Covid-19: Ten more deaths, 470 positive cases reported in JK

Srinagar: Ten persons including a National Conference block president died of Covid-19 pandemic in Kashmir on Monday taking the number of people who died of deadly virus to 328 in Jammu and Kashmir. Official said that ten patients who were tested positive for Covid-19 and died include a 65-year-old from Safakadal Srinagar, a 65-year-old from […]

Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients to be home quarantined: Govt

JAMMU: In line with the earlier decision of reserving four tertiary hospitals in Srinagar as referral centres, the three tertiary hospitals in Jammu city shall now also be only referral hospitals for COVID-19 admissions. This was decided in a meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary, B. V. R. Subrahmanyam, to review COVID-19 mitigation measures in […]

Armed forces need no NoC for land acquisition in JK

Govt withdraws 49 year old directive

Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir government has withdrawn a 49-year- old directive under which acquisition/requisition of land by Army and paramilitary forces required no objection certificate (NoC) from its Home department. The government had come up with a circular in 1971 under which acquisition of land by Army, CRPF, BSF and other similar agencies required NoC […]

Covid-19 pandemic leads to ‘depression’ among CRPF troopers: Official

Another trooper ends life

Srinagar: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel committed suicide after shooting himself dead with his service riffle in Rambagh area of Srinagar. CRPF spokesman in Srinagar Pankaj Singh said that a CRPF man posted at Group Centre Rambagh identified as Pintoo Mondal of West Bengal, shot himself dead. “An inquiry has been ordered as […]

Lt Guv inaugurates several projects

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu, dedicated to public different infrastructure development projects of Power Development Department executed under various Centrally Sponsored Schemes like DDUGJY, IPDS, PMDP Urban & PMDP Rural. The inaugurated projects primarily included capacity addition at 33/11 KV level by way of construction of new 33/11 KV Sub Stations, Capacity enhancement of […]