Govt jobs given to kin of civilians killed in Pak shelling
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday gave government jobs to the next of kin of three civilians who died in Pakistani shelling along the Line of Control (LoC), an official spokesman said. Deputy Commissioner, Poonch, Rahul Yadav handed over the appointment orders. The government jobs for the next of kin were cleared last […]
COVID-19: JKSACS launches sensitization program for religious leaders
SRINAGAR: As part of its continued IEC campaign, Jammu and Kashmir AIDS Control Society (JKSACS) Thursday organised a sensitisation programme for religious leaders on the COVID-19 pandemic. The programme was organised under the directions of Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education Department Atal Dulloo to sensitise religious leaders about the measures to be taken to […]
Two brothers held during search ops in Qamarwari
Srinagar: Police on Thursday arrested two brothers from Barthana area of Qamarwari Srinagar and recovered a pistol magazine along with 12 rounds of AK47, police sources said. A police official said that a cordon-and -search-operation was launched in the Barthana area during which house of one Tariq Ahmad Hajam who is land broker by profession […]
Retired army man allegedly fires at wife in Bandipora
Bandipora: A 50-year-old woman was critically injured on Thursday after allegedly being shot at by her husband in a fit of rage over some issue in Shokbaba village of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. An official said that a retired army captain, identified as Gulam Rasool Khan shot at his wife identified as Fatima Begum (50) […]
Official stresses on revitalization of Super Bazaars on commercial lines
SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary Animal/Sheep Husbandry, Fisheries and Cooperative Departments, Navin Kumar Choudhary Thursday sought revitalization of the Super Bazars of Cooperative department on commercial lines. Chairing a meeting held to review the working of these business units, he asked the management to adopt the modern technology of doing business, including interlocution of online service and […]
Govt directs Pvt Clinics to report Positive, suspected Covid cases
SRINAGAR: In exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 (3 of 1897), the J&K Government, by the order of Lieutenant Governor, Thursday directed the Private Clinics/Nursing Homes situated in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir to report all cases found positive of COVID-19 and also cases suffering […]
One year of closure: ‘Tourism Industry suffers 1168 Cr loss’
Shutdowns, lockdowns prove dearly for the trade
Srinagar: Following the abrogation of Article-370 and the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, the tourism industry in Jammu and Kashmir has recorded a revenue loss to tune of over Rs 1168 crores while in 2019 there has been a decline of 34 percent in tourist footfall. The officials in the tourism department have calculated this loss […]
