Kashmir Lockdown

Rejecting calls by Kashmiri Pandits to lift lockdowns on their settlements and allow them to move out of Kashmir, an official said said, "We will not transfer Kashmiri Pandits to Jammu."

Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday re-imposed weekend lockdown and said that night curfew shall continue to remain in force in all districts from 9 pm-6 am with complete restrictions

As many of us were left helpless when the national lockdown was implemented last year, some individuals came forward to help those in need. And one such duo, hailing from Udhampur, joined hands to feed the stray dogs.

Dairy farmers in Kashmir are dumping thousands of litres of milk down the drain due to lowered demand, which they blame on the COVID-19 lockdown.

The lockdown imposed in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of an alarming surge in coronavirus cases entered the 18th day on Sunday as the normal life remained affected in most areas of the union territory, officials said.

Eid ul Fitr 2021: Today Eid-ul-Fitr is being celebrated in Kashmir. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Eid celebrations were a low-key affair. There is a pandemic-forced lockdown in place in the wake of the coronavirus cases.

An 84-hour lockdown began in 11 districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday evening in a bid to tackle the surge in COVID-19 cases, officials said.

An economic reliefpackage of Rs 1,350 crore was announced this afternoon for Jammu and Kashmir's ailing business sector - hit hard by prolonged Covid lockdown and the outbreak - by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who took oath last month as the union territory's L-G. A discount of 50 per cent for people of J&K in water and electricity bills for a ...

Khushvinder Singh is part of a 12-member group from Jammu who reached Katra before dawn to pay obeisance at the famous Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.

While some people are distributing necessary food items to the needy amid Covid-19 lockdown, Irfana Zargar is busy distributing free of cost sanitary kits to women and young girls in Srinagar and nearby villages in Kashmir valley.

Highlighting the angst of Jammu and Kashmir apple growers who haven't been able to sell their crop because of the coronavirus pandemic and resultant lockdowns, Lt Governor GC Murmu has written to the Ministry of Home Affairs, demanding extension of the Market Intervention Scheme under which the government procures the produce.

Due to Covid-19 pandemic and restrictions on the opening of schools due to lockdown, the teachers and parents in Jammu and Kashmir have come forward to organise community classes on a voluntary basis.

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has imposed a six-day complete lockdown across Kashmir Valley, except for Bandipora district, following a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in the last three weeks, officials said today.

Despite prolonged shutdown and internet sanctions in Kashmir, DPS Srinagar students have done well this year in the CBSE Class 12 annuals exams.

There was no wreathe-laying ceremony. No gun salutes. No flag-raising. The Martyrs' Day commemoration was officially abandoned in Jammu and Kashmir today. It was the first time since Independence and Jammu and Kashmir's accession to Union of India, that the July 13 ceremony did not take place in Srinagar. In yet another significant move since provi...

Rejecting calls by Kashmiri Pandits to lift lockdowns on their settlements and allow them to move out of Kashmir, an official said said, "We will not transfer Kashmiri Pandits to Jammu."

Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday re-imposed weekend lockdown and said that night curfew shall continue to remain in force in all districts from 9 pm-6 am with complete restrictions

As many of us were left helpless when the national lockdown was implemented last year, some individuals came forward to help those in need. And one such duo, hailing from Udhampur, joined hands to feed the stray dogs.

Dairy farmers in Kashmir are dumping thousands of litres of milk down the drain due to lowered demand, which they blame on the COVID-19 lockdown.

The lockdown imposed in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of an alarming surge in coronavirus cases entered the 18th day on Sunday as the normal life remained affected in most areas of the union territory, officials said.

Eid ul Fitr 2021: Today Eid-ul-Fitr is being celebrated in Kashmir. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Eid celebrations were a low-key affair. There is a pandemic-forced lockdown in place in the wake of the coronavirus cases.

An 84-hour lockdown began in 11 districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday evening in a bid to tackle the surge in COVID-19 cases, officials said.

An economic reliefpackage of Rs 1,350 crore was announced this afternoon for Jammu and Kashmir's ailing business sector - hit hard by prolonged Covid lockdown and the outbreak - by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who took oath last month as the union territory's L-G. A discount of 50 per cent for people of J&K in water and electricity bills for a ...

Khushvinder Singh is part of a 12-member group from Jammu who reached Katra before dawn to pay obeisance at the famous Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.

While some people are distributing necessary food items to the needy amid Covid-19 lockdown, Irfana Zargar is busy distributing free of cost sanitary kits to women and young girls in Srinagar and nearby villages in Kashmir valley.

Highlighting the angst of Jammu and Kashmir apple growers who haven't been able to sell their crop because of the coronavirus pandemic and resultant lockdowns, Lt Governor GC Murmu has written to the Ministry of Home Affairs, demanding extension of the Market Intervention Scheme under which the government procures the produce.

Due to Covid-19 pandemic and restrictions on the opening of schools due to lockdown, the teachers and parents in Jammu and Kashmir have come forward to organise community classes on a voluntary basis.

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has imposed a six-day complete lockdown across Kashmir Valley, except for Bandipora district, following a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in the last three weeks, officials said today.

Despite prolonged shutdown and internet sanctions in Kashmir, DPS Srinagar students have done well this year in the CBSE Class 12 annuals exams.

There was no wreathe-laying ceremony. No gun salutes. No flag-raising. The Martyrs' Day commemoration was officially abandoned in Jammu and Kashmir today. It was the first time since Independence and Jammu and Kashmir's accession to Union of India, that the July 13 ceremony did not take place in Srinagar. In yet another significant move since provi...