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Jammu and Kashmir reports 546 new Covid-19 cases, tally reaches 36,377

According to a daily media bulletin, 7,672 cases are still active in the state, while 685 persons have succumbed

J-K: 3 unidentified terrorists killed in Pulwama encounter, search underway

Incrimination materials including arms and ammunition have been seized from the encounter site and the search operation is underway

Covid-19: 696 new cases in Jammu and Kashmir, tally now at 35,831

J&K recorded 696 new cases of coronavirus taking the total number of infected people to 35,831 even as seven deaths were reported from the union territory during the last 24 hours, officials said

J&K: Encounter breaks out between security forces, militants in Shopian

An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Friday, police said

Amid pandemic, Kashmir University's UG 1st semester exams to be held online

The University of Kashmir will conduct the first semester examination of undergraduate courses through online mode in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, a university spokesman said

J-K: IAF helicopter rescues 7 people after they got stranded in Kathua

An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter on Thursday rescued 7 people, 34 hours after they got stranded between two streams of Ujh river in Kathua district."In a swift daring rescue ops by #Jammu based MI-17 heptr & #Garud Commandoes @IAF_MCC today evng amid incessant rains rescued 7 pers incl 3 women & 3 children stranded on a marooned island inside overflowing river #Ujh south of Dhaloti, #Kathua," PRO Defence Jammu said in a tweet.

Jammu and Kashmir: Govt jobs for kin of civilians killed in Pak shelling

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday gave government jobs to the next of kin of three civilians who died in Pakistani shelling along the Line of Control (LoC), an official spokesman said

People residing along river areas advised to stay alert in J-K's Rajouri

People residing along with the river areas and in higher reaches in Rajouri district have been advised to stay alert following heavy rains in the region

J-K Power Development Corp approves work plan of Rs 1,276.69 crore

The Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC) on Wednesday approved a work plan of Rs 1,276.69 crore for the current financial year. In a meeting, the board of directors of JKSPDC maintained that hydropower is the most promising revenue generating sector of the UT and exploiting it optimally could address many of the woes of J-K. "The Board of Directors (BoD) of JKSPDC consented for an ambitious working plan for the year 2020-21 with an outlay of Rs 1276.69 crores for creation, renovation and maintenance of assets of the Corporation," an official spokesman said. The meeting was chaired by Baseer Khan, advisor to Lieutenant governor, and attended by senior officials of the corporation and government. The board decided that from here onwards the directors would meet every three months. It was also decided that all the accounting issues should be cleared within a month and balance sheets prepared and tabled in the next meeting, the spokesman said. The board of

Cancel panel meeting on J&K internet suspension: Dubey to Tharoor

Member of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology Nishikant Dubey appealed to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor to cancel a meeting on suspension of Internet services

J&K total Covid-19 cases at 33,776 with 701 new additions, 14 more deaths

With 701 new cases, the Covid-19 tally in Jammu and Kashmir climbed to 33,776, while 14 more fatalities were reported, officials said

In pictures: Landslides at several highways due to heavy rainfall

Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended after heavy rains triggered a massive landslide, blocking the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country

Covid negative report not older than 48 hrs mandatory at Vaishno Shrine

Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board said that devotees coming from outside are required to bring 'valid coronavirus negative test report', which should not be more than 48 hours old at the time of arrival

J&K Lt Guv reviews progress on Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla railway line

Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday held a review meeting of the 272-km long Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail line, being built at a cost of Rs 27,949 crores, at Civil Secretariat here.

'Nothing about us without us': J&K political parties' say on Article 370

This is the first combined statement issued by the political parties after more than a year

Stand for statehood of J&K, constitutional safeguards for residents: Cong

The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Saturday said it stands for the struggle to safeguard genuine rights of the people and the lost identity of the erstwhile state after the abrogation of its special status last year. "The party has time and again reiterated its demand for the restoration of full statehood of Jammu and Kashmir along with constitutional guarantees and safeguards for the land and jobs to local residents. "The party also supports the demand of the people of Ladakh for protection of their rights under the sixth schedule of the Constitution," J&K Pradesh Congress Committee president G A Mir said in a statement here. He said the entire top brass of the party would meet shortly to review the whole post-Aug 5 situation and take the "appropriate decision to intensify its struggle on all issues, taking into account the sentiments of the majority of the people in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh". Mir said his party, along with other like-minded parties, had on August 4, 2019 sought .

Four more die of Covid-19 in Jammu; death toll now 45 in the region

Four patients, including a woman, succumbed to coronavirus at a hospital here on Saturday, taking the death toll due to the infection to 45 in the Jammu region, officials said

Encounter breaks out between security forces, militants in J&K's Baramulla

An encounter has started in Kreeri area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district hours after the attack on a 'naka' party in the area

Megha Engg and Infra emerges lowest bidder for J&K region's Zojila project

The Zojila project will be constructed in two sections totaling 33 km. The first will be 18.5 km long, the second will be constructed in the shape of a horseshoe of 14.15 km

Jammu and Kashmir reports 654 fresh Covid-19 cases, 15 more deaths

Jammu and Kashmir's Covid-19 tally reached 31,371 after 654 fresh infections were detected in the union territory on Friday, while fifteen more deaths took the toll to 593, officials said