Dir Handicrafts & Handloom Kmr organises webinar on “Pashmina and its future prospectus”

SRINAGAR: The Director Handicrafts and Handloom Kashmir, Mahmood Ahmad Shah, today chaired a webinar discussing issues with the stakeholders related to “Pashmina and its future prospectus”. The webinar was held in collaboration with the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) Jammu and Kashmir chapter. In his opening remarks, the Director informed that […]
Lt Governor extends greetings on eve of 400th Prakash Parv of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, has extended his warm greetings to the people on the eve of 400th Prakash Parv of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. In his message of felicitations, the Lt Governor observed that Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, the ninth Guru of Sikhism, is the epitome of selfless service, righteousness, discipline, courage, […]
Div Com reviews Covid Management in GMC Jammu

Visits CD Hospital, Gandhi Nagar Hospital; inspects Oxygen Generation plants
JAMMU: Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Dr Raghav Langer, today reviewed the Covid care facilities in Government Medical College Jammu, here at a meeting. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Anshul Garg; MD NHM, Yasin Choudhary; Principal GMC, Shashi Sudhan; besides Medical Superintendents of GMC, Super Speciality, MCH & CD Hospital, HOD’s of Medicine, Anaesthesia, […]
Govt sanctions experience, loyalty bonus for contractual NHM staff: MD NHM

JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir government has sanctioned experience, loyalty bonus in favour of contractual staff hired under the National Health Mission (NHM) for the financial year 2020-21. As per an order issued in this regard, sanction has been accorded for a 10 per cent experience/loyalty bonus to those employees who have completed minimum three […]
‘Vaccination of people in 18-45 age group will not start from May 1’

Srinagar: Amid a shortage of COVID-19 vaccine doses, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday said the third phase of the inoculation drive that will cover people in the 18-45 age group will not begin from May 1 in the union territory. The new date will be announced once vaccine supply is established, it said. […]
25-yr-old girl among 17 patients die of COVID-19 in J&K

Srinagar: A 25-year-old girl from Shankarpora Anantnag was among seventeen patients, who died due to Covid-19 in Jammu and Kashmir sine last night, thus taking the total fatalities count in the Union Territory to 2,270. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that seventeen patients who died include 60-year-old man from Naikbagh Natipora, […]
Sgr Admin declares 7 more areas as Containment Zones

Srinagar: the district administration Srinagar has declared seven more areas as Containment zones in Srinagar in view of the fresh detection of Covid-19 Positive cases. According to the separate orders issued by the DDMA Srinagar, the copies of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the areas which have been declared containment zones […]
Army Porter Slips to Death Along LoC

Srinagar: An army porter has died on slipping into a deep gorge in Upper Karnah sector of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said. They said that one Muneer Ahmad Joo (45) son of Abdul Aziz Joo of 39 GR slipped and fell down into a deep gorge, while on way from Rawan Gali to Natgali […]
Ladakh records 108 fresh COVID-19 cases, one more death

Leh: The total number of COVID-19 cases in Ladakh surged to 13,866 as 108 more people tested positive for the disease, while the death toll climbed to 140 with one more fatality, officials said on Friday. Ninety fresh cases were reported from Leh and 18 from Kargil, they said. Of the total 140 deaths, 96 […]