COVID-19 Alert: Director ULB visits MC Pattan, reviews preparatory-cum-sanitation measures
BARAMULLA: In a bid to renew efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 through sanitation and other related measures, Director Urban Local Bodies, Kashmir, Reyaz Ahmad Wani, Wednesday visited Municipal Committee Pattan and inspected adjacent areas to review the status of activities undertaken by the committee for the containment of the spread of Corona virus. […]
DC Kupwara compliments PRIs for effective role during lockdown
Reviews availability, supply of Masks
KUPWARA: District Administration, Kupwara has taken pragmatic steps to implement J&K High Court directive regarding cutting down of Female Russian Poplar trees(FRPT) and implementation of preventive measures in view of COVID-19 on ground, across the district. For this purpose, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, Anshul Garg, designated District Panchayat Officer (DPO) as Nodal Officer to […]
Sufficient stock of essentials available in Karnah
SDM asks people to strictly adhere to preventive measures
KUPWARA: The Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Karnah, Dr. Bilal Mohiddin, has asked people of Tangdar to strictly adhere to the preventive measures during ongoing lockdown in view of COVID-19. He said no movement of people is being allowed to and from the Bagbella village which has been recently declared Red zone by Deputy Commissioner after […]
Drive to axe Female Russian Poplars in Pulwama begins
PULWAMA: District Development Commissioner (DDC), Puwama, Dr Raghav Langer, Wednesday visited Khrew to monitor the ongoing cutting of Russian Poplars in the area where a team of Revenue and Social Forestry Corporation ( SFC) officials has started cutting poplar trees. Speaking on the occasion DDC said that in prevailing situation axing of poplar trees has […]
16 more persons discharged after completing two-week quarantine
SRINAGAR: Sixteen (16) more persons who were shifted into administrative quarantine in Srinagar two weeks ago were discharged Wednesday after successfully completing their 14-day quarantine period. All these persons belonged to Srinagar district. Upon being discharged all these persons were ferried home in an SRTC bus the administration had arranged for their convenience. Concerned supervising […]
Kashmiri merchant dies in Kokatta, buried against the wishes of family
Srinagar: Authorities in West Bengal’s Kolkatta city Wednesday refused to hand over the body of a Kashmiri merchant to his family due to Covid-19 scare. The family in Kashmir are wandering from pillar to post to take the possession of the body but has failed so far while their pleas and requests have fallen on […]
Burglars’ loot cash from Mosque, Shrine in south Kashmir
Anantnag: Unidentified miscreants broke open the treasuries of Markazi Jamia Masjid and Ziyarat Malik Dawood (RA) of Hakura area of Achabal Anantnag and looted the cash that was lying in them. Sources said that some miscreant’s looted cash from the donation boxes after breaking open the lock of the mosque and shrine late yesterday night. […]
126 Covid-19 suspects test negative at CD Hospital, 2 discharged from SKIMS
Srinagar: Out of 150 Covid-19 suspect patients, the tests of 126 patients have been found negative at Chest Disease Hospital Srinagar. “There are 24 Covid-19 positive patients in the hospitals and all are doing well. So far we have conducted re-confirmation tests of some 14 patients and fortunately they have turned negative. Tomorrow we will […]
Land transferred for establishment of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kupwara
JAMMU: The Administrative Council (AC) which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu accorded sanction to the transfer of Shamilat (Kahcharai) land measuring 40 kanals situated in village Drugmulla in District Kupwara to the School Education Department for establishing Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kupwara. The Administrative Council also accorded sanction to the transfer of […]
Two CIIIT’s to be set up in JK
JAMMU: In a significant decision to strengthen industry-academia partnership and to bring qualitative improvements in Technical Education, the Administrative Council (AC) which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu accorded sanction to the establishment of two Centres for Invention, Innovation, Incubation and Training (CIIIT) in Jammu and Kashmir. The Centre in Kashmir […]
