Army’s Symphony Band performs for border residents in Poonch
Jammu: Army’s Symphony Band for the first time performed for the civilian population near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, a defence spokesman said on Saturday. The mega musical evening was organised as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahatsov’ in the open at Jhullas village in Krishna Ghati sector on Friday, attracting a […]
Army’s adopted village in Kishtwar registers 100 percent Covid vaccination
Jammu: Chingam village has become the first remote hamlet in Kishtwar district to register 100 percent Covid vaccination, the Army said on Saturday. Located 50 kilometres from Kishtwar town, the village has been adopted by the Army with an aim to reduce the hardships of the people and ensure the implementation of COVID-19 protocols, thus […]
HDFC Bank’s profit jumps 23 percent in Q4 results
Mumbai: HDFC Bank, the largest private sector lender in India, on April 16 reported a 23 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth in standalone net profit at Rs 10,055.2 crore for the quarter ended March 2022 as bad loans provisions declined 29 percent, with further improvement in asset quality. A year back, the standalone profit stood at […]
Army pays tribute to three soldiers who died in accident
Srinagar: The Army on Saturday paid floral tributes to three soldiers who died in an accident while on way to an encounter site in Shopian on Thursday. “Army today paid tribute to Subedar Shri Om, Havildar Ramautar and Sepahi Pawan Singh Gurjar, who made the supreme sacrifice on 14 Apr 2022 near Kanipora village of […]
One fresh COVID-19 case detected in Ladakh
Leh: One fresh COVID-19 case was reported in Ladakh, taking the overall virus tally in the Union Territory to 28,239, officials said on Saturday. The number of active cases, however, dropped to eight after the recovery of two more patients in Leh on Friday, the officials said, adding that with this the number of recovered […]
Health Department to organise Health Mela Invites general public to attend
GANDERBAL: The Health Department of District Ganderbal is going to organize a mega one day “Health Mela cum Awareness Programme” at Shalbugh near Jamia Masjid on 18 April 2022. In this regard the general public are invited to attend the Health Mela cum Health Awareness program on the schedule day to avail the benefits of […]
SDRF organises mock drill for flood preparedness in Dal Lake
SRINAGAR: On the instructions of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, the J&K State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), 1st Battalion, Kashmir Saturday held a flood preparedness mock drill inside Dal Lake, here. The Mock drill was held in collaboration with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and with the support of J&K State Emergency Operation Centre (JKSEOC), Department of […]
Transforming J&K: 276 projects approved under Smart Cities Mission in Jmu, Sgr
SRINAGAR: Building cities that ‘work’ inclusive, healthy, resilient and sustainable requires intensive policy coordination and investment choices. National and local governments have an important role to play towards shaping the future of their development, to create opportunities for all, officials said Friday. The Jammu and Kashmir administration, keeping pace with national policies and programmes envisaging […]
Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav: DIPR organizes cultural programme
JAMMU: Cultural Wing of Department of Information and Public Relations, in collaboration with Government Model Hr. Sec. School and Government Girls Hr. Sec. Surankote Friday organized a cultural programme to mark Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. Vice Principal of Government Model Hr. Sec. Surankote Mussarat Hussain Shah was Chief Guest, while Vice Principal of Government Girls […]
Gujjar Basti Larnoo residents seek road connectivity
Anantnag: The residents of far flung Larnoo area of Kokernag hamlet in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district have demanded road connectivity to the area. The absence of proper road connectivity has rendered the people living in area economically backward, decried the residents of Gujjar Basti Larnoo. “For ration and procurement of other essentials, we have to […]
