COVID-19 prevention: Admin holds interactive sessions with religious, civil society heads
SRINAGAR: The Srinagar district administration reached out to and held interactive sessions with religious heads and heads of places of worship in various Tehsils across the district. Hundreds of clerics and heads of religious institutions participated. The aim of the interactive sessions to urge these heads to be messengers and sensitize the masses about the […]
Poppy crops destroyed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR: The Excise Department, Kashmir has destroyed illicit poppy crop spread over a total of 178 kanals 19 malras of land in various districts of Kashmir division. Deputy Excise Commissioner, Kashmir said that the Excise enforcement teams headed by Excise & Taxation Officer South Kashmir, Excise & Taxation officer North Kashmir and Excise and Taxation […]
Power shutdown announced
SRINAGAR: The Power Controller, Kashmir (PDD) Bemina, Srinagar Saturday issued shutdown notification of 33kv lines of Shopian Batpora and Shopian Pinjura in order to carry out re-conductoring works under DDUGJY and PMDP. In this regard the power supply to the areas fed from receiving stations of Batapora, Gagran, Pinjura and Chowdrigund shall remain affected on […]
Trade representatives meet J&K Bank CMD, discuss business concerns
Srinagar: Seeking temporary finance facility various trade leaders on Saturday asked the Jammu and Kashmir Bank management to try to address the liquidity concerns in the market owing to the continuous Covid-19 lockdown. Interacting with J&K Bank Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) R K Chhibber a delegation of various trade bodies’ representatives that had called […]
DAK condemns abusive behaviour of BMO Handwara
Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday condemned the abusive behaviour of Block Medical Officer Handwara with staff and public, calling for an end to such conflicts amid COVID-19 pandemic. The doctor’s body said it has come to fore that amid these terrible times BMO Handwara has used demeaning, abusive and unparliamentary language with the […]
Div Com reviews functioning of Geology and Mining department
SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, P.K Pole Saturday presided over an officers meeting convened to review the functioning of Geology and Mining department besides availability of construction material in Kashmir province in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown. The meeting was attended by Chief Engineers of PHE, R&B and PMGSY departments, Managing Director JKPCC, Joint […]
Srinagar woman dies due to Covid-19 infection, death toll reaches 36
Five doctors among 182 fresh corona positive cases reported
Srinagar: A 65 year old woman hailing from Srinagar became the 36th victim of the Covid-19 infection after she passed away in a Srinagar hospital on Thursday late night. The swab sample of the deceased returned positive for the novel coronavirus, officials said on Friday. A resident of Batamaloo, she became the ninth Srinagar resident […]
