33.9 C
Srinagar
Saturday, July 18, 2026

CATEGORY

Top News

LG assigns duties, functions of Bhatnagar to advisor Sharma

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu, on Wednesday assigned all duties and functions of the departments allocated to Advisor RR Bhatnagar, who is under...

Govt to install smart electricity meters from July

Jammu: Principal Secretary, Power Development Department, Rohit Kansal Wednesday discussed the modalities for implementation of smart metre installation project and execution of Annual Maintenance...

90-yr-old dies of Covid-19 at SKIMS, 91 new cases in J&K

Srinagar: A 90-year-old man from Kulgam died of Covid-19 on Tuesday, becoming the 24th victim in Jammu and Kashmir of the dreaded disease. According to...

Shopian patient offered collective Eid prayers, visited neighbours, relatives after sample collection

Shopian: A 50-year-old man from Shopian found positive of the novel Coronavirus a day ago participated in collective Eid-ul-Fitr prayers, visited neighbours and relatives,...

Kashmir doctors speak up against police harassment

Will observe black-band protest today Srinagar: The Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) has said it will complain to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) against the...

Police to ensure smooth movement of health professionals

Srinagar: Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar has asked all its field functionaries to ensure smooth movement of doctors, paramedics. A police official wishing...

Top Army commanders to deliberate on situation in Eastern Ladakh

New Delhi: Top commanders of the Indian Army will carry out an in-depth review of the tense standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in...

Treat with urgency pleas against payment of full wages during lockdown: SC to GoI

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Government of India to “treat with urgency” the issues raised in the petitions challenging the home...

Omar denies political reasons for Delhi visit, dismisses speculation that NC divided on issues

New Delhi/Srinagar: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah Tuesday denied there were political reasons for his current visit to Delhi and dismissed as “time pass...

NC won’t resume political activity till all political leaders are released: Abdullah

SRINAGAR: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said his party won’t initiate any political activity till all political leaders are released. “The National Conference...

Kitchen gardens grow in Kashmir valley

BUDGAM: Since the lockdown has been imposed across Kashmir valley, people have started creating kitchen gardens at their houses and are savouring fresh vegetables...

Ensure interaction between parents and their children: HC

Srinagar: The J&K High Court has directed Member Secretary, Legal Services Authority, to ensure that parents are able to interact with their children in...

Woman dies of Coronavirus, death toll reaches 21

Covid tally crosses 1500 as 80 test positive in J&K Srinagar: Kashmir witnessed one more Covid-19 related death as a 55-year-old woman from Anantnag district...

With recovery rate of 6%, Kulgam district has highest active cases of Covid-19

Anantnag: With very few recoveries, Kulgam district in south Kashmir has the highest number of active Covid-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir. The neighbouring...

Srinagar Admin orders complete lockdown till May 31

Srinagar: The district administration Srinagar on Saturday ordered complete lockdown across the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir till May 31. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar,...

Grand Mufti says people should offer Eid prayers together, except in red zones

Srinagar: The Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir has asked people to offer Eid prayers collectively in their respective areas, except in areas declared...

Flyers entering J&K to undergo tests

JAMMU: In view of the flights resuming operations from May 25, the government on Saturday announced that all necessary preventive protocols about COVID-19 pandemic...

A bittersweet Eid this year in Srinagar

Srinagar: Eid ul-Fitr this year is without the public festivity and general excitement associated with it. There is no rush for shopping, no long...

You’ve my total commitment to reject anti-Muslim bigotry, hate: UN chief to OIC members

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced his “total commitment” to rejecting anti-Muslim bigotry, hate and all forms of intolerance, urging all to...

Pak foreign min dials UN chief to discuss Kashmir

Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi telephoned UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday to convey its concern over India's decision to change the...

Separate law for safety of doctors not feasible, GoI tells J&K High Court

Srinagar: The Government of India (GoI) has informed the J&K High Court that a separate legislation for safety of healthcare workers cannot be enacted...

Survivor recounts Pak plane ‘jolted’ thrice before crash

Islamabad/Karachi:The PIA plane was flying very “smoothly” but while attempting to land, it “jolted” thrice and then the pilot “adroitly lifted” the aircraft off...

Jumat-ul-Vida sees no collective farewell prayers

Srinagar: The Jumat-ul-Vida prayers with which Ramadan is given farewell on the last Friday of the month were not held in any mosque of...

Shopian in trouble again as 16 members of a family, a meat seller, and a bread maker test positive

Shopian: Officials in Shopian are wondering how 16 people from Chatwatan village tested positive for the novel coronavirus as none of them has travel...

One-year-old boy among 40 test Covid positive in Kashmir

Srinagar: A one-year-old boy has been recorded positive among 40 fresh coronavirus cases in Kashmir on Friday. With fresh cases, the total tally of Covid...

Plane with 107 on board crashes in Pakistan

Karachi: Many people are feared dead after a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane with 107 people on board crashed into a densely populated residential...

RBI extends moratorium on loan, slashes interest rates

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday slashed interest rates, extended moratorium on loan repayments and allowed banks to lend more to...

J&K Govt to notify over 10,000 posts in ‘first phase’

Weightage to be given to widows, destitutes in Class IV posts JAMMU: J&K Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu on Friday chaired a high-level meeting at...

Prices of meat, fruits skyrocket ahead of Eid in Srinagar

Srinagar: Ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, prices of meat and fruits have risen so sharply that they have dampened the festive spirit of many people in...

SC seeks response of GoI, J&K on plea for setting up of CAT

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday sought responses from the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir on a plea seeking setting up of a permanent...

Latest news