Bear mauls man to death
Budgam: A 40-year-old man was mauled to death by a bear while he was grazing his cattle in Ladermad forests of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district late last night. Officials said that the man who was grazing cattle in Ladermad forests, which is about 70 kms from Brenwar was mauled to by a bear during midnight. […]
Positivity rate in Jammu district drops to 1%, Recovery rate 95%: Admin
JAMMU: The Covid Positivity rate in Jammu district has dropped to 1%, while the recovery rate has touched 95% in Jammu district, said Deputy Commissioner Anshul Garg at a press briefing on Monday. The Deputy Commissioner said that recoveries continue to outnumber the daily new cases. He informed that as recovery rate is better than […]
Lt Governor’s message on World Blood Donor Day
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, in his message on World Blood Donor Day, highlighted the need to create wider public awareness for safe blood and blood products for transfusion, besides reinforcing the humanitarian call for more people, especially the youth to come forward and donate blood regularly to save lives and inspire others to do […]
Dangling electric wires, decaying electric poles pose threat to residents
Pulwama: Dangling electric wires tied with trees and worn out wooden poles are posing grave threat to the lives of people as well as to their property in several villages of Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam districts, locals said. The residents of Noorpora, Rakh, Zahid Bagh, Darbagh and its adjacent villages in Pulwama district, Bandpawa, Chitragam […]
Follow Covid-19 SOPs to safeguard children during third wave: Justice Magrey
PULWAMA: Jammu and Kashmir High Court Judge, Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey Saturday emphasized to follow laid- down guidelines and SOPs to safeguard children during the predicted third- wave of Covid-19 Pandemic. Justice Magrey, who is also the Executive Chairman of J&K Legal Services Authority J&KLSA) said this during an awareness programme on Covid- 19 caring […]
Army dedicates Covid facility for people in Srinagar
Srinagar: To combat the rapid surge of COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir and also to prepare for the anticipated third wave of COVID-19, the Indian Army’s Chinar Corps on Saturday dedicated a 50 bed COVID-19 facility to the people. The facility adds to the government capacity to handle COVID patients. The COVID facility established at […]
Officers deployed to check Covid violations at Patnitop
Jammu: Authorities in Ramban district have deployed six officers at the Patnitop hill resort to impose fines on visitors found violating Covid guidelines. The six officers have given powers of executive magistrate Class-1, officials said, adding that the move comes amid complaints of violation of Covid-appropriate behaviour by the visitors there. The hill resort and […]
Lt General Joshi assures support to ex-servicemen, war widows during Covid
Jammu: Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Y K Joshi on Wednesday assured full support to former servicemen and war widows as extended by them during the COVID-19 pandemic. The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Northern Command (GOC-in-C) interacted with Veer Naris’ and veterans after laying wreath to ‘Swarnim Vijay Mashaal’ (victory flame) and paying tributes to […]
Smuggler arrested, 30-cft illicit timber seized: Police
Budgam: Police arrested one notorious timber smuggler and seized a number timber sawn along with a horse in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said on Saturday. “During night patrolling near Panchayat Ghar Sugan, police party of Police Station Khag intercepted one person carrying a number of illicit timber sawn laden on the horse,” a police […]
Abducted girl rescued in Baramulla
Srinagar: An abducted girl was rescued and the man involved in the act was arrested in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, police said. A police spokesman said police post Wusan received a complaint from one Ghulam Hassan Dar, a resident of Pattan area, that his daughter was kidnapped by Ishfaq Ahmad Dar. Accordingly, a case […]