Around 40 lakh citizens benefitted under different components 8.38 lakh pensioners receive their pension under ISSS, National Old Age Pension scheme Government contribution credited to 83,617 bank accounts of beneficiaries under Ladli Beti scheme 3.50 lakh borrowers receive installment of 5% interest subvention of about Rs 200 crore; Rs 190 crore disbursed to 9.5 lakh farmers under PM-KISAN Yojna 3,49,303 active construction workers benefitted; Rs 5.6 crore provided […]
As many as 910 people were fined while 184 others were arrested during the last 24 hours for violating COVID curfew and other guidelines imposed to curail the spread of the infection in Kashmir valley. A Police spokesperson said that continuing its efforts to curb the outbreak of second wave of Coronavirus, J&K Police have […]
Jammu and Kashmir reported 2237 in the last 24 hours even as a lesser number of tests were conducted on Sunday, however, 45 more people succumbed to the pestilence during the time, officials said on Monday. According to the data, a total of 36272 tests were conducted on Sunday which was almost 9000 tests less […]
A 52-year-old bread maker was found dead at his residence in Fateh Kadal area of Srinagar on Monday, officials said. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a bread maker identified as Muhammad Amin Khana @ Sofi, son of Late Abdul Rehman Khana was found dead at his home in Namchibal area of […]
Torrents of lava poured into villages after dark in eastern Congo with little warning, leaving at least 15 people dead amid the chaos and destroying more than 500 homes, officials and survivors have said. The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo on Saturday night sent about 5,000 people fleeing from the city of Goma across the nearby […]
Reporting a steady decline in the number of daily coronavirus infections, India logged 2,22,315 new cases and 4,454 fatalities during the last 24 hours. With the latest addition, the country’s Covid caseload stands at 2.6 crore while the national death toll has risen to 3,03,720. India’s active caseload stands at 27,20,716, according to Union health […]
Efforts afoot for targeted vaccination programme from 25th May 2021 Focus on high priority, high risk groups JAMMU, MAY 23: In a high-level meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam, it was informed that the Government of Jammu and Kashmir has decided to accelerate the vaccination of people under the 18-45 age […]
JAMMU, MAY 23: Head of Department, Anaesthesia and Critical Care at Government Medical College Jammu, Dr Smriti Gulati has said that the premier hospital and her department are taking due care of Covid-19 patients, particularly those with critical conditions. ‘We are taking care of critical Covid patients like those on dialysis or in ICU. Our […]
Urges elected representatives, ASHAs, Anganwadi, ANM workers, voluntary organizations for active participation in effective implementation of Covid preventive measures in rural areas Seeks PRIs’ cooperation & participation for establishment & operation of 5-bedded Covid Care Centres in Panchayats & generating awareness among rural population Testing & vaccination, Mantra to fight Covid-19 pandemic: LG J&K, among […]
Jammu and Kashmir reported 51 more covid-19 deaths while 3308 people were confirmed to have contracted the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Sunday. They said 34 of the fresh fatalities were reported from Jammu Division and 17 from Kashmir Valley, taking the fatality count to 3564. Regarding the fresh cases, the […]
