Director RD Kashmir chairs review meeting of District Srinagar
SRINAGAR: The Director Rural Development Kashmir, Tariq Ahmad Zargar Monday chaired a review meeting of District Srinagar. The meeting was informed that under MGNREGA against the approved labour budget of Rs. 0.96 lacs, the district has generated 0.36 lac Persondays and out of 122 works taken-up 24 works have been completed. Under PMAY (G), out […]
JK Bank management reaches out to valley industrialists
SRINAGAR: As part of the outreach program initiated by CMD, R K Chhibber, the J&K Bank’s management executives Monday met the representatives of Khonmoh Industrialists Association at their office situated at Industrial Estates Khonmoh. Presided over by Bank’s President (Credit) Anil Deep Mehta, the meeting was attended by Vice President Shujaat Hussain Andrabi, Zonal Head […]
Two Rohingyas detained outside Army camp in Jammu
Jammu, Oct 18 (PTI) Two Rohingya Muslims were detained for questioning after they were found moving in a suspicious manner near an Army camp in the outskirts of Jammu, officials said on Monday. Abdul Amin (43) and Abdul Salam (34), putting up in Teli Basti area of Bari Brahmana, were picked up outside the Army […]
JK reports 75 fresh covid-19 cases, two deaths
Srinagar, Oct 18: Jammu and Kashmir reported 75 new covid-19 cases even as two persons succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Monday. Among the fresh cases, 12 were reported from Jammu Division and 63 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 331137. There were two deaths due to the virus […]
Army chief on 2-day visit to Jammu to review security situation
New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) Army Chief General M M Naravane is on a two-day visit to the Jammu region where the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of White Knight Corps will give him an update on security situation and operational preparedness, the Indian Army said on Monday. Militants shot dead two non-local labourers and injured […]
WHO to meet next week to consider emergency use listing of India’s Covaxin
United Nations/Geneva, Oct 18 (PTI) The WHO’s technical advisory group will meet on October 26 to consider the emergency use listing of India’s Covaxin which is being used in the country’s nationwide anti-COVID-19 vaccination programme, according to the global health agency’s chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan. Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, which has developed Covaxin, had submitted EOI […]
JK Govt signs MoU with Dubai for Real Estate development, industrial parks, other projects
Srinagar, Oct 18: Jammu and Kashmir administration has signed an MoU with Govt of Dubai for real estate development, industrial parks, IT towers, multipurpose towers, logistics, medical college, super specialty hospital and more, said J&K LG Manoj Sinha on Monday. Speaking to selected media men at Raj Bhawan here, the union minister for Commerce and […]
China’s economy weakens as GDP in Q3 declines to 4.9 per cent
Beijing, Oct 18 (PTI) China’s GDP grew by 4.9 per cent in the third quarter, down from 7.9 per cent in the second, confirming the slowdown of the world’s second-largest economy which was under pressure from the crisis-hit property sector, curbs on energy and tardy recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Early to recover from the […]
Rains bring chill across Kashmir, upper reaches experience snowfall
Srinagar, Oct 18: Rains lashed Kashmir valley while as most of the upper reaches received fresh snowfall bringing the temperatures down. A Meteorological Department official said that several parts of Kashmir including Z-Gali, Razdan top, Peer ki Gali, Sadhna Top and Zojila received fresh light snowfall. Meanwhile, intermittent rains are continuing across the plains. The […]
Active COVID-19 cases lowest in 221 days
New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) India added 13,596 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,40,81,315, while the active cases declined to 1,89,694, the lowest in 221 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 4,52,290 with 166 fresh fatalities, according to the data […]
