No action against non-JK vehicle owners: Govt to HC

The government Wednesday informed the High Court that no action would be taken against the owners of the vehicles not registered in Jammu and Kashmir. Appearing before a Bench led by Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey, Advocate General assured the court that no action would be taken as the matter is sub-judice. Later, the court granted a week to the Advocate General to file the government’s response in the plea challenging the new order by Regional Transport Officer, Kashmir which says that the “Vehicles purchased outside JK with non-JK registration numbers…

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J&K Breaks Records; Six fatalities with 812 new covid cases reported in last 24 Hours

Six more COVID-19 patients have died in Jammu and Kashmir in the past 24-hours while Wednesday reported this year’s highest, 812 fresh cases, pushing the infection tally to 13, 48,27, officials said. Over the past four months, the coronavirus cases reported a downward trend, however as India is witnessing a new surge, JK also sees a rise in daily fresh cases. The six new COVID casualties include four from the Jammu division and two from the Kashmir division. Of the 812 fresh Covid-19 cases, 465 are from Kashmir and 347…

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