DGP takes stock of arrangements regarding Darbar Move

Reviews COVID-19 preparedness, ecurity scenario

Jammu: To take the stock of arrangements with regard to the upcoming darbar move, COVID-19 preparedness and general administrative matters of the Jammu and Kashmir Police wings, the Director General of Police J&K Dilbag Singh Saturday chaired a meeting of senior police officers at Police Headquarters. He also reviewed current security scenario of the Union […]

COVID-19: Makhdoom Sahab shrine sanitized after Imam, five others test positive

Srinagar: The Makhdoom Sahab shrine was on Saturday fumigated after a prayer leader and five others tested positive for COVID-19 at the shrine. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Wakf Board, Mufti Muhammad Farid-ud-din said that six persons including the prayer leader and Peer Sahabs have tested positive at Makhdoom Sahab shrine. He said that the positive […]

Bank Loot: Three militant associates of LeT held

Baramulla: Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday claimed to have arrested three militant associates of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) from north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, who are involved in recent bank robbery and also in killing of a civilian from Buchipora Magam area. A police spokesman in a statement issued said that on intervening night of 23/24-04-2021, on […]

Task force creation rams through interests of Govt employees: NC

Says move puts employees at disadvantage

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) on Saturday called the constitution of a task force to monitor J&K employees a toolkit to suppress employees, saying the measure will impede the work culture in government departments. Terming the measure of monitoring the J&K employees with a taskforce a diktat destined to take away what was given by the […]

CCPC distributes job letters to 24 KU students

Srinagar: Kashmir University’s Centre for Career Planning and Counseling (CCPC) Saturday organised an online event to distribute job offer letters among the students hired by a reputed healthcare firm. Twenty four students from the varsity’s Department of Pharmacy were selected by a leading healthcare company (Fortune 500) for their global life sciences projects. All the […]

Effective implementation of 5-pronged strategy a must: Govt

JAMMU: With an aim to tackle the recent upsurge of Covid 19, Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education, Atal Dulloo Saturday impressed upon the officers for effective implementation of the 5-pronged strategy in J&K which includes testing, containment, isolation & treatment, Covid appropriate behaviour and vaccination. He made these remarks during a review meeting at […]

Admin starts tele-Psychiatric, Psychological services

Doctors, Experts to counsel people to dispel their stress, fear

SRINAGAR: With surge in Covid-19 cases, the Divisional Administration Kashmir has started tele–Psychiatric and Psychological services to dispel off stress, fear and anxiety among the people during the ongoing Pandemic. Under the directions of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole, a team of doctors and experts shall remain available for the general public through various […]

Man found hanging in Pulwama village

Pulwama: A 50-year-old man was found hanging in Laribal village of Kakapora belt of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday afternoon. An official said that a man was found hanging from a tree near his residence in Laribal. He was identified as Abdul Gani Dar of Laribal Pulwama. The deceased is father of three sons […]

Labourer from UP dies in Pulwama

Pulwama: A non-local labour died after he complained of chest pain in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A medico said that the samples of the deceased have been collected to ascertain whether he was infected with Covid-19 or not. Sources said that the labourer hailing from Jagatpur Uttar Pradesh, identified as Ram Samuju complained of chest […]