Ensure people follow Covid SOPs, get vaccinated:  Baseer Khan directs Officers

Ensure people follow Covid SOPs, get vaccinated:  Baseer Khan directs Officers

Takes holistic stock of Covid mitigation preparedness in Ang & Kulgam, meets several groups ANANTNAG, APRIL 29: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan today chaired a series of meetings with officers, PRI/ULB members, traders and transporter’s associations, religious leaders of Anantnag & Kulgam districts here at Dak Banglow Khanabal to take stock of Covid […]

Navin Choudhary reviews functioning of Animal, Sheep Husbandry, Fisheries

Navin Choudhary reviews functioning of Animal, Sheep Husbandry, Fisheries

Asks for strengthening of district, subdivision hospitals JAMMU, APRIL 29: Principal Secretary, Animal Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries Departments, Navin Kumar Choudhary, today convened a meeting to review functioning of these departments. The meeting had a detailed review of CAPEX budget, funds released, expenditures incurred under centrally sponsored schemes for 2020-21 besides deliberating on action plan […]

Shab-i-Qadr’ Holiday on May 10: Govt

Shab-i-Qadr’ Holiday on May 10: Govt

Government on Thursday ordered that the holiday on account of “Shab-i-Qadr” shall now observed May 10 (Monday) instead of May 9. “In partial modification of Order No. 1159-JK(GAD) of 2020 dated 24.12.2020 and No. 1160-JK(GAD) of 2020 dated 24.12.2020, it is hereby ordered that the holiday on Government account of ‘Shab-i-Qadr” shall now observed 10th […]

Zimbabwe opts to bat in 1st of 2 Tests against Pakistan

Zimbabwe opts to bat in 1st of 2 Tests against Pakistan

Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat in the first Test against Pakistan at the Harare Sports Club on Thursday. The home team gave three players their Test debuts for the series opener: batsmen Milton Shumba and Roy Kaia and left-arm seamer Richard Ngarava. Zimbabwe captain Sean Williams is sidelined with injury, as is fellow batsman […]

It’s time to bring troops home from Afghanistan: Biden

It’s time to bring troops home from Afghanistan: Biden

Washington: After 20 years of American valour and sacrifice in Afghanistan, it’s time to bring troops home, US President Joe Biden has said, assuring fellow citizens that his administration will maintain capabilities to suppress future threats to the homeland. Biden made this assurance to war-weary Americans in his maiden address to a joint session of […]

New thaw

New thaw

Despite increasing pandemic, India and Pakistan are inching towards cordial relations, said many media reports from the recent past. The latest in this direction is the interview of Pakistani foreign minister who claimed that they were ready to engage in a dialogue with India if they were willing to revisit some of the recent actions […]