Driver dies in Banihal road mishap
Banihal: A tanker driver died after a vehicle he was driving rolled down along Jammu-Srinagar highway at Nowgam area of Banihal last night, officials said on Friday. An official said that a tanker bearing registration number (JK02AD-0969) met with an accident after the driver purportedly lost control over the vehicle near Nowgam. The gas tanker […]
10,000 seed balls planted in Doda to increase forest cover
Bhadarwah (J&K): In an innovative approach to increase forest cover, the Bhadarwah Forest Division in Doda district on Friday sowed around 10,000 seed balls in Rainda Faat area under the Neeru forest range, officials said. Seed balls of indigenous varieties such as Cedar, Kail and Bamboo were sowed using a specialised method in a seven-hectare […]
Body recovered from railway track in Kathua
Jammu: A 35-year-old man was found dead on a railway track in Kathua, officials said on Friday. The body was recovered near Lakhanpur rail track on Thursday night and was subsequently shifted to a government medical college hospital in Kathua for identification and postmortem, the officials said. They said the man was believed to have […]
ADC Jammu reviews arrangements for Navratri festival
JAMMU: Additional Deputy Commissioner (Law and Order) Jammu, Ghan Shyam Singh Friday convened a meeting of officers of different departments to review the arrangements for smooth celebration of Navratri festival, here at DC Office complex. Threadbare discussions were held on various issues including sanitation, uninterrupted electricity, regular and safe drinking water, security arrangements, traffic management, […]
Accounts Employees organize condolence meet
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Accounts Employees on Friday expressed deep sorrow and grief over the sad demise of the brother of Director General Accounts & Treasuries, Mahesh Das. In this connection, a condolence meeting was convened in the DG A&T Office Kachi Chawni. The condolence meet was attended by the members of JKAEA and staff […]
Traffic to play both way traffic on Jmu-Sgr highway tomorrow
Srinagar, Apr 09: Authorities on Friday announced two-way traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway on Saturday. “Subject to fair weather and better road condition, LMVs (Passenger) shall be allowed from both sides on Jammu-Srinagar highway viz Jammu towards Srinagar and vice-versa ,” a traffic department official said in a communiqué. “However, TCU Jammu/Srinagar shall liaise with TCU […]
808 covid-19 cases, 4 deaths reported in JK
Srinagar, Apr 09: For the third day in running, Jammu & Kashmir reported more than eight hundred new covid-19 cases while four more people died due to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said that among the 808 fresh cases, 283 were reported from Jammu Division and 525 from […]
Territorial armyman shot dead in south Kashmir
Srinagar, Apr 09: A Territorial army soldier was fired upon at Jablipora area of Bejbihara in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday. The man later succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital. Medical Superintendent of GMC Anantnag Dr. Iqbal Sofi told that the armyman was brought dead to the hospital. Earlier, Medical Superintendent Sub […]
COVID-19: 7 MBBS students test positive at GMC Anantnag
Anantnag, Apr 09: At least seven MBBS students tested Covid-19 positive at Government Medical Collage (GMC) Anantnag during a mass sampling drive on Friday. The seven MBBS students whose samples were taken today tested positive for COVID-19, Principal of the College, Dr. Showkat Geelani said. He said that those students who tested positive for COVID-19 […]
COVID-19: Dose shortage hits vaccination drive in Mumbai
Mumbai, Apr 9 (PTI) Seventy-five of the 120 vaccination centres across Mumbai, including a jumbo COVID-19 facility in business district BKC, suspended inoculation on Friday morning due to a shortage of doses, BMC sources said. The remaining centres are likely to suspend the vaccination drive by afternoon or evening as the available stock is fast depleting, […]
