SHA suspends empanelment of Private hospital
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 05: State Health Agency (SHA), J&K today suspended empanelment of Hakeem Sanaullah Hospital, Sopore and imposed a penalty of Rs. 5.81 lakhs and Rs. 4.98 Lakhs on Mohammadia Nursing Home, Pulwama and Florence Hospital, Srinagar respectively, for various fraudulent activities. The action against these health care institutions was mainly taken for non-adherence to […]
BSF jawan ends life
Anantnag, Aug 05: A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel shot himself dead with his service rifle in Ashmuqam area of south Kashmir’s Annatnag district, officials said here on Friday. The officials said that the BSF personnel shot himself with his service rifle during Yatra duty at JNV Ashmuqam. He said that the deceased personnel was […]
PM Modi to chair NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting on August 7
New Delhi, Aug 5 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair NITI Aayog’s Governing Council meeting on August 7 and discuss various issues, including crop diversification and implementation of the National Education Policy, an official statement said on Friday. According to the statement, in the drive towards building a steady, sustainable and inclusive India, the […]
J&K stands at number 1 on e-governance among all UTs: Lt Guv Sinha
Srinagar, Aug 05: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Friday said that in e-governance category Jammu and Kashmir stands at number one position among all the UTs, while it stands at number five, if compared with other states in the country. LG Sinha was speaking during the inauguration ceremony of Ujala Cygnus Kashmir […]
Hybrid terrorists no longer challenge for us: ADGP Kumar
Srinagar, Aug 05: Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Vijay Kumar, on Friday said that hybrid terrorists are no longer a challenge for police and security forces. He said the abrogation of Article 370 has put an end to the frequent strikes, closure of schools and stone pelting incidents at encounter sites. “A year before, […]
Encounter breaks out in Kulgam, one army personnel injured
Srinagar, Aug 05: An Army trooper has been injured in an ongoing gunfight in Redwani area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday. A police official said that a army personnel was injured in an ongoing anti-terror operation in Redwani. He was immediately evacuated to nearby hospital, where his condition is said to be stable, […]
RBI retains growth forecast at 7.2 per cent for current fiscal
Mumbai, Aug 5 (PTI) The Reserve Bank of India on Friday retained its growth projection at 7.2 per cent for the current fiscal as it sees improvement in urban demand and gradual recovery in rural India aided by normal monsoon. Unveiling the fourth monetary policy for the current fiscal, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said the […]
MeT forecasts ‘mainly dry weather’ in JK
Srinagar, Aug 5: The weatherman on Friday forecast mainly dry weather with chances of a brief spell of rain and thunderstorm in Jammu and Kashmir in next 24 hours. “Mainly dry (is expected). A brief spell of rain/thunderstorm may occur towards late afternoon/evening,” a meteorological department official said here, adding, “There is no forecast of […]
India records 70 new Covid fatalities
New Delhi, Aug 5 (PTI) With 20,551 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases has risen to 4,41,07,588, while the active cases have declined to 1,35,364, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll has climbed to 5,26,600 with 70 new fatalities, the data updated […]
Jmu-Sgr highway closed due to shooting stones: Officials
Srinagar, Aug 5: Jammu -Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, was closed due to shooting stones along the thoroughfare, mainly in Ramban district, officials said on Friday. “Highway is blocked at Mehad, Cafeteria, Ramban due to continuous shooting stones,” a traffic department official here said in a statement. […]