Corona scare: Business houses, DIC extend help to stranded labourers, people under quarantine
JAMMU: The leading business houses, in an endeavor to extend help to the labourers stranded due to lockdown and those being quarantined for COVID-19 pandemic in Jammu, have provided sanitizers, hand gloves and surgical masks to the concerned for further distribution. About 60,000 labourers, stranded in Jammu district besides people under observation at various Quarantine […]
COVID-19: RDD playing pivotal role in containment, management in rural areas
JAMMU: Department of Rural Development has initiated slew of measures to enhance public health measures for containment and mitigation of the Coronavirus outbreak in the rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir. Giving details, Director Rural Development Department Jammu, Sudershan Kumar said the staff of the department and elected members of Panchayati Raj Institutions including Chairpersons […]
SIDCO officials visits industrial estates, quarantine homes
SRINAGAR: General Manager (GM) SIDCO Aga Syed Aijaz Monday visited various industrial estates and quarantine homes established therein, to take stock of the steps taken to combat the spread of corona virus. The GM interacted with the president of industrial associations at industrial estate Shalteng, Rangreth and Khonmoh. The GM listened to suggestions and issues […]
COVID-19 outbreak: Fever Clinics coming up at various locations soon
Div Com visits 24x7 Control rooms, urged officers to work in mission mode
SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole, visited round the clock Control Rooms at NHM, Old Secretariat to inspect preparedness and overall arrangements in place, there. He was informed that the Control Rooms have all the requisite facilities including Contact tracing, dedicated four land lines for 24×7 helpline, patients counselling and setting up institutional […]
DM Ganderbal for strict adherence to restrictions
Declares Guzhama village Red Zone
GANDERBAL: After first positive COVID-19 case was reported from village Guzhama, tehsil Wakura in the district Ganderbal, District Magistrate (DM), Shafqat Iqbal appealed people of the district to cooperate with the district administration and to adhere to restriction orders to stem the community spread of infection. The DM declared Guzhama village as Red Zone and […]
Axing of female poplar trees begins in Budgam
BUDGAM: The Department of Social Forestry under the supervision of DFO, Budgam, Tanveer Ahmad Parray kick started drive for axing of female poplar trees, here Monday. The drive started from DC office campus and was organized under the directions of Deputy Commissioner, Budgam, Tariq Hussain Ganai, in pursuance of the J&K High court directions. On […]
Roads connecting district headquarter fumigated
BUDGAM: Under the directions of Deputy Commissioner, Budgam Tariq Hussain Ganai, Executive Officer Municipality Budgam, Anis Chowdary, accompanied by concerned municipality staff Monday fumigated and sanitized all major roads connecting district headquarter. Speaking on the occasion, Executive Officer Municipality, Budgam said that all the roads approaching to district headquarter will be covered, today. He said […]
Girl gets stuck in rope tied with tree, dies
Rajouri: A teenage girl died after she got stuck in a rope tied with a tree in Gurdan Balla village of Rajouri district, officials said on Monday. Reports said that a 15-year-old girl identified as Tahira Kouser, daughter of Mohammad Razaq of Gurdan Balla was rearing her cattle when she got stuck in a rope […]
