Sonamarg to be promoted as all season tourist destination: Div Com
GANDERBAL, OCT 21: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today visited Sonamarg, where he chaired a high level meeting of officers to review the arrangements being put in place for keeping Sonamarg open during the winters. At the outset, threadbare discussion was held regarding the necessary preparations and arrangements including water, electricity, health, road, fire […]
FFRC directs JK private schools not to charge money under refundable or deposit heads
Srinagar, Oct 21 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Fee Fixation and Regulation Committee (FFRC) on Thursday directed all private schools in the union territory not to charge any money under refundable or deposit heads as it was in violation of the Supreme Court guidelines. It also directed the schools not to pressure the parents to […]
Seizing bikes, snapping Internet in some areas not related to upcoming visit of HM: IGP
Srinagar, Oct 21: Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar on Thursday said that seizing some bikes or shutting down Internet of some towers is purely related to militancy related incidents. Kashmir Zone Police while quoting IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar wrote, “Seizing some bikes and shutting down of internet of some towers is purely related […]
No one will be allowed to disrupt peace: DGP
Srinagar, Oct 21: Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Thursday said that killing of civilians and minority community members in J&K was a move to disrupt peace and to trigger a communal fissure in UT ‘but police and security forces will foil all such plans and won’t allow militants to succeed.” Addressing the police […]
Barring Srinagar and Gulmarg, night temperature records dip in Kashmir
Srinagar, Oct 21: Night temperature fell slightly across Kashmir Valley except for Srinagar and Gulmarg, officials said on Thursday. Srinagar recorded minimum temperature of 7.2°C against 6.3°C on previous night, an official of the local MeT office here said. Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, recorded a low of 6.4°C against previous night’s 6.8°C, the […]
Won’t rest till we root-out militancy from JK: Lt Guv
Srinagar, Oct 21: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday said that those involved in the killing of innocent civilians and members of minority community will have to pay the heavy price for their “inhuman acts” and that the security forces along with the administration won’t rest till militancy is eradicated from J&K soil. […]
J&K adopts Kalij Pheasant as UT bird; No change in State animal
Srinagar, Oct 21: The administration of Jammu and Kashmir has adopted Kalij Pheasant as UT bird. Commissioner secretary, Forests, Environment and Ecology, Sanjeev Verma confirmed that Kalij Pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos) has been adopted as UT bird. “J&K had to adopt new bird as UT bird because black-necked cranes are only found in Ladakh,” he said Erstwhile Jammu […]
Massive search operation continues in Poonch-Rajouri forest belt
Jammu, Oct 21 (PTI) The massive search operation against holed-up militants continued for the tenth day on Wednesday in the dense forests of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Rajouri districts, where nine army personnel were killed in two separate attacks last week, officials said. However, there was no contact with the militants as the joint […]
Trump announces launch of media company, social media site
New York, Oct 21 (AP) Nine months after being expelled from social media for his role in inciting the January 6 Capitol insurrection, former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he’s launching a new media company with its own social media platform. Trump says his goal in launching the Trump Media & Technology Group and its […]
COVID-19: New antibody treatment could offer up to 18 months’ protection against severe disease
Cardiff (UK), Oct 21 (The Conversation) A new treatment could soon help protect people from developing severe COVID. AstraZeneca has just released results from a phase 3 clinical trial the final stage of testing before a drug is authorised that suggest its new COVID treatment, AZD7442, is effective at reducing severe disease or death in […]