Leopard found dead in JK’s Samba
Jammu: A leopard was found dead in a forest area in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials of wildlife department said. The carcass was found in Ghagwal forest by sarpanch Darshan Kumar and was recovered by the rescue team of the department when he informed them, they said. A preliminary investigation suggested […]
Training programme for NSS officers concludes at KU
Srinagar: A week-long training programme for NSS programme officers concluded at the University of Kashmir on Saturday. The programme was organised by the University’s Office of National Service Scheme (NSS) for teachers from higher secondary schools and colleges in Jammu and Kashmir. 19 participants were deputed for the programme from higher secondary schools while 16 […]
Cluster University Srinagar defers all exams
Srinagar: Cluster University Srinagar on Saturday deferred till further orders all the examinations of the varsity which were scheduled to begin next week. “This is notified for the information of concerned that all the examinations of Cluster University Srinagar scheduled from 17th of January 2022 have been deferred till further orders,” read an order by […]
106 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Ladakh, 35 patients recover
Leh: Ladakh’s coronavirus caseload increased to 23,079 on Saturday as 106 more people tested positive for the virus, officials said. Eighty-six of the new cases were reported from Leh district and 20 from Kargil district, they said. According to the officials, the COVID-19 death toll in the Union territory stands at 222 — 164 fatalities […]
CS hands over trilingual Land Pass Books to farmers
Says every landholder to be provided passbooks online by 15th of August
JAMMU: As a major initiative towards good governance and ease of convenience to the citizens, Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Friday launched trilingual Land Pass Books in Hindi, Urdu and English making it an easy and simple document for reference and record. Dr Mehta termed the initiative a historical step towards transparency and good […]
CS reviews preparations for Republic Day celebrations
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Friday chaired a meeting to take stock of preparations to be put in place for the celebration of Republic Day-2022. Director General of Police, Administrative Secretaries of Departments of Health & Medical Education, Home, PWD(R&B), General Administration, Youth Services & Sports, Forest, Ecology & Environment, Rural Development, Jal […]
Locals at Indira Nagar spot wild bear, ask authorities to capture it
Srinagar: Locals from Sonwar area of Srinagar city claimed that they spotted a wild bear on Friday morning. They said the presence of the bear created panic in the area. The bear according to locals was spotted in Iqbal Colony and Indra Nagar area. “I was scared and had a narrow escape. The bear moved […]
Unauthorized absence: Nine teachers terminated from services
Srinagar: Director School Education Kashmir has ordered termination of services of nine teachers for unauthorized absence, official sources said. The teachers include Aijaz Ahmad Bhat (GPS Shuloora Kupwara), Saima Gani (teacher BHSS Zadibal Srinagar), Suhail Anees (Teacher BHS Nawagabra Kupwara), Mohammad Rafiq Khan, (RReT MS Fraw Ganderbal), Sheetal Bhat (Teacher PM’s package, posted in BHSS […]
Omicron symptoms mild, but spike in cases worrisome: Dr Fayaz
JAMMU: While it took 25 days for daily cases to rise from 100 to 1000, during the second wave of Covid-19, the numbers have more than doubled in just 15 days in the third wave. Roughly double the number of cases are being recorded in half the time in the present Omicron wave’. Professor Department […]
Training programme for MOs commences at IHM
SRINAGAR: To strengthen Covid-19 containment measures at primary level in villages and to mitigate the pressure on secondary and tertiary care health institutions amid spike in fresh Covid-19 positive cases, the two days training programme for Medical Officers (MOs) of all the districts commenced Friday at Institute of Hotel Management (IHM) Rajbagh, here. The Divisional […]
