Fast pace high density horticulture plantation in Jammu Division, officials told
‘Concerns of cherry growers, canning units being addressed’
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, K.K. Sharma Wednesday said that the concerns of the cherry and other Horticulture producers are being addressed so that they are provided with opportunities of marketing their produce besides increasing its shelf life. The Advisor was interacting with the representatives of the cherry processing unit holders, growers and marketers here. […]
Private hospitals in Anantnag offer 19 beds for Gynae surgeries
ANANTNAG: As many as seven private nursing homes have volunteered 19 beds for conducting gynae surgeries in Anantnag district. This was disclosed at a meeting of private hospital owners, chaired by Deputy Commissioner (DC), Anantnag K.K. Sidha. The meeting was informed that the facility will be used by superintendent MCCH, and in case of non-availability […]
Man booked, arrested for objectionable FB comments
Rajouri: Police in Rajouri district on Wednesday booked and arrested a man for his ‘sensitive’ and ‘objectionable’ comments on Facebook. Police in Rajouri district said that information was received that a social media user Balkrishan Bhat of Rajouri has made some sensitive and objectionable comments on Facebook, which were reviewed by the social media monitoring […]
Nighttime restrictions imposed on non-essential activities in Jammu
JAMMU: District Magistrate, Jammu, Wednesday prohibited the movement of individuals for all non-essential activities between 8 pm to 5 am in the territorial limits of district Jammu. “I, Sushma Chauhan, District Magistrate, Jammu, vide powers conferred upon me under section 144 of CrPC read with relevant provisions under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 and the […]
Media Policy: People’s Conference hits out at admin, calls it ‘lowest of the low’
Srinagar: The People’s Conference on Wednesday hit out at the Jammu and Kashmir administration over its new media policy, terming it the “lowest of the low”. Earlier this month, the UT administration had approved the media policy-2020 for creating a sustained narrative on the functioning of the government in the media. According to a government […]
Authorities foil JKCDWF’s 36-hour-long protest
Many protestors, leaders detained
Srinagar: Authorities on Wednesday filed the protest demonstration of Jammu and Kashmir Casual Daily Wagers Forum (JKCDWF) and detained at least two dozen leaders after they started a 36-hour-long protest to press for their demands. The protest led by forum president Sajad Ahmad Parray was organized to press for the regularization of casual and daily […]
Healthcare of non Covid patients takes a hit
Anantnag: Amid the deadly Coronavirus pandemic, non covid patients are suffering a lot as the authorities have fixed all their attention and focus on the fight against Covid-19. Several patients from different areas of south Kashmir said that they are hardly getting any treatment for the ailments they are suffering from. Dozens of patients with […]
JK panchayat body condemns killing of sarpanch
Demands adequate compensation to family
Jammu: The All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC) on Tuesday condemned the killing of a sarpanch by terrorists in Anantnag district, saying such cowardly attacks would not deter it from strengthening democracy in the grassroots level of the Union Territory. Ajay Pandita, a Kashmiri Pandit sarpanch of the Larkipora area in Anantnag district and […]
Pak army resorts to shelling along LoC in Poonch
Jammu: The Pakistan army resorted to heavy shelling along the Line of Control in Poonch district on Tuesday, prompting strong retaliation by the Indian Army, an official said. “At about 0630 am today, the Pakistan army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and intense shelling with mortars along the LoC in Mankote […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 1,17,149 stranded JK residents
79,460 via Lakhanpur, 37,689 through special trains
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 1,17,149 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, the administrations […]
