Ashiq Lily, Nazir Khawaja appointed members SSB
JAMMU: The government has transferred and posted Nazir Ahmad Khwaja, awaiting orders of adjustment in the office of Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir and Ashiq Hussain Lily, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Sopore, as Members of Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board.
Two municipal wards declared ‘red zones’ in Bandipora
BANDIPORA: The authorities on Thursday declared Two Municipal Wards in Bandipora town as “red-zones” and their surrounding localities as “buffer zones” after more persons tested positive to COVID-19 infection. Deputy Magistrate Bandipora, Ravinder Kumar issued the orders declaring Ward No 05 and Ward No 06 of Bandipora town as Red Zone while adjoining villages including […]
7 including sarpanch, 2 panchs assault father-son duo in Rajouri, arrested
Jammu: Seven people including a sarpanch and two panchs allegedly assaulted a father-son duo after a verbal duel during a panchayat meeting in Rajouri district prompting police to arrest them on Wednesday, officials said. A written complaint was received from one Amjed Parvez alleging that his elder brother had a verbal duel with a local […]
Reopening of educational institutions will spell disaster: Chairman ‘We Volunteers’
Srinagar: With increasing death count and more than a hundred cases being reported per day in J&K and about seven cases every minute in India, the government’s move to open schools in Jammu and Kashmir can prove to be a disaster, Chairperson ‘We Volunteers’, Malik Asif Noor said in a statement here. He said that […]
Time to learn how to live with virus: DAK
Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Wednesday said the COVID-19 pandemic is not going to go away and people are going to live with the virus. President DAK, Dr Suhail Naik said that it is time to learn, educate, inform and communicate to the general public how we all are going to live with Covid-19. He […]
Tanker overturns in Samba, one killed
Jammu: A Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) gas tanker skidded off the road and fell into a 15-feet deep ditch in Samba district on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring another, officials said. The tanker, which was on its way to Srinagar, turned turtle near Charawa village on the Samba-Majalta-Udhampur road. Immediately after the accident, […]
Man dies after falling from tree, officials say will be tested for Covid-19
Srinagar: A 45 year-old man died after falling from a Walnut tree in Gund Siligam area of Anantnag district on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified Farooq Ahmad Najar of Gund Siligam. BMO Mattan Dr Saleem Beigh said that the family members of the deceased were demanding that the dead deceased should be spared from […]
Now govt employees to get salary details via app
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu Wednesday launched JK Employees Salary Tracker Mobile App- ‘MeraVetan’ (Version-1) here at Raj Bhavan. The Lt Governor observed that the newly launched application is aimed to provide Salary Related information to Employees. With the launch of MeraVetan App (V-1), the employees especially posted in remote and rural areas who […]
Containing COVID-19 in Bandipora, Baseer Khan reviews measures
BANDIPORA: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan Wednesday visited Bandipora district to review the measures taken by the District Administration in containing COVID-19, besides he reviewed the developmental works being executed in the district under different schemes. Deputy Commissioner, Bandipora, Ravinder Kumar gave a detailed presentation about the measures being taken by the district […]
Chadoora man declared covid-19 positive, but no samples taken
Chadoora: A tea-stall owner from Central Kashmir’s Budgam district Wednesday claimed that he was forcibly put into isolation ward at JVC Bemina while his samples were never taken and still he was declared positive for Covid-19 infection. Yesterday authorities declared a tea-stall owner from Dugbugh Chadoora area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district positive for Covid-19. […]