Transportation fees: Fee regulation committee allows 12 pc hike by transporters
Srinagar: A committee for fixation and regulation of school fees in Jammu and Kashmir has allowed private institutions to hike transportation fees by 12 per cent, officials said on Friday. The increase was allowed after the committee received complaints that private schools had hiked transportation fees significantly following their reopening. “It is also alleged that […]
Covid-19: Chairman DDMA de-notifies 239 Micro Containment Zones in Sgr
SRINAGAR: As the number of Covid-19 positive cases show a visible decline in Srinagar, the District Administration has de-notified 239 Micro Containment Zones which were earlier declared as Red Zones. According to the order issued by Chairman District Disaster Management Authority(DDMA), Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad it has been informed that as many as 239 Micro […]
JK reports 21 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 21 fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said 12 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and nine from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 453403. Giving district wise details, […]
Co-pilot killed, pilot injured in Army chopper crash in Gurez
Srinagar: An Army helicopter on its way to pick up sick BSF personnel crashed near the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Gurez Sector on Friday, killing its co-pilot and critically injuring the pilot, officials said. It crashed around 11:30 am with officials saying that it drifted away while descending and tumbled into a […]
Northern Army commander reviews security scenario
Srinagar: Northern Army commander, Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, who is on a three day visit to Kashmir Valley from March 10, visited Rashtriya Rifles formations in hinterland to review the overall security scenario, the army said on Friday. He also visited a Rashtriya Rifles unit conducting counter-terrorist operations. “He appreciated the recent success in operations […]
Sarpanch shot dead in Adoora Kulgam in south Kashmir
Srinagar: Militants on Friday evening shot dead a Sarpanch in Adoora area of Kulgam in south Kashmir. This is the second killing of a Panchayat member in last two days in the Valley. Official sources said that militants fired upon Shabir Ahmad Mir son of Mohammad Abdullah at his native village of Adoora. The injured […]
Jammu to get palliative, geriatric care facilities in each district
Jammu: The government will set up palliative care and geriatric care facilities in each of 10 districts of Jammu region, officials said here on Friday. To this end, a three-day programme was also launched to train doctors and paramedical staff, they said. The additional chief secretary health and medical education Vivek Bhardwaj inaugurated the training […]
Centre monitoring fuel prices amid Russia-Ukraine war: Union Minister
Pune: Union Minister Dr Bhagwat Karad on Friday said the Central government is monitoring the fuel prices in light of the Russia-Ukraine war and measures will be taken to ensure that people of the country are not affected. The union minister of state for finance was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting […]
Ukraine war: Medical students recount horrific time in Ukraine on return
New Delhi: “This is like a new life,” said medical student Dhruv Pandita as he recounted the horror he went through in the war-torn Ukrainian city of Sumy before he and his fellow students were evacuated and brought back to India on Friday. “Even now that I’m back in India, the situation that I have […]
JK receives third best tableau in the Republic Day Parade
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir was Friday awarded the Third best Tableau in the Republic Day Parade amongst the States and UTs in popular choice category. The award trophy was received by Deputy Labour Commissioner and Deputy Director Information, Veedushi Kapoor on behalf of the J&K Government. This ranking was decided on the basis of […]
