CS reviews preparations for 75th Independence Day
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Friday chaired a review meeting to take stock of preparations for the celebration of 75th Independence Day with the theme ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’. While asking the concerned officers to undertake all necessary preparations for the ensuing Independence Day celebrations at both the capital cities of Srinagar and […]
J&K Bank commissions three more Business units in Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Extending its banking and financial services further deep into the rural pockets of Kashmir, J&K Bank Friday commissioned full-fledged business units at Dhobiwan in Tangmarg, Memender in Shopian, and Warpora in Sopore taking the bank’s total tally of such business units to 955. The District Development Commissioner (DDC) Baramulla, Bhupinder Kumar inaugurated the business […]
KU to organise month-long Suicide Prevention Programme
Srinagar: The University of Kashmir is organising a Suicide Prevention Programme (SPP) across Kashmir Valley to help curb the ‘rising’ trend of suicides. Registrar Dr Nisar Ahmad Mir on Friday unveiled the poster of the month-long SPP being organised by the varsity’s Department of Students Welfare (DSW). Addressing officials of the DSW on the occasion, […]
Srinagar family rendered homeless as houseboat sinks in Jhelum
Srinagar: A family of five members was rendered homeless after a houseboat, they were living in, sank in river Jhelum near Museum in Lal Mandi locality of Srinagar late last night. The family members said that they have been rendered homeless after their house boat sank into river Jhelum last night. “They had a narrow […]
Man ends life in Sopore
Sopore: A 32-year-old man has allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself to death in Chankhan Sopore ares of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday afternoon. Official sources said that a man was found hanging at his residence in Chankhan Sopore. They said that he was rushed to Sub District Hospital (SDH) where doctors declared him […]
Leopard caught in Handwara village
Handwara: A team of Wildlife department assisted by local inhabitants captured a leopard in Punzwa Villgam village in Handwara on Friday afternoon. Reports said that the leopard had taken shelter in a school building in the vicinity two days before. Wildlife department was informed accordingly, however a team arriving at the scene was successful in […]
Missing woman found dead in Baramulla
Baramulla: A 45-year-old woman who had been reported missing on Thursday was found dead in an orchard in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday morning. Reports said that Fareeda Begum wife of Gulzar Ahmad Mir a resident of Gutiyar Baramulla was missing since yesterday morning. As per family sources she left home on Thursday morning […]
Advisor Baseer Khan meets deputations, individuals
SRINAGAR: Several deputations and individuals Friday called on Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan at Civil Secretariat here and apprised him of their grievances and demands. The delegations raised various issues of public importance of their respective localities and sought the intervention of the Advisor in this regard. A delegation from Seer Hamdan, Sopore […]
Guidelines issued for reopening of higher educational institutions in Ladakh
Leh: With COVID-19 cases on a steady decline, authorities in the Union Territory of Ladakh have issued guidelines for the reopening of higher educational institutions from next week. Ladakh has recorded only four new coronavirus cases during the past 24 hours, taking the overall infection tally to 20,324, while eight such patients recovered bringing down […]
137 fresh covid-19 cases, one death reported in JK
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 137 new covid-19 cases even as one person succumbed to the virus during the paast 24 hours, officials said Friday. They said 58 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 79 from Kashmir Valley, taking the case tally to 321344. Providing the district-wide details, the officials said that […]
