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Govt building gutted in 2017 awaits repair

BUDGAM: The district administration here in Budgam has failed to reconstruct the government building that housed offices of three departments – Social Welfare, JK...

26 vehicles seized in Pampore, Khrew for violating lockdown

PAMPORE: Amidst strict restrictions, the Jammu and Kashmir Police seized 26 vehicles in Pampore and Khrew areas under police district Awantipora on Friday for...

July salary to J&K govt employees before Eid

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered payment of July salary to its employees before Eid-ul-Adha. An order issued by Financial Commissioner Dr...

Govt transfers 9,654 kanals land to set up 37 Industrial Estates

SRINAGAR: The Administrative Council (AC) under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor GC Murmu has approved transfer of state land measuring 9,654 kanal 01 marla...

4 Srinagar residents among 9 fatalities

718 new cases, 50 of them CRPF personnel Srinagar: Nine more people died of Covid-19 on Thursday while 718 new cases were detected in Jammu...

Strict restrictions imposed across Kashmir

Transport off the roads, business establishments shut Srinagar: A strict lockdown was imposed across Kashmir valley, except Bandipora, on Thursday in view of upsurge in...

SMC’s main office at Karan Nagar closed for 3 days

Srinagar: After four employees testing positive for Covid-19, authorities at Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Thursday closed the central office at Karan Nagar for...

Despite lockdown, Pulwama sees surge in Covid cases, deaths

Anantnag: Pulwama district in south Kashmir has witnessed a surge in number of Covid-19 positive cases in the last seven days, even as the...

SKIMS Director urges recovered Covid-19 patients to donate plasma

Srinagar: With the installation of new sophisticated machinery for plasmapheresis for Covid-19 patients, Director of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, Dr AG...

Kashmir caught in another lethal web, but this one is brushed under the carpet

Srinagar: To add to the deadly pandemic and political conflict that Kashmir is grappling with, is the lethal web of drug abuse that is...

Rs 5 cr each for SKIMS, GMC Srinagar for Covid equipment

SRINAGAR: The State Executive Committee (SEC) headed by Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam met here on Thursday and sanctioned an amount of Rs 15 crore...

Category I hospitals in Srinagar to admit patients only on referral by district health authorities

SRINAGAR: The government on Thursday directed that patients from other districts will be admitted at Category I health institutions in Srinagar only on proper...

Rs 200 cr released to PWD to macadamise roads

SRINAGAR: In a significant move aimed at improving road conditions, Lieutenant Governor GC Murmu on Thursday announced the launch of a Macadamisation Program for...

Detention of Mian Qayoom under consideration, JK admin tells SC

New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir administration informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that the issue of high court bar association leader Mian Abdul...

SMC seals ‘illegal’ commercial complex in Amira Kadal

SRINAGAR: Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Thursday sealed a commercial building being constructed at Hari Singh High Street in Amira Kadal. The SMC took the...

Woman wounded by bullet in firing at LoC

Kupwara: A woman was injured in cross fire along the LoC in Karnah sector of frontier Kupwara district on Wednesday late evening. Official sources...

2 men, 10 cattle killed as vehicle rolls down gorge

Banihal/Jammu: Two persons were killed on Thursday after a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and rolled down a deep gorge...

5-yr-old boy among nine more Covid fatalities in Kashmir

5 Srinagar residents among the dead, including SMC’s frontline worker Srinagar: A five-year-old boy was among nine Covid-19 patients who died in Kashmir on Wednesday,...

COVID-19: SKIMS installs state-of-art equipment for plasma therapy

Srinagar: Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura has installed sophisticated machinery for conducting plasmapheresis for COVID-19 patients. “This is an outstanding development. With these...

US signs contract with Pfizer for Covid-19 vaccine

Washington: US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced on Wednesday that the US has signed a contract with Pfizer for delivery in...

Six-day lockdown in Kashmir

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has imposed a six-day complete lockdown across Kashmir Valley, except for Bandipora district, officials said on Wednesday. The decision...

Expecting mothers kept in isolation centres while Covid reports get delayed

Shopian: Delay in Covid-19 test reports is putting expecting mothers to great discomfort in Shopian district. Many expecting mothers have been put under isolation...

Blossom on Madeen Sahib’s terrace delayed by coronavirus

Srinagar: Renovation work on the historic Sultanate-period monument Madeen Sahab in old Srinagar has stopped due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The monument was all set...

IAF’s rapid deployment in eastern Ladakh sent signal to adversary: Rajnath

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday complimented the Indian Air Force (IAF) for its rapid deployment of assets at forward locations in...

China’s activities at LAC ‘destabilising’: US

Washington: Describing the Chinese military’s activities in the region as “destabilising”, US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper on Tuesday said America was “very closely”...

Former Ikhwani who became cop shot dead in Kulgam village

Anantnag: A former government-backed Ikhwani (member of Ikhwan militia) was shot at and killed by unidentified assailants near his home here in Furreh village...

6 administrative officers shifted

Srinagar: The government on Wednesday ordered transfer of six officers in the interest of administration. As per an order, Shrikant Balasaheb Suse (IAS), Sub...

6 Srinagar men among 9 casualties in a day

Covid cases over 15,000 now Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported nine more deaths due to Covid-19 on Tuesday, taking the total number of victims to...

Two coronavirus vaccines show ‘promising response’ in human trials

PARIS: Two coronavirus vaccine candidates have proven safe for humans and produced strong immune reactions among patients involved in separate clinical trials, doctors said...

Amarnath Yatra cancelled this year

SRINAGAR: The Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) on Tuesday decided “with heavy heart” that “it is not advisable to conduct this year’s Shri Amarnathji...

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