Kulgam villagers allege supply of contaminated water, stage protest
Kulgam: Residents of Khandaypora area in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday staged a protest and accused Jal Shakti department of supplying them contaminated water. The protestors accused the department for taking their pleas lightly since last December and leaving part of the area in their locality without water. “We are being supplied with contaminated […]
Atal Dulloo reviews preparations for ‘COVID-19 Emergency Response
Asks officers to utilise ECRP effectively for revamping health infrastructure
SRINAGAR: Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Medical Education, Atal Dulloo, Tuesday chaired a high level meeting of Executive Committee of State Health Society to finalise the ‘COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Package Phase-II’ at Civil Secretariat here. Mission Director, National Health Mission (NHM) J&K, Principal GMC Srinagar, Principal GMC Jammu, Managing Director, JK […]
Div Com reviews COVID mitigation efforts at Kupwara
Directs for strict implementation of CAB, launches MUMKIN scheme
KUPWARA: Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Tuesday directed district administration Kupwara to strictly implement the COVID-19 SOPs on ground to stop any kind of resurgence of pandemic, in view of Eid festival. He also appealed the people of Kupwara district to support the administrative decisions by following COVID Appropriate Behaviour religiously and […]
D&FCO conducts checking of drug sale establishments
SRINAGAR: The Drugs and Food Control Organization (D&FCO) during a special drive conducted at Srinagar and Budgam inspected 50 drug sale establishments and issued show cause notices to 27 Retail/Wholesale establishments of which 07 were closed on spot for various violations. The action was taken against the erring drug establishments for contravening certain clauses of […]
Militants attack policeman’s house, injure his wife, daughter
Anantnag, Jul 20: Militants stormed into the house of a policeman at Verinag area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district and fired at his wife and daughter, police officials said Tuesday. An official said that militants fired at the wife and daughter of police constable Sajad Ahmad Malik, resident of Kokagund Verinag. He identified his wife […]
JK reports 6 Covid-19 deaths, 88 fresh cases
Srinagar, July 20: Jammu and Kashmir reported sudden rise in covid-19 deaths with six persons succumbing to the virus during the past 24 hours even as 88 new infections, lowest in over four months, were reported during the time, officials said. They said five deaths were reported from Jammu Division and one from Kashmir Valley, […]
IAF base attack: Probe points at involvement of ordnance factory across border: DGP
Srinagar, Jul 20 (PTI) Drones have added a new dimension to security threats from terror groups and investigations into the attack on the Jammu IAF station last month, show involvement of non-state actors, supported by state actors such as the ordnance factory of Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh said on Tuesday. He also […]
Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid Opposition ruckus
New Delhi, Jul 20 (PTI) Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Tuesday after the Opposition created a ruckus over the Pegasus snooping controversy and other issues. Opposition members sought to raise various issues and shouted slogans as soon as the House met for the day at 11 am. The proceedings lasted for barely […]
Afghan official says rockets hit near presidential palace
Kabul, Jul 20 (AP) At least three rockets hit near the presidential palace on Tuesday shortly before Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was to give an address to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid-a-Adha. There were no injuries and the rockets landed outside the heavily fortified palace grounds, said Mirwais Stanikzai, spokesman for the interior minister. […]
MeT predicts ‘significant decrease’ in rainfall from tomorrow
Jammu, July 20: Rains continued to lash Jammu and Kashmir with Katra recording downpour of 99.6mm in last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. The weatherman has also forecast a “significant decrease” in rainfall from tomorrow. “As expected light to moderate rain occurred at widespread places of J&K with heavy falls at isolated places of […]
