Minor boy drowns in Bijbehara
Anantnag: A four-year-old boy drowned on Monday evening in Panjpora area of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Officials said that the body identified as Muzamil Ahmad Sheikh, son of Ghulam Hassan Sheikh of Asthan Mohalla Panjpora accidently fell into a spring when he was riding his bicycle on the road. Soon after the incident […]
Pestering power cuts trouble Pahalgam residents
Anantnag: Unscheduled power cuts in Pahalgam belt of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district are troubling the local residents. Locals residents said that even before beginning of the winter season, the power development department is resorting to unscheduled power cuts which is causing lot of miseries for the locals. They said that various far off villages are […]
Director ISM reviews functioning of AYUSH sector
SRINAGAR: Director, Indian Systems of Medicine (ISM) J&K, Dr Mohan Singh Monday conducted an extensive tour to all the districts of Kashmir Division for evaluating, reviewing and monitoring the implementation of all the AYUSH schemes at Central and UT level of all the Districts. He also chaired a meeting with all the District Officers, Medical […]
Launch of MIS: Director Horticulture Kashmir finalises modalities
SRINAGAR: Director Horticulture Kashmir, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat Monday chaired a meeting of concrrned officers, officers of the line departments, CA Stores Owners Association and fruit growers to finalise the modalities regarding preparations for launch of Market Intervention Scheme (MIS), by Lt. Governor, UT of J&K Manoj Sinha on 28th of October here. The Director informed […]
DC Anantnag visits shrines, oversees Eid e Milad arrangements
ANANTNAG: Emphasising on strict adherence to Covid-19 protocol, Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag K. K Sidha Monday visited Khiram and Kabamarg shrines to personally monitor availability of water, power, health and other allied services ahead of Eid Milad-Un Nabi (SAW). After paying obeisance at the shrines,the DC interacted with officials from local Aquaf Bodies and assured of […]
Power shutdown announced
SRINAGAR: According to the Power Controller, Kashmir Province, Srinagar, in order to carry out routine maintenance and cutting of trees / branches, shutdown of 220KV D/C Delina Sterlite TL Ckt-I shall be observed on October 27 from 9 am to 5 pm. Similarly, for the same purposes shutdown of 220KV D/C Delina Sterlite TL Ckt-II […]
Judicial Officers trained online for mediation
SRINAGAR: Mediation and Conciliation Committee of High Court of Jammu & Kashmir, under the patronage of Chief Justice of J&K High Court, Gita Mittal and under the guidance of Chairman Mediation and Conciliation Committee, Justice Tashi Rabstan and members of the committee including Justice Sindhu Sharma, Justice Rajnesh Oswal and Justice Javed Iqbal Wani today […]
88 prisoners cured of COVID-19 in Jammu district jail
Jammu: Eighty-eight prisoners, who were earlier tested positive for COVID-19, have recovered in the district jail in Amphalla here, bringing down the number of active cases in the prison to four, a senior official said on Sunday. There is no positive case among the jail staff, Amphalla District Jail Superintendent Mirza Saleem Ahmad Beig told […]
ABVP protest outside PDP office in Jammu; several detained
Jammu: Several ABVP activists were briefly detained on Sunday after they staged a protest outside the PDP office here against the recent remarks of its president Mehbooba Mufti and allegedly threw paint at a billboard with her picture on it, officials said. Over half-a-dozen ABVP activists, carrying national flags, appeared outside the heavily guarded Peoples’ […]
Mission 2021: JK plans to provide 100 pc tap water connections to rural households
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir is planning to achieve 100 per cent coverage of tap water connection to rural households by December 2022 under the Jal Jeevan Mission, the Jal Shakti Ministry said on Saturday. The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has 18.17 lakh households, out of which 8.38 lakhs (46 per cent) are […]