Jammu

3 Soldiers Dead, 5 Terrorists Killed In J&K's Kupwara

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Arun Nair | Sunday April 5, 2020

Three soldiers have died and five terrorists were killed during an encounter near the Line of Control after army intercepted a group of heavily armed infiltrators in Keran sector of north Kashmir.

End Cross-Border Terrorism If You Want To Help J&K: India To Pak

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Saturday April 4, 2020

Pakistan must end cross-border terrorism if it wants to contribute to the welfare of Jammu and Kashmir, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Saturday, responding to Imran Khan's criticism of a new job rule implemented by the centre in the Union Territory.

4 Terrorists Killed In Encounter In Jammu And Kashmir's Kulgam: Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 4, 2020

Four terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir today, the police said.

2G Mobile Internet Services Extended Till April 15 In Jammu And Kashmir

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 4, 2020

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday ordered the continuance of 2G mobile data services in the Union territory till April 15, even as the demand for restoration of high-speed 4G internet grows in view of the coronavirus outbreak.

Centre Overturns J&K Job Rules In 2 Days After Fierce Backlash

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Written by Neeta Sharma | Saturday April 4, 2020

After a unified backlash from all political parties in Jammu and Kashmir including the BJP's local unit, the centre has changed rules involving government jobs in the union territory. All jobs will now be reserved for domiciles who have lived in the union territory for 15 years, the amendment said late Friday in a dramatic 180-flip of a move announ...

Army Evacuates Critically Ill Pregnant Woman From Snow-Choked Valley In J&K

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 3, 2020

Racing against time, an Army brigade utilised a small window of clear weather in the snow-choked Gurez Valley in Jammu and Kashmir to airlift a critically ill pregnant woman to a hospital in Srinagar by activating a helipad near the Line of Control on a very short notice, officials said on Thursday.

BJP Betrayed Trust Of J&K People: Panthers Party Chief On Domicile Law

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 2, 2020

The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) on Thursday described the newly enacted domicile law as "an obnoxious piece of superimposed legislation" and accused the BJP government at the Centre of having betrayed the trust of the people.

Board Exams In Jammu And Kashmir Postponed Further

Education | Edited by Maitree Baral | Thursday April 2, 2020

The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has notified that the class 10, 11 and 12 board exams which were postponed up to March 31, have now been postponed till further orders.

First J&K Resident Who Died Of COVID-19 Attended Delhi Mosque Event: Cops

India News | ANI | Thursday April 2, 2020

The first person who died due to COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir had earlier attended the religious gathering at Markaz Nizamuddin in Delhi, Director General of Police Dilbag Singh said.

Jammu Man Charged For Faking Own Death To Reach Home Amid Lockdown

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 1, 2020

In what sounds like a script from a Bollywood movie, a 60-year-old man feigned his own death so that he and his friends could reach their homes in Poonch district in an ambulance from Jammu, but ran out of luck when a police party recorded their temperature and found him to be alive.

Row Over New Rules For J&K Low-Ranking Jobs. Insult, Says Omar Abdullah

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday April 1, 2020

Appointment to low-ranking government posts in Jammu and Kashmir, such as junior assistant and peon, have been reserved for residents of the newly-created union territory, the centre said today in a gazette notification

Delhi Markaz Declared COVID Hotspot, Centre Alerted States Last Week

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Tuesday March 31, 2020

The Hazrat Nizamuddin Markaz -- a building at south Delhi's Nizamuddin area -- has been declared a coronavirus "hotspot" by the Centre. Of the thousands who attended an 8-day religious programme earlier this month, more than 90 people have contracted the virus there, presumably from people from abroad who attended it. Seven persons- one of them in ...

Assam Begins Lookout For COVID Suspects From Delhi Mosque Event

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday March 31, 2020

The Assam government is looking for nearly 500 people who attended the religious event held in Delhi hosted by Tablighi Jamaat, which is now being considered a "hotbed" of the spread of coronavirus. So far, 34 people in Delhi tested positive for the virus, seven have died - one in Jammu and Kashmir and six in Telangana.

How Multiple States Are Tracking COVID Suspects From Delhi Mosque Event

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Nazeer Masoodi, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday April 1, 2020

Ground information to electronic media - the police have been using all methods to navigate the contact tracing nightmare that has come up after the people who attended a massive religious gathering at Delhi's Nizamuddin area started testing positive for the highly contagious coronavirus. Seven people have died, one in Jammu and Kashmir and six in ...

Robbers Hit Home Of J&K Family Under Coronavirus Quarantine

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 30, 2020

The house of a coronavirus positive patient in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir was allegedly robbed during the night as the entire family was in quarantine, police said on Monday.