Jammu, Feb 22: A minor fire broke out at the Government Medical College (GMC) hospital here on Tuesday, but no one was injured, officials said. The fire was noticed in the storeroom of ward number eight of the hospital at Bakshi Nagar around 10 am and was swiftly brought under control averting a possible tragedy, […]
By: Javaid Malik MK Srinagar In Lal Chowk and adjacent areas the markets were open on Tuesday even as the area along with other parts of Kashmir was witnessing heavy rains forcing the people to move with umbrellas to the markets. People were seen busy buying the essential items including vegetables from the market. The […]
In order to give the rural population the benefits of tourism, the government of Jammu and Kashmir has been working on many projects to bring tourists to the rural areas here. In this direction recently launched rural home stay under project “Crown of Incredible India”. The aim of the government with this project is to […]
KPDCL launches drive, says those whose outstanding is pending from last over 3 months will face action Srinagar, Feb 21: The Kashmir Power distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has decided to disconnect the power connection of the consumers whose outstanding electricity tariff is pending for more than three months. Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer […]
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 21: Stressing on further expanding the realm of activities in rural areas, Commissioner Secretary, Rural Development Department and Panchayati Raj, Mandeep Kaur, exhorted upon the Assistant Commissioners of Development (ACDs) to undertake maximum works under MGNREGA in convergence with other departments like Forests, Agriculture, Horticulture. Commissioner Secretary was speaking in a meeting held […]
CS directs department to restore 1000 sq km degraded forest area in next fiscal year CS asks department to repair/reconstruct/rejuvenate 3700 ponds in next six months CS stresses for implementation of ‘van se jal-jal se jivan’ and ‘hargaonhariyali’ campaigns with vigour and dedication JAMMU, FEBRUARY 21: The Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today urged […]
Jammu and Kashmir reported 104 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours while one person succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday. They said 85 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 19 from Kashmir Division, taking the overall tally to 452410. Giving district wise […]
By: Javaid Malik MK Srinagar On International Mother Tongue Day, CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said that Kashmiri language needs official patronage so that it flourishes and its literature should be also published in a big way. He said that Kashmiri language is being neglected and the language only survives and flourishes with official […]
By: Musaib Iqbal MK Srinagar While the people of Kashmir valley are enjoying the pleasant weather conditions with bright sunshine during the day time, the weather department has predicted rains and snow in Kashmir and other parts from Tuesday night. The pleasant weather has brought the people out of their homes. Many of them are […]
A man was killed while three other sustained injuries in a road accident in Rajouri town on Monday morning. Police officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the accident took place when a tempo traveller moving on Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch highway hit a tipper near Army water point station of Rajouri town, in which one […]