Added on January 7, 2022
KV Correspondent
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta chaired a meeting to review the functioning of the Labour and Employment Department in Jammu and Kashmir. Commissioner Secretary, Labour & Employment Department, Chief Executive Officer, J&K Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, Labour Commissioner, and other officers of the Department attended the meeting. The Chief Secretary […]
Added on January 6, 2022
KV News
Various Kashmir parts receive heavy snowfall
Srinagar: Kashmir Valley received season’s major snowfall on Wednesday with world famous Gulmarg recording nearly 3 feet snow. The snowfall and intermittent rains also forced the closure of Jammu-Srinagar highway and cancellation of most flights at Srinagar International airport. “Widespread rain/snow with heavy to very heavy over higher reaches occurred since yesterday,” a meteorological department […]
Added on January 6, 2022
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Banihal/: A 29-year-old man was killed and another injured on Wednesday when a boulder from a hillock hit their car on the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway near Ramban, prompting authorities to suspend the traffic on the strategic road amid inclement weather, officials said. The highway was lashed by intermittent rains since Tuesday, while a weather […]
Added on January 6, 2022
Press Trust of India
Srinagar: Snowfall and poor visibility across Kashmir forced cancellation of 37 of the 42 scheduled flights from Srinagar International Airport on Wednesday, officials of the Airport Authority of India said here. The flight cancellations led to chaotic scenes at the airport as hundreds of passengers were left stranded. “Light snowfall and low visibility today hampered […]
Added on January 6, 2022
Press Trust of India
New Delhi: The precaution dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to be given to healthcare workers, frontline workers and those aged 60 years and above with comorbidities will be the same as that of the first two jabs, the government said on Wednesday. All arrangements are on track to start inoculating the beneficiaries in these categories […]
Added on January 6, 2022
KV News
Pulwama: Three militants affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammad including a local were killed in an encounter in Chandgam area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said Wednesday. A senior police officer said that acting on a tip-off, a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the […]
Added on January 6, 2022
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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 418 fresh covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Wednesday. 311 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu division and 107 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 342419. There was no death reported due to the virus […]
Added on January 6, 2022
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Srinagar: The government on Wednesday ordered complete restriction on non-essential movement in the Union Territory from 09 PM to 06 AM. Officials said that the decision was taken during a meeting held under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary, J&K (Chairman State Executive Committee) along with the ACS (Health and Medical Education) and other senior Health […]
Added on January 6, 2022
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Asks Health Department to aim conducting 2 lakh tests per day
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Wednesday chaired a meeting to review the public health response to COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir and asked the Health and Medical Education Department to scale up testing to reach a target of 2 lakh tests per day with a proportional increase in RtPCR tests. Administrative Secretaries of […]
Added on January 6, 2022
Press Trust of India
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police has initiated the process to procure over 8,000 bullet-resistant (BR) jackets of protection levels 5 and 6 for its personnel involved in counter-terrorism and security operations, official sources said. Levels 5 and 6 indicate a high level of threat and protection. They are tested to withstand at least five […]
