Educational institutions reopen in Bhaderwah after 10 days
Jammu/Bhaderwah: Educational institutions in Bhaderwah opened on Monday after a 10-day closure following communal tension in the town over now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad and some social media posts by local right-wing activists in her support. The day curfew in the town was lifted as the overall situation remained peaceful […]
‘Unauthorised’ absence: Govt terminates 112 doctors from service
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday terminated 112 doctors for “unauthorised” absence from their service, officials said. The state government issued four notices on Monday in this regard against those doctors who have been absent for a long period from the service without any authorisation. Of the lot, 12 doctors were terminated for their […]
‘Heist’: Burglars loot Rs 1 crore from bank in Kathua
Security guard detained, police launches probe
Kathua/Jammu: Burglars broke into a private bank in Kathua district and decamped with over Rs 1 crore cash, police said on Monday. The incident took place at a branch of HDFC Bank in the Hatli Morh area on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. The burglars entered the bank from the rooftop and tied […]
Saudi lifts Covid-related travel restrictions on citizens travelling to India
Dubai: Saudi Arabia on Monday lifted coronavirus-related travel restrictions on its citizens travelling to India and three other countries. The move is based on the follow-up to the epidemiological situation of the coronavirus pandemic, and what has been submitted by health authorities on the global epidemiological situation, the Saudi Press Agency reported quoting an official […]
JK reports 19 new covid cases, one fatality
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 19 new Covid cases on Monday, taking the infection tally to 4,54,520 while another fatality due to the virus raised the death toll to 4,753, officials said here. According to officials, the death was reported from Jammu and was the first Covid-related fatality in the Union Territory in more than […]
ACS Finance reviews progress of DGGI
Seeks details on integrating CSS with DGGI
SRINAGAR: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Finance Department, Vivek Bhardwaj Monday chaired a high level meeting to review progress of District Good Governance Index (DGGI) and also devising mechanism for integrating all the Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) with District Good Governance Index (DGGI) at district level. The meeting was attended by DG IMPARD, Saurabh Bhagat; DG […]
Man killed, 5 injured in car accident near Bhadarwah
Bhaderwah: One person was killed and five others were injured when the car in which they were travelling skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge here on Monday, officials said. “The deceased has been identified as Arjun Singh (33), son of Faqir Singh, a resident of village Sharerna Bhalla tehsil,” Block […]
Lt Guv extends greetings on International Yoga Day
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has extended his greetings on the eve of International Day of Yoga. In a message, the Lt Governor observed that practice of Yoga enables people to live a healthy life, enhances mental and physical strength and creates perfect harmony between the body and mind. “Yoga and Yogic practices are beautiful […]
Covid-19: Doctors ask people to use masks
Srinagar: For the past few days, Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing a steady increase in Covid cases with a senior doctor urging people to use masks. Dr Muhammad Salim Khan Head of Department Community Medicine at GMC Srinagar said that fever, sore throat, cough, body aches and chills are back in Kashmir, so stay alert […]
KP employees continue with demand of relocation
Srinagar: Kashmiri Pandit employees on Monday threatened to appeal to international human rights organisations for asylum if the central government failed to relocate them from the Valley in the wake of attacks on minorities. The employees, recruited under PM Package, have been protesting since the killing of one of their colleagues Rahul Bhat inside his […]
