DC Srinagar inspects upgradation works at PHC Batmaloo

SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Friday visited Primary Health Centre Batamaloo and took stock of its functioning. During the visit, the DC inspected various units of the Health Centre including General Ward, Registration Counter, Diagnostic Units, newly established Covid ward. The DC said that Oxygen beds and Hospital Management Information System has […]

Kashmir DISCOM refutes reports about tariff revision

Says no change in Electricity Tariff since last 4 years

SRINAGAR: Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (KPDCL) Friday contested reports appearing in a section of Media about revision in the electricity tariff saying that no revision of tariff, whatsoever, has been carried out in Jammu &Kashmir. KPDCL in a statement issued here stated that no revision in electricity tariff has taken place in J&K during […]

Artists from Cultural Unit of DIPR mesemerise audiences

SRINAGAR: The Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR’s), Cultural Unit Kashmir Friday organized a variety of cultural programme at Kashmir Haat (Exhibition ground Srinagar) on the seventh day of the ongoing Craft Mela-2021 here. The 15-day craft fair is organized by the Directorate of Handicrafts and Handlooms, while daily cultural programs at the fair […]

UAV sighting: Security alert sounded in Jammu, Samba

Jammu: A security alert was sounded in Jammu as well as Samba district after suspected aerial vehicles were seen flying in several areas in these two districts yesterday evening. Officials said that at 8 PM on Thursday, locals of Jammu and Samba districts spotted aerial vehicles with some blinks of light with many of them […]

Administrative efforts, public cooperation helped curtail covid spread: DC Ant

ANANTNAG: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, Dr. Piyush Singla Friday said that proactive administrative efforts and cooperation from the public have brought the Covid-19 situation under control in the district. The DC said that the relevant pandemic parameters have shown remarkable improvement with recovery rate witnessing constant upward trend and positive cases dropping to single digits. […]

Shells, Pika bullets recovered from militant hideout in Tral

Pulwama: A joint team of police and security forces have recovered seven shell and many Pika rounds during a cordon-and-serach-operation in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said on Friday. They said that based on specific information, police, army’s 42 RR and 180 battalion CRPF launched CASO and found the bullets and the […]

Fire damages J&K Bank’s Zainakote branch

Srinagar: A partially operational branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank at Zainakote was gutted in a midnight blaze, reports said Friday. Witnesses said that the fire broke out in the first floor of the complex, where the Branch of J&K Bank Zainakote is partially operational. Another witness who owns a shop in the complex said, […]

Five-day training prog for CUK admn staff concludes

Ganderbal: The five-day online workshop cum training programme organised by the Central University of Kashmir’s, Centre for Capacity Development of Administrative Staff (CCDAS) for the administrative staff of the university concluded at Green Campus here Friday. Speaking on the occasion, University of Kashmir, Director Admission, Prof. Farooq Ahmad, who was the Guest of Honour, said […]