AC meets: Govt to delineate, demarcate land alongside water channels

JAMMU: The Administrative Council which met here Saturday, under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha approved the procedure for delineation and demarcation of Gair Mumkin Khads/ Daryas/ Nallahs etc. which do not form a part of water channels but has been recorded in revenue records as such. The approved procedure provides for Khasra-wise […]
Covid-19: Risk persists in various parts of India: WHO

New Delhi: Even though some cities or states in India may be beginning to see plateauing of COVID-19 cases, the risk persists and focus must be on reducing transmission and implementing situation-specific measures, senior WHO official Poonam Khetrapal Singh said. The Health Ministry said on Thursday that early indications of Covid cases plateauing have been […]
JK reports 4175 fresh covid-19 cases, five fatalities
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 4175 new positive cases while as five persons succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Saturday. They said 1363 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 2812 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 428260. Three among the fresh deaths were reported […]
73rd Republic Day celebrations : Lt Guv felicitates contingents of Pipe drum, brass bands
JAMMU: To mark the culmination of the Republic Day celebrations-2022, the customary Beating Retreat ceremony was held at the Maulana Azad Stadium here Saturday evening. Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha was the chief guest for the ceremony. During the beating retreat ceremony, marching Bands of Armed Forces were displayed and the inspiring tunes of Brass bands […]
Visit of Pakistani pilgrims to India delayed due to COVID-19: Pak Lawmaker
Islamabad: A prominent Hindu lawmaker from Pakistan’s ruling party has announced a delay in the visit of a delegation to India under his faith tourism initiative since New Delhi needs time to make arrangements for visitors due to COVID-19 restrictions, hours after India said it has a “positive approach” on the matter and is willing […]
Militants shot dead policeman in Bijbehara
Srinagar: Militants on Saturday shot dead a policeman in Anantnag district of south Kashmir, police said. Police head constable Ali Mohammad was fired upon by militants at around 5.35 pm near his residence at Hasanpora in the Bijbehara area of Anantnag, a police official said. He said Mohammad was shifted to a hospital in critical […]
Welcome: GIS Lassipora ends power woes in south Kashmir villages
First time people witnessing scheduled power supply during winter: Locals
Pulwama: The recently commissioned first Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) in Lassipora area of Pulwama district has ended power paucity in dozens of Pulwama and Shopian villages. Locals from the area said that it is for the first time during the past three decades that they are witnessing scheduled power supply in winter after GIS was […]
AIIMS Jammu, CSIR-IIIM Jammu sign MOU : Resolve to ensure close scientific collaboration
Jammu: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on Saturday between All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Jammu and CSIR-IIIM Jammu for close scientific collaboration with Union minister Jitendra Singh expressing confidence in developing the hospital as an artificial intelligence-based medicine hub of north India. The MoU was signed between AIIMS Jammu director Shakti […]
Kashmir Valley reports rise in minimum temperature
Srinagar: There was some respite from cold wave conditions in Kashmir as the minimum temperature improved across the valley, even as the Meteorological department said there is a possibility of rain/snow at scattered places on Monday. According to officials, the mercury rose across the Kashmir Valley on Friday night by several notches at some places. […]
Encounter breaks out in Pulwama village
Srinagar: An encounter broke out between militants and government forces in Naira Tahab area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday evening. Reports said that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Naira. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired […]