Naikoo’s Killing: Restrictions Tightened, Mobile Services Remain Shut In Kashmir
Srinagar, May 8: Authorities on Friday tightened restrictions across Kashmir Valley even as mobile telephone and internet services continued to remain shut in Kashmir Valley on the third day following the killing of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Commander Riyaz Naikoo along with associate in a gunfight on May 6. Barring minor clashes in Beighpora Awantipora in Pulwama district, […]
Orderly At Secretariat Test Positive For Covid-19
Srinagar, May 8 : An orderly posted in Civil Secretariat, the highest seat of the government here, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. A senior officer and some staffers have already gone in self-quarantine as soon as news about the orderly testing positive was communicated by the health authorities. Sources told GNS that the […]
Covid-19: 14 Workers Of Famous Industrial Unit In Budgam Among 30 Test Positive, Tally Rises To 823
Srinagar, May 8: The number of positive cases for Covid-19 in Jammu and Kashmir crossed 800-mark on Friday with 30 new cases reported from five districts of the Kashmir Valley. Official sources said Budgam district reported 15 fresh cases, Kulgam 8, Ganderbal and Srinagar three each while Baramulla reported one case. With these cases, the […]
Regulation of movement during restrictions: All existing movement passes issued in Srinagar before May 5 cancelled
Srinagar, May 05 : The Srinagar administration has introduced a new movement pass system replacing the existing passes to enable movement of essential and emergency services officials during ongoing restrictions put in place to contain spread of the COVID-19 disease. Issuing an order under Section 144 of CrPC and Section 34 of the national disaster […]
15 More Test Positive, J&K’s COVID-19 Rises To 741
Mother, Her 2 Daughters, SMC Corporator Among Fresh Cases Srinagar, May 5 : Mother and her two daughters besides SMC Corporator was among 15 more people who tested positive for the novel coronavirus, taking the tally of the Covid-19 patients to 741 in Jammu and Kashmir. Professor Farooq Ahmad Jan, Medical Superintendent of SKIMS Soura […]
JK Govt proposes to set up Mega Agro Processing zones
Navin discusses modalities; reviews status of Food Parks JAMMU, MAY 05: Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production Department, Navin Kumar Choudhary today chaired a meeting to discuss setting up of 2 Mega Agro Processing zones and review the status of Food Parks at Kashmir and Jammu Divisions. Commissioner Secretary, Industries and Commerce, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi and a […]
50 kanal forest land retrieved in Pahalgam, 4 employees suspended
Srinagar, May 4 (GNS): In an anti-encroachment drive, authorities on Monday retrieved around 50 kanals of forest land and suspended four employees for helping the violators to carry out illegal fencing around the encroached land. Reports reaching GNS said that some locals in nexus with some employees encroached around 50 kanals of state forest land […]
Out Of 60 Samples From Super Speciality Hospital, 1 Test Positive
Srinagar, May 4 : In a breather to patients and the healthcare works including doctors at Super Speciality Hospital Srinagar here, 59 out of 60 samples have returned negative. One sample which returned negative is that of an 18-year-old attendant of a plastic surgery patient from Surankote Poonch, Medical Superintendent of the tertiary care hospital […]
Night Curfew, Other Fresh Lockdown Guidelines Issued
Srinagar, May 04 : Jammu and Kashmir Government has issued new guidelines on lockdown measures and among others there would be night curfew from 7 pm to 7 am till May 18. “Prohibitions (Curfew) on movement in ALL areas between 7 PM and 7 AM. No movement without passes. Medical emergencies exempted,” government spokesman Rohit […]
10 Kashmir, 3 Jammu Districts Declared Red Zone
Srinagar, May 04 : Jammu and Kashmir Government declared all 10 districts In Kashmir besides Jammu, Kathua, and Samba as red zones. In an order issued here, the government has also declared Reasi, Udhampur, Ramban, and Rajouri as orange while Doda, Kishtwar and Poonch have been declared as green zones. The declaration comes three days […]