Altaf Bukhari condemns police action against Prof. Soz

Demands release of Mehbooba, other detainees on the eve of Eid

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Thursday condemned the police action against veteran Congress leader and former union minister Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz. In a statement issued here, Bukhari termed the restrictions on Prof. Soz as unwarranted and uncalled for when the J&K administration informed the Supreme Court that […]

Home quarantine guidelines for asymptomatic positive patients reviewed

SRINAGAR: In an important modification in the protocol for positives of Covid- 19 infection and their contacts, Jammu and Kashmir Government Thursday revised home isolation guidelines to permit such patients for home quarantine who are asymptomatic with no comorbidity and are not vulnerable otherwise. An order issued by Health & Medical Education Department in this […]

COVID-19: FC H&MED to have administrative control of hospitals in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government, in an effort to ensure effective management of COVID-19 Pandemic, has ordered that all hospitals of Kashmir Province including SKIMS Srinagar, SKIMS Medical College Bemina and others shall work directly under the Administrative Control of Financial Commissioner, Health & Medical Education Department and shall adhere to all orders and […]

Govt establishes 12 AMRIT Pharmacies across JK

Intends to open another six outlets in prestigious health institutions

SRINAGAR: Government of Jammu and Kashmir, with an aim to reduce Out Of Pocket Expenditure for the consumers, has established twelve AMRIT Pharmacies across the Union Territory. These stores provide branded drugs, implants, surgical and disposable items at affordable prices. AMRIT pharmacies, which are operating under an MOU between both Central and Union Territory administrations, […]

Conservation of wetlands must for ecological balance: Div Com

SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Thursday called for conservation of wetlands for the sustenance of ecological balance. Div Com said this while chairing a meeting with concerned officers today to take stock of the mapping of Hokarsar, Wular and Kreentcho-Chandhara wetlands. During the meeting, the Div Com also reviewed the progress made Vis-à-vis […]

Jammu to have Wi-Fi hotspots, vertical gardens

Jammu: Wi-Fi hotspots, vertical gardens and way finding signages will soon come up in Jammu as part of the measures to make it a smart city, officials said on Thursday. They said Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor G C Murmu has laid the e-foundation of four projects under Jammu smart city mission. “In the first […]

Covid-19: JK Bank branches closed after two employees test positive

Ganderbal: District administration Ganderbal Thursday closed a branch of Jammu Kashmir Bank after one of the employees there was tested positive for Covid-19 infection. Meanwhile, another branch was closed at Zirpara Bijbehara in south Kashmir. The bank branch is located in Nagbal area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal. An official said that the Nagbal branch of […]

Semi-decomposed body found in Banihal

Jammu: Police on Thursday found an unidentified semi-decomposed body of a woman in Thandi Chawon area of Dooligam Banihal in Ramban district. Sources told that a police team led by station House Officer (SHO) Banihal Abid Bukhari rushed to the spot and recovered the corpse. When contacted, the SHO confirmed the recovery of the “semi […]

GoC 15 Corps calls on Lt Governor

SRINAGAR: General Officer Commanding (GoC) 15 Corps, Lieutenant General, B.S Raju, called on the Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu at the Raj Bhavan here Thursday, an official spokesman said. The GoC briefed the Lt Governor about recent internal security developments and the prevailing security scenario in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. They also […]