Stick to compulsory registration for COVID-19 sampling, officials to road travellers
JAMMU: District Magistrate, Jammu, Sushma Chauhan, Friday ordered strict adherence to compulsory registration for COVID-19 sampling by road travellers immediately on arrival at the district boundary checkpoints. The District Magistrate and Chairperson District Disaster Management Authority, Jammu, , vide powers conferred upon her under section 34 of Disaster Management Act, 2005 ordered that all road […]
Illegal appointment case : Court directs Crime Branch to finalize investigation within a month
Srinagar: Special Judge (Anti-Corruption) Y P Bourney has directed the Crime Branch, Jammu to finalize the investigation with regard to the illegal appointment of one Shakeel-ur-Rehman of Qazipora (Katipora) Tangmarg, Kashmir as Publicity-cum-Public Relation Officer (PRO) in J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (JKAACL). While disposing off an application filed by Dr. Javed Rahi […]
Coronavirus: 14 more fall to Covid-19 infections, toll touches 222
490 new cases drag tally past 12000 Mark
Srinagar: Kashmir Valley reported fourteen more covid-19 related deaths, taking the fatality count due to the virus to 222, officials said on Thursday. Officials said that 14 deaths include 65-year- old man from Khawjabagh, Baramulla, 65-year-old man from Sirhama,Anantnag, 60-year-old woman from Sanbari, Kokernag, 67-year-old male from Bathra, Budgam, 75-year old male from Batamaloo, Srinagar, […]
Admin de-notifies Andherhama, Manigah Villages from Red Zone Status
Kupwara: Almost two months after the last positive case was detected in the areas, administration here in the frontier district has partially done away with the red zone status from Andherhama and Manigah villages. Two separate notifications issued by Additional Magistrate Kupwara, issued said that after aggressive contact tracing and sampling was done in the […]
Bandipora killing: Fear creeps in among BJP ranks after leaders resign
Srinagar: All is not well in the BJP as activists from J&K unit are filing their resignations and stepping away from the party on one or the other pretext. A senior party leader admitted that the repeated delay by the administration in providing adequate security cover is the main reason for fear creeping among the […]
Order on merging, closing sick PSUs be revoked: NC, PDP
Srinagar: The National Conference and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Thursday asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to rescind a six month old order to merge or close several sick public sector undertakings in the union territory. “The J&K government’s decision to close many PSUs is shocking….This order is unfair and must be rescinded,” National […]
Kundal assumes charge as MD JKPCC
SRINANGAR: After assuming charge as Managing Director Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation (JKPCC), Vikas Kundal, Thursday held an introductory meeting with the officers and officials to review status of various projects being executed by the Corporation. The meeting was attended by Chief Engineer JKPCC, ND Khawaja, Executive Engineers of various units and other senior […]
Remove encroachments from wetlands in Budgam, officials told
BUDGAM: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza, Thursday, chaired a meeting convened to discuss the directions received from National Green Tribunal (NGT) pertaining to issues of wetlands and water bodies of the district. The meeting also deliberated on the points, previously, discussed in the meeting held under the chairmanship of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir. During […]
