Amarnath Yatra 2020: Div Com reviews arrangements in Jammu
JAMMU: Divisional Commissioner, Sanjeev Verma Friday chaired a meeting of the heads of concerned departments and highway districts, Deputy Commissioners to review the arrangements being put in place to ensure smooth conduct of Amarnath Yatra 2020. The meeting was attended by IG Traffic, T Namgyal; SSP Traffic National Highways, J S Johar; SSP Security Jammu, […]
Health Dept official refutes claims
KUPWARA: Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Kupwara Friday said that Health Department and its employees have rendered exemplary service during COVID-19 pandemic in Kupwara district but a few new organisations have tried to dent the image of the department by publishing a news item which is false and far from reality. Rebutting the news , the […]
DDC chairs DLRC meet at Kulgam
Srinagar: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Kulgam ShowkatAijaz Bhat chaired the District Level Review Committee/ District Consultative Committee (DLRC/DCC) meeting for district Kulgam to review the performance of banks and line departments for the financial year 2019-20 under the ACP besides assessing the achievements made under various government schemes. The meeting was organized after following proper […]
Youth asked to establish Milk Societies as alternative Livelihood
PULWAMA: District Development Commissioner Pulwama Friday visited various Automatic Milk Collection Centres (AMCCs) established all across Pulwama besides having a detailed review cum inspection of these centres on spot. On the occasion DDC said that Milk Production is the hallmark of Pulwama and source of livelihood to hundreds of families. He said that Milk cooperatives […]
BJP leader in south Kashmir summons BDO along with staff to his home
Kulgam: Though Jammu Kashmir is at present directly controlled by Delhi and there is no representative government in the erstwhile State, yet BJP units is Kashmir seem to exhort pressure on government officials and force them to even visit their homes to seek benefits for the party workers. Witnesses said that in South Kashmir’s Kulgam […]
Promoting fake news: Netizens seek FIR against private TV channel
Anantnag: Jammu Kashmir Police came under sharp criticism for not registering an FIR against Arnab Goswami owned Republic Bharat TV for running a fake news about the ransacking of the house of a slain Pandit Sarpanch in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Republic TV which is known for its anti Muslim rants ran a ticker that […]
Online bidding impossible without high speed internet: Omar
Srinagar: Reacting to reports that non-local companies have bagged a majority of contracts for the extraction of minerals from the water bodies of Kashmir, former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah said that the ban on high speed mobile internet has impacted local businesses as they are unable to participate in online bidding for tenders and […]
Over 1.63 lakh stranded J-K residents evacuated from rest of India
Jammu: Over 1.63 lakh residents of Jammu and Kashmir stranded in various places across India due to the coronavirus lockdown have been evacuated so far, officials said. The administration has evacuated about 1,63,217 J and K residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to the COVID-19 lockdown, through special trains and buses till […]
Driver, conductor escape death as truck falls in Sindh Nallah
Ganderbal: A truck on way to Leh from Srinagar rolled down and fell into Nallah Sindh this morning near Gagangeer area, but both the driver and the conductor escaped unhurt. Police sources said that an LP truck (JK02B/5210) met with an accident on Srinagar-Leh highway near Gagangeer area of Gund in central Kashmirs Ganderbal district. […]
Minor girl dies of snakebite in Poonch
Poonch: A 3-year-old girl died of snakebite in Bhatidhar Mendhar area of this mountainous district on Thursday, officials said. They said the girl, Sayda Koser daughter of Haider Qasam, was found unconscious by the family at her home. The family immediately rushed her to a nearby government Sub District hospital Mendhar where doctors declared her […]