PCC issues directions for sale of only green crackers in Jmu, Sgr

Fixes two hours for bursting

JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Committee has issued directions for sale and use of only ‘green crackers’ in twin capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar during the festive season, an official spokesman said. The use or bursting of green/improved firecrackers on Diwali days or any other festival like Gurupurab, Christmas and New Year […]

HCI invites online application for Hajj 2022

SRINAGAR: The aspirants who wish to undertake Hajj journey during 1443(H)—2022(CE) have been informed that the Hajj Committee of India (HCI) has invited online application forms with effect from 01 November, 2021. As per a notification, the aspirants are being informed that before filing the application form online, the aspirants should go through the provisional […]

Health Directorate Jammu terminates employee absent from last five years

JAMMU: Directorate of Health Jammu has terminated an employee who was absent from duty for last five years and did not turn up despite several notices and communiqués As per the termination order, issued by Director Health Jammu, the employee was issued a Notice vide No:-SMJ/555-57, dated 22.07.2016 to Show Cause after he remained absent […]

Police inaugurates Women Help Desk at PS Kulgam

Srinagar: Police inaugurated a Women Help Desk at Police Station Kulgam in order to help the women or girls in distress like facing harassment or any kind of abuse or violence, a police spokesman said Tuesday. The Chief Guest on the occasion was SSP Kulgam Dr.G.V Sundeep Chakravarthy-IPS who inaugurated the Women Help Desk at […]

Executive Committee meeting of Skill Development Mission held

SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department (SDD), Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon Tuesday chaired the Executive Committee meeting of the J&K Skill Development Mission at Civil Secretariat here. The meeting was attended by Secretary Tribal Affairs and Mission Director, J&K Skill Development Mission, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Director Skill Development Department Sudershan Kumar and other officers. […]

DC Srinagar reviews progress of registration under PMJAY-SEHAT

Golden Health Card Registration Camps to be held at Tehsil, Niabat and Block Level

SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Tuesday chaired a meeting to review the progress of registration of beneficiaries under Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana-SEHAT Scheme (AB-PMJAY-SEHAT) and generation of Golden Cards in Srinagar district. On the occasion, threadbare deliberations were held on present status and achievements made with regard to […]

Promotions of officials ordered in Social Forestry Department

SRINAGAR: The Department of Social Forestry, Jammu & Kashmir has ordered promotions of its officials at different levels. A total of 31 officials were cleared by the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) and based on the clearance by DPC, the Director, Social Forestry has issued orders of promotions of various cadres. The officials have expressed happiness […]

Nine new Covid cases in Ladakh

Leh: Ladakh recorded nine fresh COVID-19 cases that raised the tally to 20,971, while the number of active cases in the Union Territory has reached 76, officials said on Tuesday. Ladakh has registered 207 coronavirus-related deaths — 149 in Leh and 58 in Kargil — since the outbreak of the pandemic last year. No new […]

Labourer dies, two others hospitalised of ‘asphyxiation’ in Shopian

Srinagar: A non-local labourer died and two of his colleagues are being treated upon, due to ‘asphyxiation’ in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, official sources said. They said that three persons Ansar (20) Azim (22) – residents of Uttar Pradesh and Ubaid Ahmad Parra son of Bashir Ahmad Parra, resident of Homehana Nagbal were brought to […]