COVID-19: Govt evacuates 1,89,164 stranded JK residents; 1,28,587 via Lakhanpur, 60,577 through special trains

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 1,89,164 stranded JK residents; 1,28,587 via Lakhanpur, 60,577 through special trains

JAMMU, JULY 05: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 1,89,164 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur  and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]

Centre approves Rs. 574 crore for national highways in Jammu and Kashmir

Centre approves Rs. 574 crore for national highways in Jammu and Kashmir

The Modi government has approved an annual plan worth Rs 574.16 crore for national highway works in Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) for 2020-21 in a big boost for J-K, an official spokesperson said on Saturday. “The major works incorporated in the approved annual plan included construction of 3.23 km three fly-overs in Srinagar on NH-44 (Jammu-Srinagar highway) […]

Centre will move additional troops to LoC

Centre will move additional troops to LoC

Srinagar: In response to recent media reports that Pakistan was moving troops to Gilgit-Baltistan along with some Chinese presence, a series of high-level meetings were held at New Delhi, including by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. Lieutenant GovernorGirish Chandra Murmu, along with Chief Secretary and other officials, was summoned to New Delhi and held meetings […]

IED blast in Pulwama; CRPF man injured

IED blast in Pulwama; CRPF man injured

Suspected militants on Sunday morning detonated a low intensity improvised explosive device( IED) in Gangoo village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district minutes after convoy of paramilitary CRPF passed through the area, resulting in the injuries to a CRPF man. Officials told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that militants had planted low intensity IED under a […]

DDC Sgr directs for steps to curb misuse, ensure efficient supply of drinking water

DDC Sgr directs for steps to curb misuse, ensure efficient supply of drinking water

District Administration, Srinagar conducted a comprehensive review of water supply scenario in the city and directed for a host of measures to ensure regular supply and stringent measures against misuse of drinking water for commercial purposes and illegal drilling of supply lines. Concerns related to shortage of water in tail-end areas of some supply lines […]

Government failed to alleviate sufferings of farmers, revive agrarian economy: NC

Government failed to alleviate sufferings of farmers, revive agrarian economy: NC

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Saturday said J&K government has failed to alleviate the sufferings of farmers and revive the agrarian economy undergoing distress due to post august measures, subsequent weather vagaries and Covid-19 induced lockdown. The present agrarian crisis is deep rooted and widespread due to the accumulation of distress over the last […]

Tuberculosis awareness programme held at Central Jail Srinagar

Tuberculosis awareness programme held at Central Jail Srinagar

An awareness camp on Tuberculosis was organized at Central Jail Srinagar in collaboration with District Tuberculosis Control Society, Srinagar. During the camp, inmates and staff were sensitized about the mode of transmission, symptoms and treatment of tuberculosis. The camp was attended by District Tuberculosis Officer Dr. Tehjeena Jamil, Consultant Dr. Syed Afaq Jalali, Medical Officer […]

‘Relocate Information office to press building’

‘Relocate Information office to press building’

The media persons as well as employees of Department of Information and Public Relations Kashmir Division are facing hardships in smooth functioning of press related due to the dilipidated office in a rented accommodation in Srinagar. ” The building is in shabby condition. There is no proper space which an office like prestigious DIPR department […]