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Cancer patient dies at SKIMS after testing Covid positive, tally rises to 17

28 test positive in J&K Srinagar: A 55-year-old man, who was suffering from bile duct cancer and had recently tested positive for Covid-19, died at...

All districts in Kashmir except for Ganderbal, Bandipora declared red zones

JAMMU: The government on Tuesday issued the fresh classification of districts in order to implement the lockdown 4.0. In an order issued by State Executive...

Strawberries selling at half the prices as last year

Srinagar: Strawberries, one of the first fruits of the summer season in Kashmir, have hit the market but the reception has been poor. Several...

No need to shut entire office if few test positive: New workplace guidelines

NEW DELHI: As India entered the fourth phase of its nationwide lockdown with relaxations and offices and working places opening, the Union Ministry of...

J&K political parties denounce domicile law, demand immediate revocation

Srinagar: Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday strongly opposed Domicile rules notified by the government a day ago and demanded its immediate...

Shopian hospital starts 24×7 OT services, but sorely lacks a blood bank

Shopian: Doctors with the help of the district administration have started 24×7 operation theatre services for the first time at Shopian district hospital (DH)....

Three Covid deaths in a day at Srinagar’s CD Hospital

106 new cases, 55 of them policemen at Anantnag DPL, 3 doctors and 8 patients at SMHS Srinagar: Kashmir reported three deaths due to coronavirus...

South Kashmir has 36% of Covid cases in J&K

Anantnag: With a single-day spike of 64 Covid-19 cases in Anantnag and Kulgam districts of south Kashmir on Saturday, the tally of the region...

No state, UT to dilute lockdown guidelines: MHA

New Delhi:The home ministry has said no state or Union Territory will dilute the guidelines issued for the nationwide lockdown that will continue till...

Enforce SOP of social distancing: Advisor to DCs

SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, held a videoconference meeting with the all Deputy Commissioners and Chief Medical Officers of Kashmir to...

Covid patients roam outside Anantnag’s hospital, looking for cigarettes

Bijbehara: People in Bijbehara town are worried for their safety as Covid-19 positive patients, admitted to the Covid-19 hospital located in the town, have...

Offer Jumat-ul-vida, Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at home: MMU

Srinagar: Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema Jammu Kashmir on Monday urged people to suspend congregational prayers on upcoming Shab-e-Qadr, Jumat-ul-vida and Eid-ul-Fitr in view of the spike...

New J&K domicile rules come into force

Domicile Cerrtificates can be applied for online JAMMU: The J&K government on Monday notified the Jammu and Kashmir Grant of Domicile Certificate (Procedure) Rules, 2020....

Forces beat ambulance driver in Pulwama; ‘DC Pulwama starts inquiry’

Shopian: An ambulance driver of Shopian district was allegedly beaten by government forces at Pulwama late on Sunday night. The driver identified as Tariq Ahmed...

Only some private schools will give fee waivers, after assessing application

Srinagar: Any private school that charges above Rs 1,500 monthly fee will give a fee waiver or fee concession to students who cannot afford...

ACB arrests Chairman Jhelum Cooperative House Building Society

Srinagar: Anti Corruption Bureau on Monday arrested Chairman Jhelum Cooperative House Building Society Hilal Mir in scam of Jammu and Kashmir State Co-operative Bank. In...

29-year-old Habba Kadal woman dies of Covid-19 at CD Hospital

12 policemen among 62 new coronavirus cases in Kashmir Srinagar: A 29-year-old woman from Habba Kadal in Srinagar died of Coronavirus on Sunday, becoming 13th...

Public gatherings, flight ops, schools to remain shut: MHA guidelines on lockdown

New Delhi: Prohibition on all public gatherings, closure of schools, malls and restaurants, and suspension of flight and Metro services will remain in force...

Sinking Kashmir economy loses Rs 8,500 crore in Covid lockdown, so far

Eid business of Rs 300 crore to be lost next Srinagar: Two months of Covid lockdown have cost the Kashmir economy Rs 8,500 crore, which...

Govt extends lockdown till May 31

New Delhi: The ongoing countrywide lockdown has been extended till May 31, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) announced on Sunday. In an order, the...

54,866 residents enter J&K through Lakhanpur, 11,456 through special trains

JAMMU: With evacuation of 2470 more stranded passengers the total number of J&K residents evacuated through Lakhanpur by the government, so far till May...

Hizb commander, army soldier killed in Doda gunfight

Doda/Jammu: A top Hizbul Mujahideen commander wanted in the killing of an RSS functionary and his PSO was killed in a gunfight with government...

Death toll climbs to 2 in Srinagar-Jammu highway landslide

Banihal/Jammu: Rescuers have retrieved one more body from the scene of the landslide that hit the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district of Jammu...

Kashmir cherry’s main markets – Mumbai, Ahmedabad – both shut

Srinagar: The horticultural year has begun with a challenge in Kashmir Valley as its first fruit of the season – cherry – is ready...

Donations sought, and given, online this Ramadan

Srinagar: Donations during Ramadan have shifted to the online mode, mostly, as various Islamic organisations and welfare trusts have been unable to collect donations...

Famished street dogs become vicious in Shopian

Shopian: The coronavirus lockdown is driving stray dogs to fury, as street food and leftovers of meat have vanished in all towns and villages....

Kashmir Economic Alliance pegs preliminary losses during lockdown at Rs 8416 crore

Srinagar: Kashmir Economic Alliance on Sunday said that an interim report prepared by it has calculated losses during for 60 days of Covid-19 lock...

Budgam man dies of Covid-19 at SKIMS, death toll reaches 12

12 expecting mothers, 6-month-old among 108 test positive Srinagar: An elderly man from Budgam died of Coronavirus on Saturday, becoming the 12th victim of Covid-19...

Govt seeks evacuation of J&K residents from Oman, Dubai, Iran

JAMMU: After the evacuation of students from Bangladesh amid Covid pandemic, J&K government has approached the government of India with the request to bring...

Students in quarantine for 10 days wait for test reports

Srinagar: As the government continues to scale up Covid-19 testing in Jammu and Kashmir, 22 students who returned from Chandigarh 10 days ago are...

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