Lt Governor meets protesting nursing staff, extends their contract for three months
JAMMU/SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 03: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today met the protesting nursing staff whose contract had expired and extended their engagement for another three months. He met the health workers separately at Government Medical College, Jammu and Raj Bhawan, Srinagar. The Lt Governor assured the health workers engaged on contract that new positions of paramedical […]
Traffic at Jammu airport jumps after scrapping of load penalty
Jammu, Oct 3 (PTI) Passenger traffic at the Jammu airport jumped soon after the load penalty for the strategically important airport was scrapped, allowing airlines to fly full capacity, officials said. The airport saw 1,403 embarkations (departures) and 1,679 disembarkation (arrivals) on September 29. On September 30, when the penalty was scrapped, the number of […]
Army man commits suicide in Awantipora, south Kashmir
Srinagar, Oct 3: An army man killed himself using his service rifle in Awantipora in Pulwama district on Sunday morning, official sources said. They said that Sepoy Baithe son of Hubest Jamkhonary Baithe, Belt Number 4381687K shot himself dead at 42 RR E-Coy in Rajpora Awantipora. The deceased is a resident of Manipur, they said. […]
Ladakh records 3 new COVID-19 cases
Leh, Oct 3 (PTI) Ladakh has registered three fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 20,812, officials said on Sunday. However, the active cases in the Union Territory dropped to 64 after seven patients were discharged after treatment, they said. Ladakh has registered 207 deaths due to Covid — 149 in Leh and 58 in Kargil […]
Forces launch searches in Arin forests of Bandipora: Officials
Bandipora, Oct 03: The security forces on Sunday launched a cordon and search operation in forest area of Arin in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, officials said here. Officials said that a joint team of security forces launched searches in the forest area of Arin, following inputs about the presence of militants in the area. They […]
Cross LoC trade case: NIA conducts searches at several locations in JK
Srinagar, Oct 03: National Investigation Agency (NIA) Saturday said that it conducted searches at multiple locations in J&K in connection with the Cross LoC Trade case. In a statement an NIA spokesman said that with the assistance of J&K Police, CRPF and ITBP, it conducted searches at 09 locations in Poonch district of UT of […]
Lightning strike causes damage to Hi-tech green house in Kulgam
Srinagar, Oct 3: A Hi-tech Green House belonging to Agriculture Department was damaged in a lightning strike on intervening Saturday and Sunday night at Kilam in south-Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Reports said that the lightning sparked fire, causing an extensive damage to the erected structure. The fire was contained by the locals from the area. There […]
Active COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 199 days
New Delhi, Oct 3 (PTI) India added 22,842 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,38,13,903, while the active cases declined to 2,70,557, the lowest in 199 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll climbed to 4,48,817 with 244 fresh fatalities, according to the data […]
Trucker arrested with 100-kg poppy in Samba
Jammu, Oct 3 (PTI) Police here on Saturday arrested a trucker and recovered 100 kg of poppy from him, officials said. A team intercepted the truck on a highway at Rakh Barotian on specific information that poppy was being carried from Kashmir Valley to Punjab. It was being driven by Abdul Rashid of Budgam district of […]
Lt Governor inaugurates Retreat Ceremony at Octroi Post, Suchetgarh
JAMMU, OCT 3: In a historic event, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated Retreat Ceremony at Octroi Post, Suchetgarh on the India-Pak International Border. The event was witnessed by hundreds of tourists and local residents of Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor observed that the ceremony on the lines of Amritsar’s Wagah […]