Anti-drug awareness rally held in Handwara
Handwara: An anti-drugs rally was organized in north Kashmir’s Handwara town on Saturday by Handwara police in collaboration with local schools. The rally comprising school children carrying placards passed through various roads of the town. The rally was organized by police in which ASP Handwara Mashkoor Ahmad, DySP Dar Raqeeb Malik, SHO Parvaiz Wani and […]
Lt Guv remembers Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha remembered the great sacrifice of the ninth Sikh Guru Sri Tegh Bahadur Ji on his Martyrdom day. In his message, the Lt Governor said, “I bow to Dhan Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji, Guru Ji’s sacrifice for upholding the principle of freedom of conscience and vision for inclusive society […]
SEC Sharma visits Kupwara: Inspects polling process at Potushai, Wavoora polling stations
KUPWARA: State Election Commissioner (SEC), K K Sharma Saturday said that people’s participation and peaceful conduct of eight phased elections is explicitly showing that people of Jammu and Kashmir have reaffirmed their faith in democracy and democratic setup. The State Election Commissioner said this during his visit to DDC Constituency Wavoora in district Kupwara. The […]
Three-day ‘Srinagar Smart City Istaqbaal-e-Chila-e- Kalaan’ inaugurated
Srinagar: The three day cultural event ‘Srinagar Smart City Istaqbaal-e-Chila-e-Kalaan (40-days of harsh winters) was inaugurated on Saturday at Tagore Hall, Srinagar. The cultural event is being organized by Actors Creative Theatre (ACT) in collaboration with J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Language (JKAACL) in association with Tourism Kashmir. 92.7 Big FM was the Radio […]
Ladakh Vision 2050: Protection of land, jobs would be incorporated as valuable inputs, says LG
Leh: Stressing that the Vision 2050′ should reflect the reality of Ladakh, Lt Governor R K Mathur has said the concerns of the people of the union territory such as protection of culture, land, environment and jobs would be incorporated as valuable inputs in the document. The Lt Governor was speaking at the second planning […]
Dispose wildlife compensation cases within 30 days: Lt Guv
Leh: Ladakh Lt Governor R K Mathur has directed the wildlife department to dispose within a month claims of compensation for loss of livestock and injury to people in attacks by wild animals. He also said that in future such claims should be resolved within 15 days. Mathur passed the directions at the first meeting […]
Delegations call on Lt Guv Sinha
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Saturday met various delegations which included Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, J&K High Court Bar Association Jammu and Jammu Kashmir Sharnarthi Action Committee (JKSAC) here at Raj Bhavan and listened to their concerning issues. The delegation of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Jammu led by its President, Sh. Gohar Hafeez Fani apprised the Lt […]
JK reports 388 new COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 388 new COVID-19 cases and seven more fatalities on Friday, pushing the infection tally to 1,17,705 and the death toll to 1,833, officials said here. Of the fresh cases, 225 are from Kashmir and 163 from Jammu division of the the union territory, they said. The officials said Jammu recorded […]
Innovations in Interventional Cardiology are helping patients
Dr. Balbir Singh While the number of cardiac ailments in India is on an exponential rise attributing to a plethora of factors, so is the advancements made in this field. Poor eating habits, sedentary lifestyle and physical inactivity, lack of awareness about the symptoms and available treatment modules are some of the most common factors […]
Progress of JKIDFC projects reviewed
JAMMU: In a review meeting to take stock of the progress made so far under Jammu & Kashmir Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (JKIDFC) sponsored projects the Financial Commissioner Finance, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta asked the indenting departments to work for making best out of this initiative. He asked them to use the platform of JKIDFC […]