Ancient Durga idol found in Budgam

Srinagar: Police in Budgam district recovered a 7th century idol of Goddess Durga in black stone on Tuesday, officials said here. The idol, believed to be 1300 years old, was found in Khag area, the officials said. “Officers of the Department of Archives, Archaeology & Museums were called for examination of the sculpture. It was […]

Govt announces winter vacation for schools

Srinagar: Government on Tuesday announced winter vacations for educational institutions of Kashmir division and winter zone of Jammu division due to freezing conditions. “In view of increase in cold weather conditions, there was proposal for early vacations in schools. A meeting in this regard was held yesterday and the proposal has been approved,” Principal Secretary […]

Soldier ends life in Ramban

Banihal/Jammu: An army personnel allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle in Banihal area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Tuesday, officials said. Sepoy Tejpal Singh, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, was on sentry duty when he fired upon himself inside a camp at Chamalwas late this afternoon, the officials said. They said […]

Admin sanctions ex gratia payment to kin of Covid victims

Jammu: The administration has sanctioned ex gratia payment of Rs 50,000 to the dependents of COVID-19 victims and directed all deputy commissioners to set up a robust yet simple mechanism for its disbursement. Jammu and Kashmir has recorded 4,476 Covid-related deaths — 2,291 in Kashmir and 2,185 in Jammu — since the pandemic began last […]

CS chairs 5th UT-Level Bankers’ Committee meeting

Directed Banks to promote business to boost economic growth

JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Tuesday chaired the 5th UT-Level Bankers’ Committee meeting and reviewed achievements of banks and financial institutions operating in Jammu and Kashmir for the half year ended September 2021. Financial Commissioner Finance, Atal Dulloo, Principal Secretary, Rural Development Department & Panchayati Raj, Bipul Pathak Principal Secretary, HUDD, Dheeraj Gupta, […]

JK reports 150 new covid-19 cases, one fatality

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 150 fresh covid-19 cases while one person succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Monday. Among the fresh cases, 28 were reported from Jammu Division and 122 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 336681. There was one death from Kashmir division due to the virus […]

Staff called back at DRDO hospital Jammu

Jammu: Barely 18 days after the staff at the DRDO hospital in Jammu was repatriated, the employees were called back and re-deployed at the hospital after Covid cases showed a sudden spike in Jammu region, officials said. An official said that the health department has re-deployed officers, doctors and other paramedical staff at the DRDO […]

CS reviews public health response to COVID 19

JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Monday chaired a meeting of the COVID Task Force to review the public health response to COVID-19 and asked the divisional and district administrations to ensure universal testing of all foreign travellers to Jammu and Kashmir in the light of the emergence of new COVID variant Omicron. Administrative […]