News Topic:COVID-19
Kashmir
COVID-19: Two villages declared red zones in Shopian
SHOPIAN — In wake of the fresh positive cases for coronavirus, the administration here on Monday declared two villages in Shopian district of south...
GNS -
Kashmir
COVID-19: 4 more test positive, J&K tally now 45
SRINAGAR — The number of COVID-19 cases rose to 33 in Kashmir as four more persons have tested positive for the disease in Valley...
GNS -
Kashmir
COVID-19: Burglars strike patient’s house in Hajin Bandipora
SRINAGAR — Burglars have allegedly decamped with cash and kind worth three lakh rupees and other valuables from the house of a COVID-19 patient...
GNS -
Fact Check
Reports of COVID-19 lockdown extension not true: Government
SRINAGAR — The government has rejected news reports that claimed that the COVID-19 lockdown will be extended in the country. As of now, India...
Jammu
COVID-19: Three new positive cases in Jammu, tally 41 in J&K
SRINAGAR — Three new positive cases of COVID-19 have surfaced in Jammu Division of the Jammu and Kashmir UT.With these three new cases, the...
Breaking News
Kashmir’s first COVID-19 patient tests negative at SKIMS
SRINAGAR — The Srinagar woman, who became first coronavirus case in Kashmir on March 18 tested negative on Sunday at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical...
Kashmir
Project Jazba to fight COVID-19 in Pulwama
PULWAMA — In order to fortify the efforts of government, Pulwama administration has started an initiative called “Project Jazbaa” for volunteers who are willing...
World
COVID-19: Grammy award winning US singer dies
WASHINGTON — Joe Diffie, a Grammy award-winning country music singer who had several chart-topping hits in the 1990s, has died of coronavirus. He was...
AFP -
Latest news
J&K power tariff hiked 6.83%, opposition slams broken free-electricity promise
JERC has approved a 6.83% power tariff hike for J&K effective September 1 and introduced Time-of-Day billing; opposition leaders and traders have criticized the move
Chhari Mubarak begins journey to Amarnath Cave from Srinagar
The holy Chhari Mubarak has begun its annual journey from Srinagar toward the Amarnath Cave Shrine, with installation set for August 28 and Visarjan on August 30.
NIA searches 10 locations in J&K cross-border terror conspiracy probe
NIA conducted searches at 10 locations across five J&K districts in an investigation into a cross-border terror conspiracy involving Pakistan-based handlers and local OGWs.
Must read
We’re Rewarding Image Over Impact — And It’s Costing Us
We've started confusing being seen with actually contributing. An argument for recognizing substance again — before we forget what it looks like.
Locals pool funds to send Jharkhand labourer home after mother’s death
Residents of Kadipora area in Anantnag district pooled money and arranged transportation for a labourer from Jharkhand after learning that his mother had died back home.