All rural households in JK to get piped water by Sep 2022: JK to Centre
New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has assured the Centre that it would provide piped drinking water to every rural household in the union territory by September 2022 under the Jal Jeevan Mission, ahead of the national deadline, the Jal Shakti ministry said on Monday. The UT has presented its Annual Action Plan (AAP) […]
Lt Guv reviews issues of water resources development
JAMMU: Conservation of water resources is the top priority of the J&K administration. The public should also come forward to realize its duty by understanding the importance of every drop of water. Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha made these remarks while reviewing the issues of Water Resources Development and Management in the UT at Jammu and […]
Removing 26 verses of Quran absolutely frivolous: SC
Imposes Rs 50K cost on petitioner
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday termed as “absolutely frivolous” a petition filed by former UP Shia Waqf Board chairman Waseem Rizvi seeking removal of 26 verses from holy Quran and dismissed it with a cost of Rs 50,000. A bench of Justices R F Nariman B R Gavai and Hrishikesh Roy rejected the petition […]
IMD predicts rainfall in JK, other areas
New Delhi/Srinagar: Several parts of the country including Jammu and Kashmir are likely to receive rainfall in the next five days due to different cyclonic circulations, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the IMD, under the influence of trough and cyclonic circulations over the south […]
COVID-19: No fresh death in JK, 991 new cases reported
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday recorded 991 new COVID-19 cases, which took the tally to 1,39,381, officials said. There was no fresh fatality due to the coronavirus in the union territory in the past 24 hours and the toll stands at 2,034, they said Out of the fresh cases, 499 were reported from the […]
Ten states show steep rise in daily COVID-19 cases
New Delhi: Ten states — Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan have shown a steep rise in the daily COVID-19 cases accounting for 83.02 per cent of the new infections, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. India’s daily cases continue to rise and 1,68,912 fresh coronavirus […]
India approves Sputnik-V vaccine for emergency use
New Delhi: An expert panel of India’s central drug authority has recommended granting approval to Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V for emergency use in the country with certain conditions, sources said. The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) on Monday took up the application of Dr Reddy’s Laboratories seeking […]
JK prime mover of tourism revival phase in India: Officials
Srinagar: There are signs of recovery in the country’s domestic tourism sector amid the COVID-19 pandemic and Jammu and Kashmir has been one of the prime movers of this revival phase, Union Tourism Secretary Arvind Singh said on Monday. Addressing a two-day conference on ‘Tapping the Tourism Potential of Kashmir- Another Day in Paradise’ organised […]
New film policy for JK in 10 days: Lt Guv
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha Monday said that the administration led by him will dole out the “New Film Policy for J&K” within ten days with an aim to bring back the golden era on the silver screen. Addressing the two-day Conference on Tapping the Tourism Potential of Kashmir—Another Day in Paradise […]
Five killed after minibus falls into river in Doda
Doda: Five passengers, including three women, were killed and four others critically injured after a minibus skidded off the road and broke into two parts before falling into a river near Doda district on Monday, police said. The incident took place on the Thathri-Gandoh road near Piyakul village, 42 km from Doda, they said. A […]
