Focus on public awareness, capacity building for poultry farmers SRINAGAR, MARCH 3: Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary reviewed the measures in place for detecting cases and prevention of Avian Influenza / Bird Flu, in a meeting of departments convened to further strengthen the response mechanism. A detailed presentation was made by Dr Salim Khan, […]
Rs 2.08 Cr released for developmental works in Panchayats SRINAGAR, MARCH 3: District Administration, Srinagar organised weekly Block Divas at Harwan, Panzinara, Srinagar and Balhama blocks. Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj organised the programme which was attended by all the departments. Deputy Commissioner, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary held public interaction at Harwan and Qamarwari […]
37 travellers and two minors were among 104 fresh covid-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir even as no death due to the virus took place during the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. Among the fresh cases, 17 cases were reported from Jammu and 87 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to […]
In the past few months especially from November 2020, there have been a lot of activities to bring back tourists to Kashmir valley after the slump of over 18 months. These efforts were at various levels but the main thrust of these efforts was from the local tourist stakeholders, who really worked hard at various […]
By: Musaib Iqbal MK Srinagar The People’s Democratic Party president and former chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday tweeted about the good news regarding the release of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq from his house arrest. She termed the news about his release as a good news and appealed the government to release all those people from […]
Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a hideout of Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit in Tral area of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Quoting a police statement, news agency GNS said that the approximately 5 ft × 7ft ×4 ft hideout was busted by local police along with 42 RR and 180 Battalion of […]
Budget carrier SpiceJet joins hands with WheelTug Plc for reserving 400 production slots for the electric taxi system, the airline said on Wednesday. The application of such a system helps move an aircraft forward or backward without powering its engines or using external tugs. “The electric taxi system will enable SpiceJet in saving fuel, reducing […]
AHMEDABAD: India look to spin out England in the fourth Test on a similar pitch to the one that hosted last week’s two-day match, vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane said on Tuesday. The hosts demolished England in one of the shortest Tests in history to lead the four-match series 2-1 at the Narendra Modi Stadium — the […]
At least 10 rockets targeted a military base in western Iraq that hosts US-led coalition troops on Wednesday, the coalition and the Iraqi military said. It was not immediately known if there were any casualties. The rockets struck Ain al-Asad airbase in Anbar province at 7:20 a.m., spokesman Col. Wayne Marotto said. Later, the Iraqi […]
In a bid to increase the pace of Covid-19 vaccination in the country, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said henceforth people can get vaccinated round-the-clock according to their convenience. Prior to this the coronavirus jabs were being administered from 9 am to 5 pm. However, taking to Twitter on Wednesday, Vardhan said that Centre had […]