SSB Company quarantined after 8 men test positive for Covid-19
Baramulla: An entire company of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has been quarantined, after eight of its personnel tested positive for novel coronavirus in Mirgund area of north Kashmir Baramulla district, reports said Thursday. They said that after some of the troopers of 18 battalion of SSB complained of minor fever and cough, samples of […]
Swimming, bathing banned in Madhumatti Nallah in Bandipora
Srinagar: District administration Bandipora has put a ban on swimming and bathing activities in nallah Madhumatti as “a measure to safeguard the precious lives.” The ban has come just two days after authorities in Ganderbal threw nallah Sindh out of bounds to the residents in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district over a spate of drowning incidents. […]
Frontline Covid-19 warrior awarded
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar has announced cash reward with citation to Ambulance Driver Jameel Ahmad working with CMO Srinagar, for rendering exemplary services during the pandemic COVID-19. While announcing the award, Advisor Bhatnagar said that we need to boost the morale of our frontline Health workers who are wroking dedicatedly while […]
Advisor Baseer Khan reviews development scenario in Anantnag
Gets brief on COVID–19 control measures
ANANTNAG: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Khan Thursday took stock of development scenario and Covid Control measures during one day tour of Anantnag district followed by a review meeting. He inspected various ongoing works, met PRI, ULB representatives, traders, hoteliers and civil society members and listened to their issues. The Advisor visited Panchayat Halqa GB […]
JK gets first National Agriculture Market
SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary Horticulture and Agriculture departments Navin Kumar Chudhary Thursday inaugurated the first of its kind e-NAM (National Agriculture Market) platform of J&K here at Fruit & Vegetable (F&V) Market Parimpora. The online trading portal networks the existing Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) mandis to create a unified national market for agricultural commodities. The […]
Power shutdown
SRINAGAR: According to the Power Controller Kashmir Province in order to carry out completion of tower foundation of tower No. LP12 at 220 kV LILO of Lassipora, the 33kv Chitragam Landoora feeder of 132/33kv Lassipora Grid Station shall observe shutdown on July 10 from 10 am to 1pm. The supply power to the areas fed […]
Two persons die while cleaning well in Kupwara village
Kupwara: Two persons including a ward member died while cleaning a well in Chalgund Halmatpora area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday afternoon. Locals said that two persons died inside a well and later were retrieved by a joint team of Police, SDRF and locals at Chalgund Halmatpora village. They said that the victims […]
Community schooling: PSAJK hails individual schools, teachers for the initiative
Srinagar: Private Schools Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) has hailed the individual schools, teachers and other members of the society for starting community schooling in their localities for the benefit of students amidst the current lockdown. The Association however, condemned the behaviour of certain government officials for sabotaging such an educational initiative in the […]
BJP leader’s killing: Will avenge his death by killing those involved: State BJP Chief
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina said the killings of BJP leader Wasim Bari and his family members will be avenged by smoking out terrorists from their hideouts and eliminating them. He left for Kashmir to meet Bari’s family and be with them in this hour of grief. Bari, his father and brother […]
JKSSB issues clarification regarding advertisement notification
JAMMU: The J&K Services Selection Board (JKSSB) Thursday issued Corrigendum and Addendum in relation to Accounts Assistant (Panchayat) Advertisement Notification No. 02 of 2020 dated 06-02-2020 for the post of Accounts Assistant(Panchayat). In a statement issued here by the recruitment board it said the corrigendum has been issued in pursuance of the communication No. RD&PR/Adm/41/2019 […]