Give details to plan your eventual safe return, J&K admin to locals stranded abroad
Srinagar, Apr 24: The J&K administration, on Friday, asked its residents, stranded in different countries following lockdown to curtail spread of Coronavirus, to provide their details on an online form in order to plan their eventual safe return. Meanwhile, asserting that administration is receiving hundreds of calls from J&K residents stranded in different parts of […]
Chidambaram asks Govt to allow migrants to travel to their home state after May 3
New Delhi, Apr 24 : Former Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said the Union government should allow migrant persons to travel their home states, ‘under strict conditions of health safety’. In a series of tweets, Mr Chidambaram said, ‘Overwhelming mood and desire among migrant persons (and their families) is that, after May 3, they […]
Corona has made us realise importance of self-reliance: PM
New Delhi, Apr 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Coronavirus crisis has taught India the need to be self-reliant to tackle such challenges. In an interaction with village panchayat chiefs, through video conferencing, the PM said, “The Coronavirus Pandemic has made us realise that becoming self-reliant is the key requirement to tackle […]
SC’s remark on no restrictions on media selectively applied to those who stir frenzy: Iltija
Srinagar, Apr 24 : Alleging that Supreme Court’s statement on no restrictions of media seems selectively applicable to those that stir communal frenzy, Iltija Mufti, daughter of former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, said otherwise independent media outlets and J&K based journalists would not be hounded day in and day out. Miss Mufti’s comment comes in […]
People in Covid-19 red zones should step out for medical emergencies only: Expert
SRINAGAR, APRIL 23: Public Health Expert at Red Zone Surveillance Divisional Control Room, Kashmir, Dr Rouf Hussain Rather Thursday advised people in Covid-19 red zones to not to venture out of their homes except under medical emergencies. He said that red zones become vulnerable as far as further transmission of the coronavirus is concerned and […]
20 new positive cases reported today, 64876 persons under surveillance
Violence against healthcare service personnel punishable by imprisonment for 6 months to 7 years JAMMU, APRIL 23: The Government Thursday informed that 20 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 01 from Jammu division and 19 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir […]
Freedom of press has not been curtailed, IGP on criticism over FIRs against journalists
Srinagar, Apr 23 : Reacting to criticism over filing of FIRs against three valley-based journalists this week, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said that the freedom of press was not being curtailed. The IGP Kashmir said that before making such broad generalisations, people should ascertain the facts. Giving details, he said that […]
DM Ganderbal urges people to download ‘Aarogya Setu’ app*
Gamdebal, April 23: District Magistrate, Ganderbal Shafqat Iqbal today urged the people of the district to download “Aarogya Setu” mobile application in their mobile phones for important information to keep themselves safe from coronavirus infection. DM said this during the meeting with the district officers and officials from health department to brief them about the […]
Police files charge-sheet against a woman in Handwara
Handwara, Apr 23 : Jammu and Kashmir police have filed a charge-sheet against a lady who was earlier held along with threatening posters of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant outfit at main town Handwara during a naka checking. An official told News Agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that a lady was held last year along with threatening posters […]
Provide food, shelter to stranded Kashmiris, evacuate them to Sgr: Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam
‘Stop communalizing pandemic situation or be ready for massive communal frenzy’ Srinagar, Apr 23: Kashmir’s Grand Mufti Nasir-ul Islam today urged the Government of India to ensure food and shelter for the thousands of people including stranded businessmen, labourers and students from Kashmir who are stuck in various parts of the country. He said that […]