Ensure 100% vaccination of priority groups by June end: Lt Guv to officials
Reviews Covid Containment Measures
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Friday chaired a series of meetings with members of the Covid Task Force, Deputy Commissioners, and SPs to review Covid-19 situation in J&K and directed the senior officials to act swiftly on utilizing the maximum capacity for testing and vaccination. “The decline in Covid-19 cases are encouraging, however, the administration […]
PDD to implement online system for power inspections, certification: Rohit Kansal
Reviews IT interventions, underlines importance of cyber security
SRINAGAR: The Power Development Department will soon be moving its entire process of inspections and certifications online. This was revealed by Principal Secretary, Power Development Department, Rohit Kansal at a meeting Friday. Kansal was chairing a meeting to review the progress of various IT projects being carried out for augmentation of power sector and strengthening […]
Unlock not helping trade to get back on track: Traders
Srinagar: As government extends more relaxations in the Corona lockdown in the valley, the business is showing no signs of improvement, making it difficult for traders to make ends meet, member of a trade body said. Chairman Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) Yaseen Khan said there is no circulation of money in the market and even […]
Abstain from appointing standing counsels: Govt to dept’s, PSU’s
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has asked government departments, corporations, Public Sector Undertakings (PSU) and autonomous bodies to abstain from appointing Standing Counsels on their own. Additional Secretary to Government for Department of Law, Justice and Parliament Affairs Ashish Gupta in this regard issued a communiqué directing the officials to follow the governments directive. […]
Man fakes documents, secures housing loan
Budgam: Jammu and Kashmir police have registered a case against a man who secured a Rs 28-lakh housing loan from Jammu and Kashmir bank using “fake” documents and stamps in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Officials said that a man used fake stamps of sub-district magistrate, tehsildar, sub-registrar and Patwari to secure a loan from J&K […]
Two leopard cubs captured in Pulwama village
Pulwama: Two leopards were captured by the wildlife department in Koil area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday evening. Mudasir Ahmad, wildlife in charge for Pulwama and Shopian district said that on Thursday evening, they received a call that a leopard is roaming in Koil area of Pulwama. “Within no time we reached the […]
Srinagar youth slips to death at Ramban
Jammu: A 31-year-old man was killed after he slipped and rolled down into a gorge near Battery Chasma area along Jammu-Srinagar highway on Friday. Official sources said that the man was travelling in a vehicle and stopped near Battery Chashma to answer nature’s call. However, they said, he slipped and rolled down into a very […]
Two women killed in road mishaps
Srinagar: Two women were killed in two separate road mishaps across Kashmir valley on Friday, officials said. They said that an unidentified woman died after she was hit by a passenger cab in Bramri locality along Kupwara-Srinagar Highway on Friday evening. Reports said that the woman was hit by an Eco – passenger cab – […]
JK reports 498 fresh Covid-19 cases, 7 deaths
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 498 new covid-19 cases while seven more people succumbed to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said 209 of fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 289 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 313974. Regarding deaths, the officials said that five […]
