Rs. 307crores paid to empanelled hospitals till date SRINAGAR, JUNE 22: Jammu and Kashmir Government has treated more than 4.5 lakh people across the UT for various ailments under the Ayushman Bharat- PMJAY SEHAT scheme and paid Rs 307 crore to the empanelled health institutions under the scheme. Under this scheme, J&K Government has empanelled […]
BANIHAL/UDHAMPUR/JAMMU, June 22: Flash floods triggered by heavy rains washed away the shuttering of an under-construction bridge and a 150-foot section of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway even as landslides in Ramban and Udhampur districts forced closure of the strategic road for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded, officials said. The […]
A tourist guide is feared dead while 11 sightseers and two other guides are trapped near banks of Tarsar Lake in south Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. Official sources told GNS that a group of 14 people including 11 tourists and three guides –Mohammad Ishaq Lone, Tariq Ahmad, both residents of Pahalgam, and Shakeel Ahmad […]
Unseasonal snowfall and heavy rains in the upper reaches of Pir Panjal area has left hundreds of tribal families in distress as they along with their livestock have got stuck in snow. Reports reaching to a local news agency, Kashmir News Service (KNS), said that upper reaches like Rich Bagla, Katoria Sar and Rupri Marg […]
Authorities Urge People To Remain Vigilant River Jhelum reached the flood-danger mark of 21-ft near Sangam in south Kashmir at 2 p.m. on Tuesday. The rise in water level continued elsewhere also with Jhelum level nearing flood alarm mark in Srinagar. The water level in Wullar Lake was 1575.91m, increased by 0.4 notches in last […]
Drug addiction has spread in Jammu and Kashmir like other parts but the government is trying to tackle it in a scientific manner. All those arrested have been put behind the bars under strict laws in order to create a deterrent in society. Recently in a big policy decision the government has framed a comprehensive […]
SRINAGAR, JUNE 21: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department (APD), Atal Dulloo today chaired a high level meeting of the committee constituted to devise an Action Plan for the promotion of commercial floriculture across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary, Floriculture, Gardens and Parks department, Sheikh […]
The Kashmir Valley faces no flood threat, authorities said on Tuesday. Deputy Director of the meteorological office, Mukhtar Ahmed dismissed any flood threat to the Kashmir Valley. He told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a couple of days back people were complaining that there is a scarcity of water and where from now two […]
Jammu and Kashmir’s Covid-19 tally went up to 454545 after 25 more people tested positive for the virus, while the death toll rose to 4754, officials said on Tuesday. They said that 18 cases were reported Jammu, six Srinagar, and one from Udhampur districts respectively. Among the total cases, 166654 are from Jammu division and […]
Impresses upon officers to work dedicatedly for completion of projects within given timelines SRINAGAR, JUNE 21: Union Minister of State Health and Family Welfare, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar today chaired a meeting at SKICC here to review the progress of Health and Medical Education sector in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Principal […]