Infant kidnapping case: Court rejects bail plea of accused woman
Jammu: A local court on Thursday rejected bail plea of a woman accused of kidnapping a 6-month-old child from a hospital in Kishtwar district last month. In a swift action and with the aid of the network of CCTV cameras, police was able to rescue the child within seven hours of his abduction from the […]
Movement of Jammu bound heavy goods vehicles banned on three Anantnag routes
Anantnag: The authorities in South Kashmir’s Anantnag on Wednesday banned the movement of heavy goods vehicles on three inner routes, which lead to Qazigund tunnel. In an order district magistrate Anantnag , Dr Basharat Qayoom said that in view of the apple harvest season there has been a noticeable increase in the movement of heavy […]
CCFR declined with time in Kmr, reveals research
SRINAGAR: A research study titled ‘Case Fatality Rate, Mortality Trends during Pandemic in Kashmir’ has revealed that the Covid Case Fatality Rate in Kashmir declined with time despite new variants appearing and spreading rapidly. The research was published in ‘Asian Journal of Medical Sciences’ (AJMS) and was conducted by Incharge Divisional Covid Control Room Kashmir […]
IAF Jammu Station conference hall named after Flight Lt Advitiya Bal
Jammu: The Indian Air Force’s Jammu Station conference hall on Saturday was named after Flight Lieutenant Advitiya Bal who died after his aircraft crashed during a training mission in Rajasthan’s Barmer in July, a defence spokesman said. The 26-year-old officer, a resident of Jinder Mehlu village in Jammu, was flying a battle inoculation training mission […]
WHO alert: Drug Controller urges ADCs to identify formulations from distribution channels
Srinagar: After the government of India ordered a probe into four cough syrups following an alert issued by the World Health Organization (WHO), deputy drug controller Kashmir has asked all Assistant Drug Controllers (ADCs) for immediate action after identifying the formulations from the distribution channels. According to a communiqué, deputy drug controller Kashmir stated that […]
Medical disbursement claims: Kashmiri migrants directed to deposit pending documents
JAMMU: Office of the Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner (Migrants) has urged the persons whose medical reimbursement cases are pending to furnish deficient documents by or before October 15, 2022 enabling the department to process their claims as per the laid down norms. As per a public notice issued by the department, there are 43 cases […]
Department of Wildlife Protection, WD Kashmir kick starts Wildlife Week
SRINAGAR: The Department of Wildlife Protection J&K Government, Wetlands Division (WD) Kashmir on Monday kick started the celebration of wildlife week. The events are being organised in collaboration with the Department of School Education, Kashmir at Camping Ground of Hokersar Wetland Conservation Reserve. Wildlife Mitras, Volunteers, Panchayat members of the villages around Hokersar Wetland Reserve […]
Admin calls for organizing Bird Festival in Shallabugh wetlands
GANDERBAL: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal Shyambir on Friday chaired a meeting of concerned officers to discuss the restoration of Shallabugh wetlands and revival of other water bodies in the district. During the meeting threadbare discussion was held regarding the restoration/ rejuvenation of Shallabugh wetlands and revival of other water bodies in the district. The […]
Baba Demb’s second hand wood market helps fulfilling dreams
Ahtisham Nazki Srinagar: They are unknown to the outer world but their efforts have made it sure that Kashmir’s downtrodden and less privileged too can afford a shelter for themselves. The carving units of Bab Demb Srinagar is a home to many second hand markets among which wooden doors, windows and furniture markets are lesser […]
JKYF reaches out to over 6900 deserving families
Srinagar: The J&K Yateem Foundation (JKYF) has incurred an expenditure of over Rs 47 lakhs while reaching out to 6906 deserving and needy families during the month of June. This includes 769 widow headed families, 47 girl students and 35 brides across Jammu & Kashmir. The figures were produced in the progress report of respective […]