A former Army Havildar who had subsequently joined Defence Service Corps (DSC) shot himself dead with his service weapon at Mendhar area of this district on Saturday, officials said. They said that the 45-year-old, former Havildar of 4 JAKLI, Bashir Ahmad, was shifted to hospital soon after he was found in pool of blood at […]
An 80-year-old COVID-19 positive woman from Bandipora died at a hospital in Srinagar, taking the fatality count due to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir to 232. Unnamed senior doctor at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS), octogenarian was admitted on 11 July as a case […]
Three militants have been killed in an ongoing gunfight between militants and government forces in Amshipora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). An unnamed senior police officer told GNS that three militant bodies have been recovered so far in an ongoing operation. However, the […]
Er. Showkat Jeelani today assumed the charge of Chief Engineer Roads and Buildings Department Kashmir here. Known for efficiency and dedication Er. Showkat is popular in the engineering circle as he has also served as Ex. Er. Estates Division Kmr, Superintending Engineer Srinagar-Budgam circle and C.E PMGSY Kashmir. After assuming the charge, Er. Jeelani had a meeting […]
Tightening its noose against violation of norms in terms of not wearing face masks which has been made mandatory by District Magistrate Rajouri, Police authorities in Rajouri district have fined 378 person in last three days with one lakh and fifty thousand rupees has been realised as fine. Senior Superintendent of Police Rajouri, Chandan Kohli […]
Jammu and Kashmir on Friday reported 601 new COVID-19 cases, including 86 travelers, were reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, taking the total number of infections in the Union Territory to 12757. Among the cases, 137 were reported from Jammu division and 464 from Kashmir valley, reported news agency GNS. Giving district-wise details, officials […]
JAMMU, JULY 17: Divisional Commissioner, Sanjeev Verma, today chaired a meeting of Deputy Commissioners of border districts to review the progress on construction of individual and community bunkers along the border in Jammu division. The meeting was attended by Additional Commissioner Jammu, Deputy Director Planning, Chief Planning Officer Jammu, besides executive engineers of executing agencies […]
JAMMU, JULY 17: On Day 54 of resumption of routine domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 24 domestic flights with 2,690 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports. A total of 664 passengers aboard 9 regular commercial flights arrived at the Jammu Airport while 15 domestic flights with about 2026 passengers on […]
To tackle the slowdown of economy due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu, in a focused policy intervention aimed to address concerns amongst various stake holders, approved a relief package to revive the economy. Earlier, the Union Government rolled out a 20 […]
With Covid-19 becoming more infectious and lethal in Kashmir valley, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday warned of possible mutation of the novel coronavirus. “Covid-19 is now behaving aggressively which gives us to understand that the virus has mutated,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “Initially when the outbreak arrived at […]