20.24 lakh ‘golden cards’ issued under PM health insurance scheme in Jammu

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir health department till now has issued over 20.24 lakh ‘golden cards’ under the Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY-Sehat scheme in the Jammu division to provide a yearly health insurance cover of up to Rs 5 lakh, an official said on Monday. The Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (AB-PMJAY), a universal health insurance […]

LG visits Lt. Gen Pandey’s residence

Pays tribute to his father-in-law, offers condolences

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha visited GoC Chinar Corps, Lt. General, DP Pandey at his residence in Srinagar on Monday. The Lt Governor paid tribute to his father in law, Colonel Panjab Singh (Retd.), Vir Chakra, who passed away last week due to covid in Chandigarh. He also expressed his condolences with the bereaved family […]

Advisor Baseer Khan reviews Covid mitigation in Bandipora

Inspects CCCs, meets Civil Society members, religious Heads

BANDIPORA: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Baseer Ahmad Khan Monday visited Sumbal Sub-Division in Bandipora district to take stock of covid mitigation efforts and held a meeting with public representatives, delegations, other stakeholders and officers of district administration to review Covid mitigation measures in place in the District. Chairman District Development Council Abdul Gani Bhat, Deputy […]

Traders Federation Baramulla calls on Advisor Baseer Khan

SRINAGAR: A delegation of Traders Federation Baramulla Monday called on Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan at Civil Secretariat here and raised several developmental issues and demands pertaining to the district. Traders Federation led by its president Mohammad Ashraf Ganai briefed the Advisor about t problems faced by them in the district and submitted […]

Organic vegetable sale outlet inaugurated at Lalmandi

SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary Agriculture Production and Farmer’s Welfare Department, Navin Kumar Choudhary, Monday inaugurated an organic vegetable sale outlet at Lalmandi Srinagar. Vice Chancellor, SKUAST-K, Professor J. P. Sharma, was also present on the occasion. Principal Secretary visited different stalls of organic vegetables and other produce from the allied sectors. He interacted with the farmers […]

Faculty Development Programme on Inclusive Education concludes

SRINAGAR: A virtual 8 day ‘Faculty Development Programme on Inclusive Education’ conducted in association with National Institute for the Empowerment of persons with Intellectual Disabilities (NIEPID), Secunderabad, using the platform of Jammu and Kashmir Knowledge Network, concluded here Monday. The programme, which was aimed at to provide advance training on ‘Intellectual Disability’ and ‘Autism’ through […]

Suspension of train service extended till June 09: Officials

Srinagar: Authorities on Monday extended the suspension of train services between Baramulla and Banihal section till June 09 in view of the Covid-19 situation. In an order, authorities said that the suspension of train service between Baramulla and Banihal has been extended till June 09. “The UT of Jammu and Kashmir has extended the cancellation […]

Quick response from guards prevents temple fire incident

Banipora: Security personnel guarding a temple in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district prevented a fire incident by responding quickly without wasting any time. Local sources said that chinar leaves on top of the Shardah Temple located at Kaloosa Bandipora caught fire after coming into contact with a passing HT wire. Before the fire could have spread […]

Jammu District declared as orange zone: DC

‘Over 32K persons inoculated during accelerated vaccination drive’

JAMMU: Due to constant efforts of District Administration and support of the people in the fight against Covid-19, the Jammu district has been declared as orange-zone by the State Executive Committee. This was stated by Deputy Commissioner Anshul Garg on Monday here at a media briefing. The Deputy Commissioner said that in order to tackle […]