Pakistan sponsor cross-border terrorism ‘masquerading’ as victim: India
United Nations: India hit out at Pakistan at the United Nations after Islamabad’s UN envoy claimed to have given a statement in a Security Council meeting not open to non-Council members and said that the “biggest sponsor of cross-border terrorism” against it now tries to “masquerade” itself as a victim of terror. Calling out Pakistan’s […]
Quarantine mandatory for dairy animals on entering J&K: Govt
Jammu : All dairy animals, being bought by farmers from outside Jammu and Kashmir, would be put under quarantine for disease surveillance and to check their health profile, the Jammu and Kashmir government said as it announced a first-of-its kind measure for import of such animals into the union territory. As on date, there was […]
Agri dept to hold e-auction of saffron
Srinagar : The Agriculture department in Jammu and Kashmir is planning to hold online auction of saffron produced in the valley through a portal to ensure that buyers across India have access to the quality product, officials said on Tuesday. “The Department of Agriculture under the aegis of India International Kashmir Saffron Trading Centre (IIKSTC), […]
Lockdown impacted work life balance, finds survey
Mumbai: Nearly 50 percent of respondents believe that coronavirus-related lockdown has affected their work-life balance owing to salary cuts and layoffs, according to a survey. The survey of more than 1,500 people working in sectors, including banking and finance, construction and engineering, was conducted online by human resource solutions provider Genius Consultants during April-June. About […]
Boy drowns to death in canal in Kangan
Srinagar : A 14-year-old boy drowned in a power canal near in Hariganiwan area of Kangan in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday evening. Police confirmed that the boy identified as Asif Ahmad Kasana, son of Muhammad Lateef Kasana of Hariganiwan drowned in power canal while taking a bath. Soon after the incident, a rescue […]
Over a dozen injured as bus turns turtle in Handwara
Handwara : More than a dozen persons were injured, some of them seriously when a minibus they were travelling in turned turtle in the Batpora Magam area of Handwara on Tuesday. Reports said the ill-fated bus (JK09-0557) was coming to Magam from Handwara when the driver lost control over the bus. There were nearly 30 […]
Grenade recovered, defused in Kreeri Baramulla
Baramulla: A hand grenade was recovered and later safely defused by the police and army at Parray Mohalla Suchipora in Kreeri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district where a fierce encounter between militants and security forces had taken place last week. Official sources told news agency GNS that the grenade was spotted by the joint […]
Chief Secretary reviews district-level monitoring of dev programmes
Mechanism being devised to dedicatedly monitor the outcomes of developmental works
SRINAGAR : Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam, today chaired a meeting to review district-level monitoring of various developmental programmes. Administrative Secretaries of Departments of School Education, Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare, Revenue, Power Development, Social Welfare, Planning, Development & Monitoring, Youth Services & Sports, Higher Education, besides, Divisional Commissioners along with all Deputy Commissioners […]
Pandurang K Pole chairs weekly Covid-19 review meeting
Stresses on proper monitoring of patients in home isolation
SRINAGAR : Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today chaired a weekly Covid-19 review meeting with all Deputy Commissioners, Health Officers and other concerned. At the outset, the Div Com stressed on proper monitoring of Covid- 19 positive patients who are in home isolation and directed concerned to make all facilities including pulse checking oximeters […]
J&K Cong welcomes CWC’s decision, expresses faith in Sonia Gandhi’s leadership
Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Tuesday welcomed the decision of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) and expressed faith in the leadership of interim party president Sonia Gandhi. “The entire senior leadership of Jammu and Kashmir have welcomed the decision (of CWC) and expressed full faith in the leadership of […]
