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DGP holds meeting on Covid, Darbar Move

Jammu: Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Saturday chaired a meeting of senior police officers at Police Headquarters to take the stock of...

Covid challenge bigger than last year, stop it from hitting villages: Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the COVID-19 challenge before the country now is bigger than the last year and called...

Pak PM expresses solidarity with India over Covid crisis

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday expressed solidarity with the people of India battling the deadly wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying...

Set up more private centres before vaccination of people in 18-45 age group begins: Centre to states

New Delhi: Ahead of the roll-out of vaccination of people aged between 18 and 45 from May 1, the Centre on Saturday asked states...

HC notice to govt on release of salaries to Jal Shakti casual labourers

Srinagar: The J&K High Court has issued a notice to authorities for response over a fresh plea filed by casual labourers of Jal Shakti...

Prevented intrusion bid by Pak drones along IB in Jammu: BSF

Jammu: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday foiled Pakistan's attempt to airdrop arms and ammunition by drones along the International Border (IB) when...

Justice Ramana takes oath as Chief Justice of India

New Delhi: Justice N V Ramana, the new chief justice of India, has authored path-breaking verdicts as a Supreme Court judge and one of...

J&K records 1937 Covid cases, 19 fatalities

Srinagar: Nineteen deaths and 1937 cases of fresh Covid positive were recorded in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. Seven deaths were reported in Jammu and...

Shopian stands calm amid Covid fury

‘70 percent population in age group 60 and 45 vaccinated’ Shopian: As the Covid-19 second wave tightened its grip in Kashmir, Shopian is the calmest...

Stay alert, tighten Covid SOPs: Chief Secy to admin

‘36 oxygen generation plants to come up in J&K’ JAMMU: Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam while chairing a high-level meeting to review the public...

Div Com calls for strict mask enforcement through volunteers

SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir Pandurang K Pole on Friday called for strict mask enforcement through volunteers to contain the spread of Covid-19. He...

Shut down gardens, disallow congregational prayers: Mayor

Srinagar: Mayor Srinagar Municipal Corporation has demanded shutting down of all tourist gardens and disallowing all congregational prayers and religious gatherings in Srinagar amid...

JK Bank Budgam branch shut for 5 days

BUDGAM: Authorities on Friday closed the J & K Bank main branch at Budgam for the next five days after three employees in the...

3.32 lakh cases, 2,263 deaths in India

NEW DELHI: India added a record over 3.32 lakh new coronavirus cases in a single day taking the country's tally to 1,62,63,695, while active...

Ladakh reports 198 new COVID cases, one death

Leh: One more person died due to coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the death toll to 135 on Friday, while 198 fresh cases pushed the...

25 patients in Delhi die as hospitals wait for oxygen

New Delhi: Twenty-five of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital's "sickest" COVID-19 patients died in 24 hours and the lives of 60 more hung in precarious...

Govt to provide free food grains to poor in May, June to help them tide over pandemic impact

New Delhi: The government on Friday decided to resume providing free food grains to the poor in May and June to help them tide...

Husband languishing in Tihar jail, wife passes away in Srinagar

SRINAGAR: Battling cancer for two years, wife of senior Hurriyat leader Ayaz Akbar, who is currently lodged in Tihar Jail, passed away on Friday...

59 women help desks established in police stations across Kashmir

Srinagar: Police on Friday said it has established 59 women help desks in police stations across Kashmir in order to make them more friendly...

Pak underscores need for ‘meaningful’ dialogue with India

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said that it has consistently underscored the need for a "meaningful" and "result-oriented" dialogue with India and peaceful resolution of...

2 IEDs found, defused in Pulwama, Shopian

Shopian: Twin improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were destroyed by bomb disposal squads in south Kashmir's Shopian and Pulwama districts. An IED found on circle road...

1965 fresh Covid cases, 8 deaths

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 1965 daily Covid positive cases along with eight deaths on Thursday. Three deaths were reported in Srinagar, Baramulla and one...

Kashmir records steep rise in Covid cases in April: over 65% in 21 days

Anantnag: More than 65 percent of Covid-19 positive cases recorded in Kashmir this year so far have been reported in 21 days of April...

Senior BJP leader in Rajouri who returned from Kumbh Mela dies

Jammu: Days after returning from Kumbh Mela in Uttarakhand, senior BJP leader and former member of the erstwhile Legislative Assembly of J&K state, Thakur...

Rohit Kansal tests positive

Srinagar: J&K government spokesman and Principal Secretary PDD and Information, Rohit Kansal tested positive for COVID-19 today. Kansal confirmed it on Twitter.“After dodging the Coronavirus...

People associated with tourism, travel to get vaccine jab

SRINAGAR: Amid the surge in Covid cases, the government has included people associated with travel and tourism in the priority group for getting Covid...

MHA invokes Disaster Management Act to order uninterrupted production, supply of oxygen

NEW DELHI: The Government of India on Thursday directed states to ensure uninterrupted production and supply of medical oxygen and its transport along inter-state...

Expect national plan from GoI on supply of oxygen, drugs for Covid-19 patients: SC

New Delhi: Taking note of the grim situation created by the massive surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths, the Supreme Court Thursday said it...

KU closed, exams postponed for 2 days

Srinagar: Kashmir University’s Main Campus will remain closed for two days (April 23 and April 24, 2021) in view of some Covid positive cases...

Registration for Amarnath Yatra 2021 temporarily suspended

JAMMU: Taking note of the sharp rise in Covid-19 cases, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board on Thursday decided to temporarily suspend registrations for this year’s...

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