MD NHM reviews TB Elimination Action Plan

Asks officers to redouble efforts towards achieving Elimination of TB

SRINAGAR: Mission Director, National Health Mission, J&K, Yasin M Choudhary, Friday reviewed preparedness for Tuberculosis Elimination Action Plan for Jammu and Kashmir. Mission Director asked the officers and officials to redouble their efforts towards achieving all set targets as per National Strategic Plan (NSP) 2017-2025 for Elimination of Tuberculosis from the UT by 2025. Pertinently, […]

Police arrests two drug peddlers

Srinagar: Police has arrested two drug peddlers including a notorious drug peddler from south Kashmir and recovered huge quantity of contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Friday. Acting on specific information regarding drug peddling in Qazigund area, a police party of raided a residential house located at Nussu Badragund. During the raid, […]

Soldier found dead inside BB Cantonment Camp

Srinagar: An army man was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside Badami Bagh cantonment army camp here, officials said Friday evening. They said that one Anuj Singh son of Prem Chand resident of Bihar was found dead at a store room inside the army camp. The deceased belonged to Kilo force, they further said. A […]

LMD penalizes petrol pump for deficient delivery

JAMMU: Legal Metrology Department has recovered Rs 30,000 fine from a city petrol pump for less delivery, an official spokesman said Friday. On the directions of the Controller, Legal Metrology Department, Majid K. A. Drabu, a team of officers/officials of Legal Metrology Enforcement Jammu conducted surprise raids on some petrol pumps in Jammu city and […]

Registration of unorganized workers on e-SHRAM Portal reviewed

PULWAMA: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Pulwama, Friday convened a meeting of DLIC members and reviewed the progress of registration of unorganized workers on the e-SHRAM portal. The DDC emphasized on the need to expedite registration of unorganized workers on the e-SHRAM portal. He directed concerned officials to disseminate the benefits of registration among unorganised workers […]

No govt job, facilities for those linked to militancy

Srinagar: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday announced that no government jobs or facilities will be provided to anyone who is even remotely associated with militants or militant activities. He said that the civilian killings are a result of frustration, reaction to growing peace, progress, prosperity and normalcy in valley. “We have eliminated all those who […]

JK reports 177 fresh covid-19 cases

Srinagar: 24 travelers were among 177 fresh covid-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir during the past 24 hours, officials said Thursday. 37 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 140 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 337263. There was no death due to the virus during the last 24 hours, […]

November records 44 deaths, 4,698 positive cases

Srinagar: The number of cases and deaths due to Covid-19 after witnessing dip for few months have once started to increase as 4,699 cases and 44 deaths were reported in month of November in Jammu and Kashmir while as only 10 deaths and 2,819 cases were reported in month of October. As per the data […]

Illegal adoption row: Admin seals office of NGO, two held

Srinagar: A day after filing of an FIR against an NGO reported to be involved in ‘illegal adoption cases’ police along with civil administration sealed the office of the non-governmental organization (NGO) in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. Official sources said that the besides sealing the office of the NGO at Sambura Pampore, two […]