COVID-19: Govt writes to states, UTs over rising weekly positivity rates, deaths

New Delhi: The Union health ministry on Saturday wrote to Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha and Mizoram to take necessary steps under the ‘Test-Track-Treat-Vaccinate-Covid Appropriate Behaviour’ strategy to control the spread of COVID-19 and reduce fatality. The move comes in view of rising cases of the infection, weekly positivity rates and weekly […]

Restore JK’s statehood before assembly polls: Azad

Ramban: The real ‘Jehad’ is to fight against poverty and unemployment, rather than against any leader, party or religion, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday. Addressing a public rally here, he reiterated the demand for restoration of statehood of Jammu and Kashmir before assembly elections, saying the bureaucracy is no match to popular […]

Covid surge: Intensive testing, containment needed to contain rising covid cases, says Lt Guv

District Admins to intensify awareness campaign

DELHI: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday reviewed the COVID-19 situation in J&K and discussed preventive measures to be implemented against the emerging scenario. While chairing the meetings of Covid Task Force and DCs, SPs, the Lt Governor observed that since WHO has declared Omicron as a ‘Variant of Concern’, the health officials and people must […]

CBK files charge sheets in separate cases of fraud, land encroachment

Jammu: The Crime Branch and the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday separately filed charge sheets in two cases related to forging of a document to secure a government job and encroachment of forest land in Jammu province, officials said. A Crime Branch spokesperson said a charge sheet was filed in the court of chief judicial […]

Railway cop escapes militant attack

Srinagar: Militants on Saturday fired upon a railway policeman in Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, official sources said. They said while the policeman escaped unscathed, police and security forces cordoned off Dogripora village of the Awantipora amid reports that militants went inside the village. As per CCTV footage of the incident, a militant […]

Police arrests LeT militants

Srinagar: A militant of Lashker-e-Toiba was arrested in central Budgam district on Saturday, police said. “On a specific input regarding movement of militants in Poshkar area of Budgam, Police alongwith 62 and 2RR and 79 battalion CRPF launched a joint cordon and search operation in the area,” a police spokesperson said, “During the search operation […]

JK reports 202 fresh covid-19 cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 202 new covid-19 cases, 64 of them travelers, even as there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. 88 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 114 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 337646. There was no […]

Govt suspends three engineers from R&B after their arrest by CBI

Srinagar: Government on Saturday placed under suspension three engineers of Public Works (R&B) Department in Udhampur, a day after they were arrested by CBI in connection with a First Information Report. As per an order by Shailender Kumar Principal Secretary (R&B), the Engineers placed under suspension with immediate effect include Hilal Ahmad Sheikh (Superintending Engineer, […]

Government terminates one more teacher

Srinagar: The government in ongoing action against the employees of School Education Department has terminated one more teacher from the services for their unauthorized absence. According to the order of Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK), a teacher (Name Withheld) posted at GHS Tarzova in Baramulla district had applied for leave without pay for three […]