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 […]

Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, China discuss situation in Kashmir, LoC

Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, China discuss situation in Kashmir, LoC

Talk held amid speculation that both countries are presenting a common front along LAC The “deteriorating” situation on the Line of Control in Kashmir came up for discussion between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday, according to statements from Islamabad and Beijing. “Foreign Minister Qureshi underscored that regional security […]

VIRUS IS PRESENT

VIRUS IS PRESENT

Soon after the government easing the restrictions due to the pandemic, many people in Kashmir valley thought that the virus had disappeared. Coronavirus is very much present and we will have to collectively take all precautions to prevent its spread. The growth rate of positive cases is showing a steep rise with authorities only asking […]

JCO among three army soldiers injured in Kulgam gunfight

JCO among three army soldiers injured in Kulgam gunfight

A Junior Commissioned officer (JCO) was among three soldiers injured in an ongoing encounter in Arrah area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday. Quoting official sources, news agency GNS reported that in an ongoing firefight three soldiers including a JCO recieved minor injuries in the firefight. The injured have been evacuated to 92 Base […]

Altaf Bukhari demands a revised policy on geology, mining activities in J&K

Altaf Bukhari demands a revised policy on geology, mining activities in J&K

Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Saturday urged the J&K government to formulate a revised policy to address the issues pertaining to viability of industrial units and the livelihood of thousands of families associated with geology and mining activities in J&K. In a statement issued to KNS, Bukhari said […]

Headless body recovered from Jhelum river in north Kashmir

Headless body recovered from Jhelum river in north Kashmir

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday recovered a headless body from river Jhelum near Sumbal area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Reports said that the remains were also without legs and right-hand and some passerby first spotted it who subsequently alerted the police. Confirming the recovery of the body, Station House Officer Muneeb-ul-Islam […]

Kulgam gunfight: One militant killed, operation on

Kulgam gunfight: One militant killed, operation on

Srinagar: One militant has been killed in an ongoing gunfight in Arrah area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. A local news gathering agency, Global News Service (GNS) quoting unnamed official reported that in an ongoing firefight one unidentified militant has been killed so far. Pertinently, 120 militants have been killed so far this year in […]

COVID-19: Four more patients die in Kashmir, toll 125

COVID-19: Four more patients die in Kashmir, toll 125

The death toll due to the Novel Coronavirus has mounted to 125 in Jammu and Kashmir as four more patients died on Saturday due to the virus in the Union Territory, officials said. The four deceased patients include 65-year-old man from Handwara, 75-year-old man from Dailgam and 55-year-old man from Tangmarg Baramulla and 65-year-old man […]