Shops to open 7 days a week, ‘non-essential’ businesses 3 days a week Srinagar: The Srinagar district administration has finally allowed all types of businesses to operate from Saturday, with the rider that non-essential ones will only work for three days in a week. This has come after multiple meetings with traders. The preparations were […]
New Delhi: For the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak, India recorded over 10,000 new cases in a day taking the tally to 2,97,535, while the death toll rose to 8,498 with a record single-day spike of 396 fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The country has registered 10,956 new coronavirus infections in […]
New Delhi: The Home Ministry wrote to different states and Union Territories on Friday to clarify its order on implementation of night curfew between 9 pm and 5 am and advised against restricting the movement of buses, trucks carrying goods, and other essential services. “I would like to clarify that the purpose of restricting the […]
NEW DELHI: “In war, you do not make soldiers unhappy. Travel extra mile and channel some extra money to address their grievances,” the Supreme Court said on Friday taking serious note of non-payment of salary and lack of proper accommodation to doctors engaged in fight against Covid-19. The courts should not be involved in the […]
Three-wheelers also allowed, with max 2 passengers Srinagar: Three months after the Covid lockdown began, state transport buses of Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation (JKSRTC) will resume inter-district services in Kashmir. Private transport is still not allowed to ply between districts, but three-wheelers, with only 2 passengers allowed, can operate now within the […]
Srinagar: The Home Ministry on Friday divided J&K House, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi between Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh, which were carved out from the erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir. In a first such move after bifurcation of the erstwhile state, the Ministry of Home Affairs, which is overseeing implementation of the J&K Reorganisation […]
Srinagar: Economically weaker sections of society have not received their monthly cash assistance from the social welfare department since the Covid lockdown began three months ago. Apart from beneficiaries registered with Jammu and Kashmir Bank, those who are registered with other banks, especially grameen banks, have not had the monthly assistance credited in their accounts […]
SRINAGAR: J&K High Court Chief Justice Gita Mittal administered the oath of office to newly appointed judge, Justice Javed Iqbal Wani as permanent Judge of the common High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Friday at a Chief Justice’s Court at Srinagar wing of the court. On this occasion, Judges Justice Ali Mohammad […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court granted one last opportunity to the Union Ministry of Home affairs to file a status report detailing out the information regarding the complaints received from professionals other than healthcare workers who have reported violence, threat or abuse. The court said if the report was not filed by the next date, […]
J&K reports 67 new Coronavirus cases Srinagar: Kashmir reported one more Covid-19 related death on Thursday after a cancer patient died at SKIMS Soura taking the total death toll in Jammu and Kashmir to 52, officials said. They said a 62-year-old woman from Kulgam district who was undergoing treatment for Colon Cancer at SKIMS Soura […]