Govt for special focus on dev oriented schemes for farming community

JAMMU: Principal Secretary, Animal and Sheep Husbandry, Navin Kumar Choudhary, Thursday exhorted the officers to lay special focus on the formulation of development oriented schemes for farming community under CAPEX budget. Principal Secretary issued these directions while chairing a meeting held here regarding the finalization of plan under CAPEX budget for the year 2020-21 of […]

IRCS distributes food items

JAMMU: In an effort to help the community and those who are affected by Covid-19 pandemic, Secretary Indian Red Cross Society Vinod Malhotra, Jammu Region along with his team today distributed ration and other food items to 95 poor and needy families of Rajiv Basti, Narwal and Raghunath Pura.

Second batch of 225 Iran returnees reaches Ladakh

The group was undergoing quarantine in Rajasthan

Leh: The second batch of 225 pilgrims who had returned from Iran reached here on Wednesday in a special Indian Air Force plane after undergoing quarantine in Rajasthan, officials said. The returnees, 208 hailing from Kargil and 17 from Leh, were airlifted from Jodhpur to Leh and were subjected to screening by a medical team […]

Youth released from UP jail reaches home after required time in quarantine

Bandipora: A youth from North Kashmir’s Bandipora district who had been languishing in Uttar Pradesh Jail under Public Safety Act reached home after his release. Police sources said that Lateef Ahmed Malla son of Ghulam Mohiuddin, a resident of Ashtango Bandipora was arrested after the abrogation of special status in Jammu and Kashmir in August […]

Kashmir Press Club demands withdrawal of FIR against valley journalists

Srinagar: The Kashmir Press Club on Wednesday expressed grave concern over a series of FIR registered against journalists working in Kashmir Valley and demanded their withdrawal. “The Kashmir Press Club (KPC) yet again notes with grave concern the series of FIRs that have been filed against journalists in the valley,” the journalist body said in […]

Army setting up two COVID-19 hospitals in JK

Jammu: The Army is setting up two COVID-19 hospitals, one each in Srinagar and Jammu, as it assured full cooperation to the civil administration in combating the pandemic, an official spokesman said. While efforts are on to set up a 250-bed hospital at Rangreth in Srinagar, another 100-bed COVID-19 care centre will come up at […]

Burglars decamp with valuables from army man’s house

Anantnag: Burglars broke into the house of an army soldier and decamped with valuables in absence of family members. Sources said that burglars entered into the deserted house of a local in Seer Hamdan area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district and stole valuable goods. Sources added that during the dead of the night, burglars broke […]

Students can avail benefits of NDLI: Advisor Shrama

JAMMU: Advisor to Lt Governor, K.K. Sharma Wednesday said that the students and the teaching faculty of the Jammu and Kashmir should take the requisite benefit from the National Digital Library of India (NDLI), which is repository of books and other educational content available on the digital format. The Advisor was interacting with the Principal […]

Facilities in COVID-19 hospitals reviewed

Officials to visit every hospital to assess, monitor patient care

JAMMU: Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education Department, Atal Dulloo, on Wednesday directed the concerned authorities to ensure availability of adequate facilities at the designated COVID-19 hospitals. The FC issued these directions while chairing a meeting held to review the facilities being extended to Corona positive patients at the dedicated COVID-19 hospitals across the Union […]