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Govt accords sanction for shifting paediatric services of GB Pant hospital

Services will be available at Pediatric hospital Bemina

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday accorded sanction for shifting of paediatric services of GB Pant hospital to 500 bedded children’s hospital Bemina, an order issued here said. According to the order, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Surgical services will continue to function at GB Pant hospital. In order to shift CD hospital […]

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JK reports 23 fresh covid-19 cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 23 fresh covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said that seven cases were reported from Jammu division and 16 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 478894. Among the cases, 173907 are from Jammu […]

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Political opponents aren’t enemies: Omar

Political opponents aren’t enemies: Omar

Responds to ‘Twitter’ video featuring J&K BJP chief

Srinagar: Political opponents are not enemies and politics is not about division and hatred, National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah said on Friday. His remarks were in response to a video posted on Twitter wherein a netizen hinted at some backdoor understanding between the National Conference (NC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In the […]

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‘Additional Charge Culture’ hits functioning of KU

‘Additional Charge Culture’ hits functioning of KU

Stakeholders appeal LG to get all posts filled through proper advertisements

Muhammad Adnan Srinagar: Administrative inertia is the order of the day at the Kashmir University (KU) where more than half a dozen officials are holding additional charge of important departments, insiders have alleged. This is in addition to their teaching and research assignments which has allegedly become a casualty due to the additional charge syndrome, […]

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CS launches SPARROW portal for Gazetted Officers

JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta launched the Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Online Window (SPARROW) system for all gazetted officers of the Union territory Government on Friday at Civil Secretariat, Jammu. On the analogy of Performance Appraisal Reports of AIS and JKAS officers, the Government of J&K has now decided to switch over […]

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CS chairs governing Council meeting of Ayushman Bharat

Gives concurrence to adoption of ‘e-RUPI' for meeting out of pocket expenditure of patients

JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Friday chaired the 5th Governing Council Meeting of State Health Agency (SHA) and also reviewed its performance regarding the implementation of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)/AB-PMJAY Sehat here in the UT. The meeting was attended by Additional Chief Secretary, Finance; Commissioner Secretary, Labour and Employment; […]

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Chairperson Hajj Committee JK convenes meeting

Chairperson Hajj Committee JK convenes meeting

Take overview of Hajj-2022, discusses preparation for Haj-2023

SRINAGAR: Safina Baig, Chairperson, J&K UT Haj Committee convened a meeting at Haj House Bemina, here to take an overview of Haj-2022 and discuss preparation for Haj-2023, Budget Estimates, repair/ renovation of infrastructure and auction of unserviceable/ scrap Items. Among others, Talib Hussain Choudhary, Member; Mohammad Rafiq Chishti, Member; Molvi Mohammad Ashraf, Member; Syed Mohammad […]

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DC Budgam reviews preparations for B2V4 programme

Directs line departments to submit action plan in advance

BUDGAM: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, S F Hamid Friday chaired a meeting of officers to take stock of preparations for the upcoming Back to Village phase- 4 programme at Dak Bunglow, here. At the outset, the DC directed all line departments to submit proper action plan for the smooth conduct of B2V4 programmes across all […]

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‘Milan-2022’: KU’s Urdu Department organises its first alumni meet

Srinagar: The Department of Urdu at University of Kashmir organised its first alumni meet under the banner of ‘Milan-2022’. The Vice-Chancellor (VC) KU Prof Nilofer Khan addressed the glittering event as chief guest and reiterated the importance of developing strong alumni connections for greater visibility of the institution on the national academic landscape. “I am […]

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Rains lash parts of Jammu region

Mainly dry weather forecast in Kashmir

Srinagar: The weatherman on Friday forecast mainly dry weather in Kashmir Valley and possibility of light rain at isolated places in Jammu division in next 24 hours. A meteorological department official here said that there is possibility of very light rain and thunder at isolated places in J&K on Saturday. He said Jammu had 22.2mm […]