Four residential houses and a cow shed were completely damaged in a massive fire that broke out at Behnipora Rajwar area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district late last night. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the fire broke out from a residential house in the intervening night of Wednesday-Thursday. They […]
By: Javaid Malik MK Srinagar In these days of March suddenly there is a rise in the temperatures and the unusual rise has forced the people to go for summer clothing and most of the people have switched over to summer dresses. There is a rise in the temperatures especially in the past few days […]
Pakistan and Australia head into the third and final Test in Lahore with the series locked and all to play for but the home side will feel they have the momentum after pulling off a brilliant save in Karachi. Inspired by a majestic 196 by captain Babar Azam and 104 by Mohammad Rizwan, Pakistan’s 171.4-over stonewall was […]
Tens of thousands of Japanese households remained without power on Thursday morning after a magnitude 7.4 quake struck shortly before midnight, throwing a swathe of northeastern Japan into darkness, severing key transportation links and killing four. Companies including Toyota Motor Corp and chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp raced to assess the impact, with any supply chain […]
Horticulture, having ample opportunities for establishment of agro-industries and thereby generating sufficient employment avenues, is emerging as a main focus of administration in Jammu and Kashmir. The government of India as well as the J & K government is keen to expand the growth of the horticulture sector. This sector can transform the economy of […]
Inspects progress of work on ₹ 145 crore project of additional block at LD Hospital SRINAGAR, MARCH 16: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Wednesday visited Bone & Joint Hospital Barzulla to oversee the patient care facilities in the hospital after resumption of IPD, OPD and emergency surgeries in the premier orthopaedic hospital, post the […]
Also visits MCH, Gandhinagar, inspects medical facilities, interacts with patients JAMMU, MARCH 16: On the occasion of National Vaccination day today, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar formally launched the COVID-19 vaccination drive Phase VI (CorBevax) for 12-14 years age group at Gandhi Nagar Hospital here. Speaking after the launch of drive, Advisor Bhatnagar […]
Jammu and Kashmir logged 17 fresh Covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said eight of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and nine from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 453493. Giving district wise details, the officials […]
Broadens the scope to include all AAY, PHH beneficiaries JAMMU, MARCH 16: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, today restructured the State Marriage Assistance Scheme to provide the benefits to all AAY and PHH families. Farooq Khan and Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisors to the Lieutenant […]
JAMMU, MARCH 16: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon, today chaired a meeting to review targets achieved by the department between November and March months of the current financial year here at Civil Secretariat. Principal Secretary was apprised that the constitution of Institute Management Committee for Model ITI Jammu has been drafted. […]