A total of 439 militants have been killed in 541 militancy- incidents since the repeal of Article 370 in the state of Jammu Kashmir, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The Minister also said that a total of 98 civilians have been killed and 109 Government forces personnel have sacrificed their lives in the said period. Rai said in a written reply to a query by Rajya Sabha MP Neeraj Dangi regarding the number of militancy-related incidents in Jammu Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370. During these incidents, no significant public property was damaged, however, damages to private property worth Rs 5.3 crore has been assessed, he said. Article 370 was abrogated in the state of Jammu Kashmir on August 5, 2019.

Jammu and Kashmir reported 2304 covid-19 cases, down by 447 from yesterday, even as nine persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said 996 of the fresh cases were confirmed from Jammu Division and 1308 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 440480. Regarding the fresh fatalities, the officials told GNS that five among them were reported from Jammu division and four from Kashmir valley. So far 4692 people have died due to the virus—2294 in Jammu and 2398 in Kashmir Valley. Giving district wise details, he said, Srinagar reported 439 cases, Baramulla 190, Budgam 167, Pulwama 41, Kupwara 131, Anantnag 84, Bandipora 57, Ganderbal 53, Kulgam 112, Shopian 34, Jammu 443, Udhampur 128, Rajouri 37, Doda 104, Kathua 36, Samba 56, Kishtwa...

Expressing concern over the deteriorating health of senior PDP youth leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra, the party president Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday said that his case is being dragged as witnesses are being never produced in the court of law. In response to a question, Mehbooba Mufti said that Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra has been languishing in jail for the past 1.canadian online pharmacy canada pharmacy generic 5 years for the fault of his none. “He had been released once but re-arrested. The lawyers of Parra are not being provided any information and they are being kept in dark about the charges,” she said. She said witnesses are also not being presented in the court and besides court hearings don’t take place in time. “I think this case is being dragged to keep him (Waheed-ur-Rehman Pa...

To meet the increased appetite for housing in Srinagar city and give a push to the housing sector, the Administrative Council (AC), which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the transfer of land measuring 2318 Kanal 08 Marla in 07 villages at 17 locations in Srinagar and Budgam districts, free of cost in favour of Housing and Urban Development Department for construction of Housing Colonies. Farooq Khan and Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisors to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, JK and Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor attended the meeting. The construction of the Housing Colony Project will play a very important role in the economic, industrial, social, and cultural development of Jammu and Ka...