Depression can affect immunity directly, says medico

Srinagar: As Covid-19 related deaths have been witnessing a surge in Kashmir Valley and government is mulling to re-impose restriction to curb the movement of the people, Principal Jhelum Valley College Dr Reyaz Untoo said that it is only prevention that can save people from this lethal infection. Dr Reyaz Untoo appealed people to stop […]

Two killed, 4 injured in Kishtwar accident

Jammu: Two persons were killed and four others injured in an accident in Kishtwar district of Jammu division on Thursday. “One vehicle Cruiser bearing registration number (JK 17-8952) on the way from Thathri (Doda) towards Dundni rolled down near Machipall in which 6 persons were injured and two of them died later,” a police official […]

SSB Company quarantined after 8 men test positive for Covid-19

Baramulla: An entire company of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has been quarantined, after eight of its personnel tested positive for novel coronavirus in Mirgund area of north Kashmir Baramulla district, reports said Thursday. They said that after some of the troopers of 18 battalion of SSB complained of minor fever and cough, samples of […]

Swimming, bathing banned in Madhumatti Nallah in Bandipora

Srinagar: District administration Bandipora has put a ban on swimming and bathing activities in nallah Madhumatti as “a measure to safeguard the precious lives.” The ban has come just two days after authorities in Ganderbal threw nallah Sindh out of bounds to the residents in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district over a spate of drowning incidents. […]

Frontline Covid-19 warrior awarded

SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar has announced cash reward with citation to Ambulance Driver Jameel Ahmad working with CMO Srinagar, for rendering exemplary services during the pandemic COVID-19. While announcing the award, Advisor Bhatnagar said that we need to boost the morale of our frontline Health workers who are wroking dedicatedly while […]

Advisor Baseer Khan reviews development scenario in Anantnag

Gets brief on COVID–19 control measures

ANANTNAG: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Khan Thursday took stock of development scenario and Covid Control measures during one day tour of Anantnag district followed by a review meeting. He inspected various ongoing works, met PRI, ULB representatives, traders, hoteliers and civil society members and listened to their issues. The Advisor visited Panchayat Halqa GB […]

JK gets first National Agriculture Market

SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary Horticulture and Agriculture departments Navin Kumar Chudhary Thursday inaugurated the first of its kind e-NAM (National Agriculture Market) platform of J&K here at Fruit & Vegetable (F&V) Market Parimpora. The online trading portal networks the existing Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) mandis to create a unified national market for agricultural commodities. The […]

Power shutdown

SRINAGAR: According to the Power Controller Kashmir Province in order to carry out completion of tower foundation of tower No. LP12 at 220 kV LILO of Lassipora, the 33kv Chitragam Landoora feeder of 132/33kv Lassipora Grid Station shall observe shutdown on July 10 from 10 am to 1pm. The supply power to the areas fed […]

Two persons die while cleaning well in Kupwara village

Kupwara: Two persons including a ward member died while cleaning a well in Chalgund Halmatpora area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday afternoon. Locals said that two persons died inside a well and later were retrieved by a joint team of Police, SDRF and locals at Chalgund Halmatpora village. They said that the victims […]