Jammu, Srinagar Airports to receive night flights soon: Official

SRINAGAR: Union Home Secretary, Ajay Kumar Bhalla Wednesday chaired a high level meeting to review the implementation of various schemes in Civil Aviation, Agriculture and Horticulture sectors in the two Union territories of Jammu &Kashmir, and Ladakh. Chief Secretary, J&K, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Advisor to LG Ladakh, Umang Narula, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, […]

Job mela inaugurated at Kupwara

KUPWARA: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department, Dr. Asgar Samoon, Wednesday had an extensive tour of Kupwara district during which he inaugurated Job Mela at Government Degree College Kupwara besides inspecting ITIs Handwara and Kupwara and Polytechnic College Kupwara. Principal Secretary was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner, Kupwara, Imam Din, Additional District Development Commissioner, Kupwara, Nazir Ahmad […]

Over 96,000 MTs of food-grains distributed in June: Officials

Special drive launched to cover weakest, vulnerable sections

SRINAGAR: Over 96,000 MTs of food-grains have been distributed by the Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs this June, under various food security schemes including 33,988.25 MTs under NFSA, and 30,690.05 MTs under PMGKAY, marking an achievement of 94.26%, and 93.79% distribution target, respectively. Further, 13,407.07 MTs were distributed under Non-NFSA with an […]

Overall Positivity rate declines to below 1 percent : DC Gbl

GANDERBAL: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Krittika Jyotsna Wednesday said that the overall positivity has witnessed a massive decline in the district and at present the positivity rate is just 0.79 percent. This was stated by the officer at a routine press briefing regarding present situation of the Covid-19 cases in the district. While sharing […]

Surrender voluntarily AAY, PHH Ration Cards

SRINAGAR: According to the Director Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department (FCS&CA), all such families/ households/ Ration ticket holders, getting ration under AAY/PHH categories, whose financial position has now improved rendering them ineligible for receiving ration under these categories, are hereby advised to voluntarily surrender their ration tickets issued in their favour under AAY/ […]

Internet won’t be snapped on July 8, July 13: IGP

Srinagar: Inspector General of Police Kashmir zone, Vijay Kumar Wednesday said internet services won’t be snapped on July 8 and July 13 but police will increase its surveillance to ensure peace remains intact. Talking to a selected group of reporters in Srinagar, the IGP Kumar said though some requests are pouring in that the internet […]

Tourists attack, injure 4 hospital staffers at SDH Tangmarg

Baramulla: A group of tourists from Mumbai allegedly attacked two doctors and two other government employees on covid-19 duty for not giving them “negative report” for the covid-19, purportedly underhand in Sub District hospital Tangmarg on Wednesday. Official sources said that at least sixteen tourists comprising seven male and nine female members entered Sub-District Hospital […]

Use of drones banned in northern districts of Kashmir

Srinagar: In the backdrop of the recent attack on Air Force Station Jammu, authorities in north Kashmir have imposed a ban on operating drone cameras in three border districts, citing security reasons. Orders issued by the two District Magistrates of Baramulla and Kupwara referred to section 144 of Cr. P.C, imposed restrictions/ban on the storage, […]