New Delhi: The Indian government on Saturday hit hard against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s repeated vituperation against India over Kashmir, asking him to desist from interfering in India’s internal matters and end Islamabad-sponsored cross-border terrorism. Khan on Thursday had accused India of attempting to “illegally alter the demography of Jammu and Kashmir” and said […]
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6 more test positive in J&K, total 55
Srinagar: The number of COVID-19 positive cases continued to surge on Tuesday with six more testing positive in Jammu and Kashmir. “UPDATE: 6 new positive cases confirmed in Kashmir Division. All contacts of previous positive cases. Meanwhile, contact tracing continues in both Jammu and Kashmir Divisions. Please cooperate, let us fight together”, government spokesman, Rohit […]
4 more test COVID-19 positive in J&K, tally reaches 45
Jammu: Four more tested positive for COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, raising the tally of positive cases in the union territory to 45. The four cases detected were from Kashmir — two each from Shopian and Srinagar and all are the contacts of previous positive cases. Contact tracing working on ground”, government spokesman, […]
1,500 people in J&K shifted to quarantine centres: Police
Jammu: At least 1,500 people have been shifted to quarantine centres in J&K to ensure social distancing in the union territory, police said on Friday. Among those shifted into quarantine are 1,200 people who have a foreign travel history and 300 police recruits. A batch of 300 police recruits has been sent to a quarantine […]
Two coronavirus suspects in J&K
Srinagar: A day after the Jammu and Kashmir adminstration declared that the union territory is coronavirus free, test reports of the two suspected patients from Jammu have indicated that both of them are high viral load cases. “They have high probability of testing positive,” officials said. Both locals from Jammu had gone to the hospital […]
SPO, civilian killed in militant attack at J&K’s Sopore
Srinagar: An SPO and a civilian were killed in a militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town on Wednesday evening, sources said. Sources said militants opened fire on the unarmed Special Police Officer (SPO) when he had gone to a mobile phone shop in Warpora area, killing him and the shop keeper at the […]
Panchayat bypolls in J&K postponed after security threat
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Election Commission on Tuesday postponed Panchayat by-elections in the Union Territory following a security threat message shared by the administration. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer Shailendra Kumar ordered for withdrawal of the notification for the election with immediate effect, declaring a fresh schedule shall be notified after addressing all […]
One killed, 3 hurt in Pakistan firing
Jammu: Three houses were partially damaged in shelling from across the border in the Hira Nagar sector of the Kathua district in J&K, on Friday night. The firing started at 2 a.m. and continued till 6 a.m. The Pakistan army targeted defence positions and civilian areas with long-range mortars. It was well responded by the […]
J&K: Ex-IAS topper-turned-politician Shah Faesal booked under PSA
SRINAGAR: Days after the Public Safety Act (PSA) was slapped against former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers – Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal has been booked under the stringent law, sources said here on Saturday. The former IAS topper is the seventh mainstream politician of Kashmir who has been booked under the […]
No relief for Omar Abdullah; SC seeks reply from J&K
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought reply from the Jammu and Kashmir government and other authorities on Sara Pilot’s petition challenging the detention of her brother and former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra declined to entertain submission by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Sara, seeking immediate […]