UDHAMPUR: Over 6000 domicile certificates have been issued in Udhampur tehsil. According to Tehsildar, at present there is no pendency of applications seeking domicile certificate. He has appealed to the general public to maintain social distancing while visiting the Tehsil and Niabat complexes and also follow guidelines regarding COVID-19 issued from time to time by […]
Above 100 brick kiln workers, nearly 70 security personnel in Kashmir among 615 new cases Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported seven deaths due to Covid-19 on Sunday, taking the total number of deaths in the region to 312. According to health officials, the seven patients who died due to Covid-19 were a 57-year-old man from […]
Srinagar: The divisional administration in Kashmir has disallowed the upcoming Eid-ul-Adha congregational prayers in view of COVID-19 and said the prevailing restrictions will be eased from July 28 to 30. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, P K Pole on Wednesday July 22 regarding arrangements on this year’s Eid-ul-Adha […]
Srinagar: Police on Sunday fined 35 violators and seized 34 vehicles for defying lockdown in Awantipora. In a statement, police said 35 violators were fined for not wearing masks in different areas of Awantipora and fine to the tune of Rs 17,500 was collected from them. Police have also seized 34 vehicles across the police […]
New Delhi: As the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status is set to complete one year on August 5, former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Sunday called for restoration of its statehood and hoped the Supreme Court would render justice by striking down the repeal of Article 370 provisions. In his first media interview […]
New Delhi: India and China are set to hold a fresh round of high-level military talks next week to work out modalities for withdrawal of Chinese troops from Pangong Tso area in eastern Ladakh, government sources said. So far, senior military commanders of the two armies have held four rounds of talks on disengagement of […]
‘Missing scholar from Bemina not listed as militant yet’ Srinagar: Police on Sunday said that after the killing of a Lashkar-e-Toiba militant from Srinagar in an encounter at Ranbirgarh, Lawaypora, on Srinagar outskirts on Saturday, no Srinagar resident is in militant ranks now. The missing PhD scholar from Bemina, Srinagar, has not been listed in […]
Jammu; Pakistani troops shelled forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Sunday, officials said. This is the sixth day in a row that Pakistan has violated ceasefire, they said “At about 1515 hours today, Pakistan army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and shelling […]
Army finds cache of weapons with sniper rifle, IED circuits in Gulmarg forests Baramulla: Government forces apprehended three persons who were carrying arms, ammunition, and narcotic drugs at Sadhana Pass in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Sunday. Official sources said that during checking at a naka established by a joint team of army’s 7 RR […]
Shopian: A joint team of government forces busted a hideout of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants in Zainpora area of Shopian district on Sunday and recovered a huge quantity of ammunition, a statement released by police said. It said that based on specific information regarding presence of LeT militants in orchards of Dachoo Zainpora, Shopian police along […]