport and other government services […]

Kashmiris considered guilty until proven innocent: Mehbooba

Kashmiris considered guilty until proven innocent: Mehbooba

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday alleged that former Jammu and Kashmir police officer Davinder Singh, who was caught ferrying militants in a vehicle last year, was let off the hook by the Centre while innocent Kashmiris rot in jails for years under anti-terror laws. Accusing the government of having double standards, Mehbooba said […]