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Tangmarg and Sopore Working Journalists Association on Friday staged a protest against the assault on a photojournalist while he was performing his duty in Kunzer town.

The Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu, accorded sanction to the proposal of Housing & Urban Development Department.

The Army on Friday said that it has received credible inputs that suggest militants are planning to target Amarnath Yatra on National Highway stretch any time after the commencement of the pilgrimage from July 21.

The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam while taking stock of efforts toward mitigating the COVID-19 threat, reiterated that perimeter control and complete lockdown in red zones and containment zones should be strictly enforced.

The office of the United Nations High Commissioner (OHCHR) has made public its letter to the Government of India, voicing “strong concern at the criminal proceedings and investigations initiated” against the four well-known Kashmiri journalists.

In an extraordinary move, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday deferred Mayoral elections of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) after effecting changes in the law governing the election through an executive order.

Seven more patients including a CRPF man died and were tested positive for COVID-19 in last 24 hours, taking the death toll related to the virus to 195 in J&K.

Jammu and Kashmir Shiv Sena chief Manish Sahani on Tuesday accused the Central government of failing to deliver post the abrogation of Article 370, stating that the situation in Kashmir is not concealed from anyone.