PULWAMA, APRIL 14: Department of Indian System of Medicines (AYUSH), Pulwama today distributed free medicines among CRPF jawans at DC office, Pulwama. On the occasion, Medical Officer, Ayush, said that the medicines will help in reduction of respiratory disorders, increasing immunity besides also improving strength and vitality of humans. He advised the jawans to use […]
2 lakh masks to be distributed free of cost GANDERBAL, APRIL 14. As prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC, Disaster Management Act and The Epidemic Disease Act are already in place across the district, District Magistrate (DM),, Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal, today reiterated that there would be no inward and outward movement of any […]
SHOPIAN, APRIL 14: Following the direction of District Development Commissioner (DDC), Shopian, Choudhary Mohammad Yasin, department of RDD has intensified free mask distribution among the people across the district.. “We have intensified the distribution of Face masks in all panchayats of the district”, Assistant Commissioner Development Shopian, Zubair Hussain Shah said, while briefing media during […]
SRINAGAR, APRIL 14: Continuing its sanitization work, a team of field functionaries of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) in protective gear and specialized machines today sanitized Khanqah shrine and adjoining areas. The sanitization drive was supervised by Deputy Mayor, Parvaiz Ahmed Qadri, who was accompanied by Health Officer, SMC, Dr. Javaid Qazi, and Ward Officer, […]
The US State Department has cleared two deals to sell India Harpoon Block II air launched missiles and lightweight torpedoes worth $ 155 million. The anti-ship missiles and the torpedoes would be integrated with the P-8I aircraft, also called the “submarine killer”. The 10 AGM-84L Harpoon Block II air launched missiles that have a range […]
India has the largest postal service in the world – and now it is stepping in to help deliver lifesaving medicines during a countrywide lockdown aimed at tackling the coronavirus pandemic. The BBC’s Ayeshea Perera in Delhi reports. Red postal vans are a familiar sight in India. They make thousands of journeys every day, criss-crossing […]
Mumbai: “It is a horrible thing to be a daily wage labourer in such times, but even worse is to be a Muslim labourer from (West) Bengal,” says 30-year-old Ershad Hossain, a worker at a local garment shop in Wadala’s National Market. On April 11, Hossain had walked over three kilometres from the National Market to […]
Five suspected militant associates of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were arrested by joint forces in north Kashmir’s Sopore sub-district on Monday. Police said the arrests were made by joint teams of Police, Army’s 22 RR and CRPF’s 92 battalion. “The five were arrested during the investigation of a grenade lobbying incident on the house of a civilian […]
Srinagar, April 14 (KNS): Handwara Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a notorious drug peddlers in karalghnd area of Qaziabad and have recovered Heroine like substance from his possession. A statement issued to KNS reads, its continuous offensive against menace of drug abuse under the command of SP Handwara Dr. G.V. Sundeep Chakravarthy-IPS, Handwara […]
Congress leader P Chidambaram has said that his party supports the government’s decision to extend the lockdown till May 3 but added there was nothing new in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on Tuesday morning. “We understand the compulsion for extending the lockdown. We support the decision. But beyond the lockdown, what was […]