Advisor Baseer Khan visits Durga Nagar, reviews facilities for KP’s
JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, Wednesday visited non camp area of kashmiri migrants in Durga Nagar and took stock of facilities being extended to the inhabitants there. Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner (Migrant) J&K, T.K Bhat, Chief Engineer of JPDCL and other officers accompanied the Advisor during his visit to the area. While […]
Principal GMC Jammu discusses plan for repair of HDU, new emergency
JAMMU: A meeting was held Wednesday here under the chairpersonship of Dr. Shashi Sudhan Sharma, Principal Govt. Medical College and Associated Hospitals regarding the repairs and improvement of HDU and emergency wing. The meeting decided to upgrade room 4 , while XEN Mechanical/ Civil/ Electrical submitted the DPR for the improvement of the emergency. It […]
Three-day camp for students starts ahead of reopening of schools
Bhaderwah: Ahead of reopening of schools in the winter zone of Jammu and Kashmir after remaining closed for over a year, the authorities in Doda district on Wednesday started a three-day camp for students here to help them overcome the fear of COVID-19, officials said. Organised by the directorate of school education in Jammu, the […]
34 travellers among 84 fresh covid-19 cases in JK
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 84 new covid-19 cases, 34 of them travellers, even as no death took place due the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said 11 cases were from Jammu Division and 73 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total case tally to 125547. Providing district-wise details officials […]
Train services to resume partially from Monday
Srinagar: The train services will resume partially in Jammu and Kashmir from Banihal to Baramulla on 22 February (Monday). Chief Area Manager Railways, Saqib Yousuf said that the train services will resume partially from 22 February. Chief Area manager has also written a letter to SSP/GRP/Srinagar to inform his office whether they have any objection […]
Dr. Samoon reviews JKEIP-2020
JAMMU: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department, Dr.Asgar Hassan Samoon Wednesday chaired a meeting of senior officers of various departments to discuss and review the JK Education Investment Policy, 2020(JKEIP) at Civil Secretariat here. Commissioner Secretary, Higher Education Department, Talat Parvez Rohella; Special Secretary, lndustries & Commerce, Tariq Ahmad Zargar; MD SIDCO, Mohammad Harun; MD SICOP, […]
Block Diwas held at various places
SRINAGAR: As part of Governments ambitious Jan Abhiyan programme, the Block Divas or Youm-e-Block was observed today with great enthusiasm at Ganderbal, Pulwama, Anantnag and Kulgam districts of Kashmir division. On the occasion, the respective District Administrations organised grievance redressal camps besides other related events at Block Headquarters and at different locations of the district […]
Two drug peddlers arrested in Udhampur, Reasi
Jammu: Two alleged drug peddlers were arrested on Wednesday after huge quantities of poppy straw and charas were recovered from their possession in Udhampur and Reasi districts, police said. Pawan Kumar, a resident of Hoshiarpur in Punjab, was arrested after 18 kg of poppy straw was recovered from his truck during checking at Motorshed in […]
Letter to the Editor
Encourage blood donations It is commendable to note that some students of Lucknow University have launched an online blood donor group ‘Mission Zindagi’ to extend a helping hand to people facing a medical emergency. The students are creating an online database of students, teachers, and staff who are regular donors or are keen to donate […]
NTPHC in Awantipora village lacks all basic facilities, allege locals
Awantipora: A new type primary health centre at Chersoo village in Awantipora Tehsil of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district lacks all basic facilities, the locals alleged. Residents said that a PHC was established here around a decade before and was working in two roomed building, however, a building was constructed and it was shifted there, however, […]