Jammu Municipal Corporation starts home delivery of birth, death certificates
Jammu: Jammu Municipal Corporation on Monday launched the home delivery service of birth and death certificates to avoid public gathering at its headquarters in view of COVID-19 pandemic, a spokesperson said. The initiative, named as Doorstep Governance, was launched by Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) Mayor Chander Mohan Gupta and Deputy Mayor Purnima Sharma in presence […]
Special train carrying labourers for BRO work in Ladakh reaches Udhampur
Udhampur/Jammu: A special train with over 1,600 labourers from Jharkhand, who will join the Border Road Organisation’s (BRO) construction work in Ladakh, reached here on Monday, officials said. The 1,648 workers arrived at Udhampur Railway Station at around 3.15 am and were subjected to coronavirus screening before being allowed to board the waiting buses for […]
Troops conduct searches in forest areas in Dachigam
Srinagar: Combined Forces have launched a nocturnal search operation in the upper reaches of Dachigam area of Srinagar outskirts after reports about the movement of militants. Reliable sources said that forces have cordoned off Mahadve, Burzwas and Babrobao ridges adjacent to Dachigam National Park. The search operation was under way till the filing of this […]
Semi-decomposed body recovered from Pahalgam
Pahalgam: Police on Monday afternoon recovered an unidentified body of a man from Ashmuqam area of Pahalgam in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. A police official said that locals informed the police about the body which was found inside a Nallah near an open paddy field in Manigam Seer Ashmuqam. He said a police team immediately […]
Chief Animal Husbandry Officer in Pulwama suspended
Pulwama: District Administration Monday suspended CAHO Pulwama for dereliction of duties and mismanagement of a COVID care centre situated in the district HQ. Mohammad Hussain Wani was designated as the Nodal Officer of this facility and was previously also issued warnings for laxity on his part. The officer was found absconding and unauthorizedly absent from […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 1,37,864 stranded JK residents; 95,792 via Lakhanpur, 42,072 through special trains
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 1,37,864 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. As per the official data received in this regard, the Jammu […]
Day 21: Jammu, Srinagar Airports receive 18 domestic flights with 2,268 passengers
JAMMU: On Day 21 of resumption of operation of routine domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 18 domestic flights with 2,268 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports. A total of 587 passengers aboard 7 regular commercial flights arrived at the Jammu Airport while 11 domestic flights with about 1681 passengers on […]
Two Shramik Special trains to leave for UP on June 15
JAMMU: As part of evacuation of outbound migrant workers stranded in Jammu and Kashmir, two Shramik special trains have been scheduled to leave for Uttar Pardesh at 11:00 am and 3:00 pm on 15th of June 2020 from Katra. As per an official communiqué, all movements are to be arranged only as per the SOPs […]