DHSK orders vaccination drive in Darulalooms, other religious institutions
Srinagar, July 09: Authorities on Friday ordered covid-19 vaccination drive on “war footing” basis in Darulalooms, Orphanages, Asharams, Gurduwaras, Churches and Juvinile Homes in Kashmir Division. “In order to take further measures for containment of possible resurgence of Covid-19 cases (3rd Wave), a need has been felt to carry-out vaccination drive in Darulalooms, Orphanages, Asharams, […]
FCS&CA appeals left out beneficiaries for seeding Aadhaar with ration cards
SRINAGAR, JULY 09: Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs has appealed left out National Food Safety Act (NFSA) beneficiaries to get their Aadhaar details seeded with ration cards. The Department said the seeding would strengthen consumers’ claim for rightful ration and help it weed out bogus beneficiaries. FCS&CA has appealed to the consumers […]
JK to introduce helicopter, Air rides and Safari to boost tourism
SRINAGAR, JULY 09: The tourism sector in Jammu and Kashmir is set to undergo a sea change with various tourist destinations in both the regions of Jammu and Kashmir getting helicopter services in very near future. In a move meant to cater to high end tourism in the UT, the government has also decided to […]
Govt orders resumption of OPDs, surgeries, routine health care services across Kashmir
Srinagar, July 09: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered for the resumption of OPD, routine surgeries and all health care services in all hospitals across Kashmir division. In an order, government has asked all CMOs, BMOs and medical superintendents to resume OPD, surgeries and other routine healthcare facilities and services in all the […]
Coronavirus most likely of natural origin, not leaked from lab: Study
Melbourne, Jul 9 (PTI) The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, most likely spread from an animal source to humans, and did not leak from a laboratory in Wuhan, China, according to a review of existing scientific evidence by a global team of scientists. The yet-to-be published study, posted on the pre-print server Zenodo on July […]
Delimitation in JK a very complex issue, not mere arithmetic: Panel Members
Srinagar, July 09: After having threadbare discussions with the J&K’s political parties, civil society groups and NGO heads, the Delimitation Commission Friday said that the exercise to re-draw boundaries of Assembly constituencies of the UT is a “very complex issue and not a mere arthematics.” The commission, however, said that the process will be completed […]
Forces launch search ops in several villages of Samba: Officials
Jammu, July 09: The security forces on Friday launched a search operation in some villages of Samba district of Jammu division after reports of suspicious movement. Officials said that reports of suspicious movement were received from some villages in the jurisdiction of Gagwal police station. “Some villages have been zeroed in and searches have been […]
Kulgam encounter ends as militants flee
Srinagar, July 09: Militants on Friday managed to escape after a gunfight with the joint team of police, army and CRPF in Redwani area in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said. “It seems that the militant escaped in the initial phase of the operation,” SSP Kulgam Gurinderpal Singh (IPS) said. Earlier, police in a tweet […]
COVID-19: India records 43,393 new cases
New Delhi, July 9 (PTI) India logged 43,393 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,07,52,950, while the active cases have declined to 4,58,727, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll has climbed to 4,05,939 with 911 fresh fatalities. The active cases comprise 1.49 per cent […]
All illegal appointments made in municipal bodies across Kashmir to be probed: Govt
Srinagar, July 09: In a significant move, the administration of Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory has ordered a high-level probe into all illegal appointments/ regularizations made in the municipal bodies of Kashmir Valley during the past two decades. A committee of officers headed by Director Urban Local Bodies Kashmir, Mathoora Masoom has been constituted to […]
