DDC Kupwara inaugurates Fish Sale Centre

DDC Kupwara inaugurates Fish Sale Centre

KUPWARA, MARCH 12: The District Development Commissioner (DDC), Kupwara, Anshul Garg inaugurated Fish Sale Centre, constructed at a cost of Rs 35.60 lakh, here today. The Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Nazir Ahmad Lone, Assistant Director Fisheries, Abdul Ahad Mir, Chairman Municipal Committee Kupwara, Reyaz Ahmad Mir, field functionaries of the department, fish growers and other […]

Atal Dulloo takes stock of preventive measures

Govt. capable to tackle the situation; isolation facilities established for women and children at SMGS: Atal Dulloo JAMMU, MARCH 12: Financial Commissioner Health & Medical Education Department, Atal Dulloo today took stock of measures put in place to prevent the spread of corona virus in Jammu and Kashmir besides reviewing the facilities for patients in […]

Gulmarg, other upper reaches receive fresh snow, rain lashes plains in Kashmir

Gulmarg, other upper reaches receive fresh snow, rain lashes plains in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: World famous ski resort Gulmarg and other upper reaches received fresh snowfall while rain lashed plains in Kashmir valley on Thursday, resulting in chilly weather conditions. However, the night temperature improved and settled above normal across the valley, where there is prediction of wet weather during 24 days. A Met department spokesperson said light to […]

Will evacuate Kashmiri students from coronavirus-hit Iran, Jaishankar tells Lok Sabha

Will evacuate Kashmiri students from coronavirus-hit Iran, Jaishankar tells Lok Sabha

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that during his latest visit to Jammu and Kashmir, he held talks with the families of Indian students still in Iran, one of the worst affected countries by coronavirus outbreak, and assured that the government will facilitate their evacuation at the earliest possible. “I visited Srinagar recently […]

In Protest Against Binning Special Status, Qayoom Wani Gives Up Politics

In Protest Against Binning Special Status, Qayoom Wani Gives Up Politics

SRINAGAR: Former teacher’s leader Abdul Qayoom Wani, who unsuccessfully contested the last Lok Sabha polls has given up politics, reports said. Wani was released in the first week of February after almost six months of detention. Wani, however, became the first political worker who said that the August 5 decision was “unreasonable, unconstitutional and undemocratic”. he […]

KU suspends classwork till March 31

KU suspends classwork till March 31

Srinagar, March 12: Deputy Registrar Academic Affairs KU on Thursday said that classwork at the University of Kashmir including its main campus and all other satellite campuses shall remain suspended till March 31. “It is notified for the information of all concerned that the classwork at the University of Kashmir including its main campus and […]

One more test positive for coronavirus in Ladakh

One more test positive for coronavirus in Ladakh

Srinagar, March 12 (GNS): One more person on Thursday tested positive for coronavirus, taking the number of such patients to three in the recently carved out union territory. Commissioner Secretary Rigzin Samphel told GNS over phone that test report of the person, whose father was already infected with the novel virus, was received today and […]

Parliament cancels visitors passes

Parliament cancels visitors passes

  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 […]

WHO DECLARES CORONAVIRUS A PANDEMIC

WHO DECLARES CORONAVIRUS A PANDEMIC

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 […]