Arrangements for passengers at Jammu Airport reviewed

JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan Friday took stock of the arrangements for registration and screening of inbound and outbound passengers at Jammu Airport which has recently resumed operations after relaxation in COVID-19 lockdown norms. Advisor Khan while interacting with the screening and facilitation teams from different departments enquired about different processes vis-a-vis testing […]

Officials from SDA demolishes illegal construction in city outskirts

SRINAGAR: Continuing its demolition drive during lockdown period, the Srinagar Development Authority (SDA), Friday, demolished illegal fencing of land at Lasjan Nowgam. The offender had carried out the fencing of land by way of CGI tin sheets in “No Construction ZONE” as per the master plan 2035 (SMR). The enforcement wing of SDA swung into […]

Covid-19: Expecting mothers allege ‘apathy’ in south Kashmir

Anantnag: Although authorities had directed medical staff to identify expecting women in every district and get them tested for Covid-19 till June 18, the situation on ground particularly in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district is altogether different. District Anantnag hospitals are always in news with regard to their treatment towards expecting women. Doctors particularly at Maternity […]

Forest fire triggers landmine explosions along LoC in Poonch

Poonch: A massive fire that which engulfed a large forest stretch in forward Balakote area in Poonch district along Line of Control (LoC) has triggered several landmine explosions in the area, officials said on Friday. They said that during the wee hours of Friday morning, forest fire that started in PaK area has spread on […]

Govt evacuates 99,617 stranded JK residents

70,706 arrive via Lakhanpur, 28,911 through COVID special trains

JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 99,617 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures regarding the Virus. As per the official data received in this […]

32 officers of JK Revenue Service get selection grade

JAMMU: The Committee constituted vide Government Order No. 115-Rev (Gaz) of 2019 dated 23.10.2019, which met under the Chairmanship of Dr. Pawan Kotwal, Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Friday approved the proposal of grant of Selection Grade (Non-functional) in favour of 32 officers of Jammu and Kashmir Revenue (Gazetted) Service ( Tehsildars ) in the pay […]

Implement Jal Jeevan Mission rapidly: CS

JAMMU: Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam on Friday directed the officials to to implement the Jal Jeevan Mission rapidly. He was chairing the 1st meeting of the Apex Committee of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in Jammu. At the outset, Commissioner Secretary, Jal Shakti Department gave a detailed presentation to the members of the Apex […]

Covid-19: Aggressive contact tracing, surveillance imperative: Chief Secretary

JAMMU: With a recent surge in COVID-19 cases across the country following substantive relaxations in movement of people via air and rail routes under Lockdown 4.0, it has become all the more imperative to be aggressive in contact tracing and surveillance, Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam said this while reviewing the COVID-19 mitigation efforts […]

Hailstorm damages crops in Pulwama

Srinagar: Hail storm has severely damaged crops in Southern districts on Friday. Eyewitnesses said that hailstorm created havoc in villages of Pulwama, Shopian and Anantnag. They said hail storm also damaged crops in Pahlagam and its adjacent areas. The apple orchards in various villages were damaged due to untimely hailstorm. The assessment of the total […]