DHSK directs officials to ‘gear up’ ahead of winter
Srinagar, Oct 22: Directorate of Health Services Kashmir on Saturday issued a circular and urged all officials including Chief Medical officers, Medical Superintendents and Block Medical Officers to mobilize and gear up all resources in advance in terms of doctors, paramedics, availability of drugs in sufficient quantity and other things so that patients won’t face […]
Policeman slips to death
Poonch, Oct 22: A policeman died after reportedly slipping during the night while he was heading towards washroom in Poonch, officials said on Saturday. Police said that proceedings under 174 CrpC have been initiated into the death of the 48-year-old cop. Officials identified deceased as Narinder Sharma son of Rameshwar Sharma of Rehari Clony […]
Govt redraws social caste list, 15 more classes get reservation benefits
Srinagar, Oct 22: In a significant move, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has expanded the social caste list by including 15 new classes to it. In a notification issued here the Jammu & Kashmir Government has included 15 more classes into its social caste category list. Under the Jammu & Kashmir Government’s reservation rules, social […]
Terror funding case: SIA searches multiple locations in Kashmir
Baramulla, Oct 22: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Saturday morning carried searches at multiple locations across Kashmir in connection with a terror funding case. Sources said that the sleuths of State Investigation Agency (SIA) accompanied by the Jammu and Kashmir Police conducted a raid at the residence of Mohammad Altaf at Sultanpora village in the […]
India records 2,112 new Covid cases, active case down by nearly 1K in one day
New Delhi, Oct 22 (PTI) India saw a single-day rise of 2,112 new infections raising the COVID-19 tally to 4,46,40,748, while the number of active cases declined to 24,043, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll climbed to 5,28,957 with four fatalities which includes three deaths reconciled by Kerala, […]
Army helicopter sent distress call to ATC before crash in Arunachal: Sources
New Delhi, Oct 22 (PTI) Before it went down in the mountainous region of Migging in Arunachal Pradesh, the Army’s Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) sent a distress call to the air traffic control suggesting a technical failure, military sources said on Saturday. Mortal remains of four personnel out of five on board the Weapon System […]
Night temp drops further in J&K, Gulmarg records minus 2.4°C
Srinagar, Oct 22: Night temperature recorded a further drop in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday with Gulmarg recording minus 2.4°C and Pahalgam minus 0.4°C. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 4.2°C against 5.5°C on the previous night. The temperature was 0.9°C below normal for the summer […]
Criminal held under Public Safety Act in Jammu
Jammu, Oct 22 (PTI) A criminal involved in drug peddling has been arrested in Jammu district after being slapped with the Public Safety Act (PSA), officials said on Saturday. Based on a tip-off, police teams arrested Paramjeet Singh alias Sunny, resident of Simbal camp in Jammu city, on Friday evening after conducting a raid in […]
India successfully test fires medium-range ballistic missile
Balasore, Oct 21 (PTI) India on Friday successfully test-fired indigenously-developed new generation medium-range ballistic missile Agni Prime from the Odisha coast, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) sources said. The sleek missile was test fired from a mobile launcher from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island around 9.45 am, they said. The solid-fuelled canisterised missile met […]
Govt extends deadline for filing September GST return till Oct 21
New Delhi, Oct 21 (PTI) The government has extended the deadline for filing GST returns for the month of September by a day to October 21, the CBIC said on Friday. On Thursday, taxpayers faced a slow functioning of the GST portal, which was the last date for filing monthly GST returns for some taxpayers. […]