CS reviews status of health, malnourishment in JK
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta chaired a meeting to review the status of malnourishment and the need for community kitchens in Jammu and Kashmir. Administrative Secretaries of departments of Finance, Health & Medical Education, School Education, Labour & Employment, Social Welfare, and Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs participated in the meeting. It […]
JK reports 182 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 182 fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Thursday. Among the fresh cases, 33 were reported from Jammu Division and 149 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 336063. There was no death either from Kashmir and […]
PaK teenager held along LoC in Poonch
Poonch: A 14-year-old Pakistan (administered) Kashmir national was apprehended by army along Line of Control in Poonch district, officials on Thursday afternoon said. They sid that the individual Asmad Ali son of Mohammad Banaras Sudan, resident of Tatrinote tehsil and district Rawalakote (PaK) was apprehended near Chhabila Post of Indian Army. The apprehended person is […]
Man crushed to death by train in Jammu
Jammu: A man was killed after he allegedly came under a train here on Thursday, officials said. The incident occurred near the loco shed of Jammu railway station, they said. The man, aged around 55, died on the spot, the officials said, adding his identity is being ascertained. General Rail Police (GRP) officials rushed to […]
Preventing breakthrough infections: DAK bats for booster shots of Covid-19 vaccine
Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Thursday said people who are fully vaccinated need booster shots of Covid-19 vaccine to prevent breakthrough infections. “Booster shots would extend the immune protection provided by Covid-19 vaccines,” said DAK President and Influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr Hassan said though Covid-19 vaccine provides high level of protection […]
Kashmir experiences slight respite from cold conditions
Srinagar: The night temperature at most places in Kashmir stayed above the freezing point on Thursday as the residents in the valley experienced slight relief from cold conditions which had set in earlier than usual this year, officials said. Pahalgam and Gulmarg were the only two places in the valley which experienced sub-zero night temperature […]
Police seizes heroin worth Rs 100 Cr from truck
Jammu: Police on Thursday seized 52 kilogram of heroin worth Rs 100 crore from a Punjab-bound truck and arrested one person here, a senior police official said. Initial investigation suggests that the narcotics was smuggled into Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan to fund terrorism in the Valley, police said. “On a specific information, station house […]
Rambagh shootout: Three militants, including TRF commander killed
Militants were wanted in civilian killings: Police
Srinagar: Three militants, including a self-styled commander of ‘The Resistance Front’ (TRF) outfit, wanted in the recent civilian killings in the city, were gunned down by security forces on Wednesday, officials said. Meanwhile, militants hurled a grenade on a security picket in north Kashmir’s Bandipora. The brief shootout occurred at the Rambagh area in the […]
‘Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas’: Tribal cultural heritage needs promotion, preservation, says Lt Guv
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Wednesday inaugurated the closing ceremony of ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas’ here at the General Zorawar Singh Auditorium, University of Jammu. A two-day Literary cum Cultural Tribal festival is being organized to mark the culmination of the celebrations of Birsa Munda’s birth anniversary. The festival will showcase the rich heritage, culture, art, […]
Temperature settles above freezing point in Kashmir
No major changes in weather pattern till Dec 5: MeT
Srinagar: The night temperature rose across Kashmir valley as Srinagar saw the minimum settle above freezing point for the first time in more than a week on Wednesday, officials said. The valley had been experiencing sub-zero nights for the past week, setting in chilly winter conditions earlier than usual, MET officials said. Srinagar recorded a […]
