Amid fear of spread of coronavirus, Parliament on Thursday cancelled the visitors passes in general so as to avoid any contact with outsiders. When asked about any proposal of adjourning the House, the Speaker said: “NO”. Speaker Om Birla was asked after he arrived in Parliament. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi did not comment […]
The coronavirus outbreak was Wednesday declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO), whose chief expressed his “deep concern” over “alarming levels of inaction” in combating the virus spread. WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the number of cases outside China had increased 13-fold over the past two weeks However, he clarified that […]
New Delhi, March 11 The Centre on Wednesday said in Parliament that 396 persons have been detained in Kashmir under the Public Safety Act (PSA) out of the total 451 detained in Jammu and Kashmir, Minister of State for Home Affairs G. Kishan Reddy stated in the Rajya Sabha in response to a question by […]
An army man was injured in an accidental fire in Hayuna Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday evening, officials said. The incident occurred when the Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) was going on in the area following inputs about the presence of militants. An Army man of 42 RR sustained bullet wound […]
Class work to remain suspended in all educational institutions across J&K till March 31, 2020 JAMMU, MARCH 11: Chief Secretary, B. V. R. Subrahmanyam, Wednesday took stock of measures put in place by the Health Department to prevent the spread of Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir. All Administrative Secretaries, Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Mission Director, National […]
New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah, replying to a discussion in parliament on last month’s violence in Delhi, hit back at the Congress saying it had no right to point fingers at any party, given its track record. “76 per cent people who have died in riots in India were killed during Congress rule. It […]
SRINAGAR, MARCH 11: According to power controller, Kashmir province, to carry out replacement of ACSR 0.05 damaged conductors by ACSR 0.1, power will remain off in the areas fed from Shadimarg, Mitrigam and Keegam receiving stations on March 15 from 10 AM to 4 PM Similarly, to carry out shifting of part of 33 KV […]
KUPWARA, MARCH 11: The District Development Commissioner (DDC), Kupwara, Anshul Garg today inaugurated Multi Skill Training Centre at Manzpora, Qalamabad. Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC), Mohammad Ashraf Bhat, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Handwara, Nazir Ahmad Mir, Assistant Commissioner Development (ACD), BDC Chairperson, Resource Persons of Skill Development besides, trainees and other concerned were present during […]
GANDERBAL, MARCH 11: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal, convened a meeting of officers to review arrangements put in place for the celebration of Shab-i-Mehraj and Nouroz, here today. The meeting was attended by ADC, Farooq Ahmad Baba, Tehsildar Wakura, Executive Officer of Municipality, ARTO Ganderbal, Dy SP Traffic, and other concerned officers. On the […]
DDMA, Budgam organizes awareness programme BUDGAM, MARCH 11: District Development Commissioner (DDC), Budgam, Tariq Hussain Ganai today stressed for the fool-proof disaster management preparedness for quick and prompt response to mitigate loss of life and public property during any disaster. DDC was speaking as a chief guest at a daylong awareness programme on disaster management preparedness […]