Tourism Secretary holds meetings with officers, stakeholders
Asks tourism unit heads to be innovative in promoting, preserving destinations
SRINAGAR: Secretary, Tourism & Culture, Sarmad Hafeez Friday impressed upon all the heads of tourism units and bodies in Jammu & Kashmir to come up with innovative ideas to promote and preserve their destinations in particular and the UT in general. Chairing a high-level review meeting here today, the Tourism Secretary asked the CEOs and […]
Div Com Kashmir visits fire victims at Baramulla
BARAMULLA: Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Friday paid a visit to the Noorbagh area of Baramulla, where he met the fire victims whose residential houses were completely damaged in a massive fire incident that happened last night. The Div Com during the visit was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Bhupinder Kumar, SSP […]
Covid-19 pandemic not over yet: DC Srinagar
Urges people to follow Covid SOPs, guidelines strictly
SRINAGAR: The Deputy Commissioner (DC)/District Magistrate, Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Friday urged the people of Srinagar to exhibit strict compliance to the government directions for larger public safety, health and follow COVID-19 related advisories and guidelines in letter and spirit. The DC said this during a media brief here. He appealed to traders and transporters […]
DC Srinagar reviews progress on Srinagar Ring Road project
SRINAGAR: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammed Aijaz Asad Friday convened a meeting to review progress of work on major developmental projects in Srinagar. Chief Planning Officer, Srinagar, Mohammed Yaseen lone, Assistant Commissioner Nazool, Sandeep Bali, Project Manager NHAI and other officers were present in the meeting. The meeting held deliberations on status of acquisition […]
Hirpora village of Shopian witnesses lowest Covid-19 positivity rate
SHOPIAN: The Hirpora village situated on the historical Mughal road in Shopian district has so far recorded the lowest Covid-19 positivity rate in the district. The local Health Authorities of the district attribute the lowest positivity rate in the village to the strict adherence of Covid-19 SOPs and guidelines issued by the Government from time […]
Advisor Baseer Khan reviews pending tourism projects
SRINAGR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, Friday chaired a meeting at Civil Secretariat to review the progress of pending projects of tourism sector in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir. The Advisor reviewed the progress of works on various projects and deliberated upon the issues and bottlenecks scheme wise executed by JKPCC. The […]
Ayush distributes immunity boosters among people at Handwara
Aatif Qayoom Handwara: The Department of Indian System of Medicines (AYUSH), unit Handwara on Thursday, organized a free medical camp at the premises of DH Handwara to distribute free ISM medicines among people, a spokesman of the department said. The camp was inaugurated in presence of Medical Superintendent Associated GMC hospital Handwara, Dr Nisar Wani […]
15-year-old boy drowns in Poonch
Poonch: A fifteen-year-old boy has died after drowning in a river in his native village in Jhullas sector in Poonch district on Friday afternoon, officials said. They said that the teenage boy Prabh Dayal son of Ram Sharma had taken to Khari nalla for bath. However, after some time when the youth couldn’t be seen, […]
Elderly woman dies of electrocution at Anantnag
Srinagar: A 50-year-old woman died due to electrocution at her home in Naina village in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday. Reports said that the woman was engaged in some household chore, when she received a high volt electrical shock, leading to her instant death. The deceased woman has been identified as one Haleema Begum […]
