DC chairs DLAC meet on ‘Safe Food & Healthy Diet’
SHOPIAN: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shopian, Sachin Kumar Vaishya Monday chaired a meeting of the District Level Advisory Committee (DLAC) on Food safety at Mini Secretariat Arhama, here. At the outset, a detailed presentation was given by Secretary DLAC, Assistant Commissioner Food Safety, Gh Qadir Azhar. On the occasion, the DC held one-to-one interaction with each […]
JK logs 19 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Mar 28: Jammu and Kashmir reported 19 fresh Covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Monday. They said two of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 17 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 453677. Giving district wise […]
Work on Zojila project nears halfway mark
Sonamarg (JK), Mar 28 (PTI) The work on the strategic Zojila Tunnel, which will provide all-weather connectivity between Ladakh region and the rest of the country, is nearing the halfway mark as the excavation for seven-km tunnel length has been completed, officials said here on Monday. “The works have been carried out on a war […]
Body found in orchard in Shopian village
Srinagar, Mar 28 (PTI) The body of an unidentified man was found in an orchard in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said. The orchard is located in Kadgam area, according to a police official. He said efforts were on to identify the deceased even as the body was sent for post-mortem to […]
Police asks auto-rickshaw owners to remove ‘hidden cavities’
Srinagar, Mar 28: Police in Srinagar on Monday asked Auto-rickshaw owners to remove “hidden cavities”, claiming that some crimes have been noticed using these 3-wheeler vehicles. “All Auto-rickshaw owners/drivers are requested to remove the hidden cavities by concealing the rear seat wherein nothing is visible from outside,” Srinagar police said in a tweet. “Some crimes […]
Leopard kills 13 sheep in Qalamabad, Handwara
Kupwara, Mar 28: At least thirteen sheep were killed in a suspected leopard attack in Qalamabad area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on intervening Sunday and Monday night. “Once I went to feed the sheep this morning, I saw many of them dead with blood lying around inside the shed” Owner of the livestock Zeeshan […]
Two LeT militants arrested in Budgam: Police
Srinagar, Mar28: Police on Monday claimed to have arrested two LeT militants in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. In a statement issued here, police said that Budgam Police along with 62RR arrested two active militants of outfit LeT from Sunnergund area of Budgam. They have been identified as Waseem Ahmad Ganai son of Shahzad Ahmad Ganai […]
Rajouri accident update: One killed, 56 injured, 6 critical
Rajouri, Mar 28: One person was killed while 56 passengers were injured in a road accident at Lam area of Nowshera sub division of Rajouri. Officials said that an accident took place when a bus on way to Nowshera from Lam plunged into a roadside gorge. “Fifty six persons were injured in this accident, who […]
Kulgam Engineer working in Saudi Arabia dies of cardiac arrest, say family
Kulgam, Mar 28: The family of a Kulgam youth, who died due to ‘cardiac arrest’ in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, have appealed government to help them to bring back the body to home for last rites. Mustakeen Ahmad Pandit (26), son of Nazir Ahmad Pandit of Yaripora village in Kulgam district was working at Al […]
Unions’ strike partially impacts banking services
New Delhi, Mar 28 (PTI) Banking services were partially impacted on Monday as a section of bank employees did not report for duty in support of the two-day nationwide general strike called by central trade unions. However, there was hardly any impact on the functioning of new generation private sector banks. Transactions at many public sector […]