J&K records 4 more COVID-19 deaths, 298 new cases
India logs 48,786 new cases
Srinagar/New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir recorded four more COVID-19-related fatalities on Thursday, taking the death toll to 4,327, while 298 new cases pushed the cumulative infection tally to 3,15,960, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 196 were from Kashmir Valley and 102 from the Jammu division, they said. Srinagar district recorded the highest 60 cases […]
‘Govt committed to restore the pristine glory of saffron’
Pulwama: Government is committed to restore the glory of Kashmir saffron, Additional Secretary Ministry of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, Government of India, Vivek Agarwal said Thursday as he began his five day trip to the Valley by visiting India International Kashmir Saffron Trading Centre (IIKSTC) Dussoo, Pampore. Agarwal inspected various facilities at the centre […]
Doctor’s Day: Celebrating the true heroes
Medicines cure diseases, but only doctors can cure patients
By Dr. Ashaq Hussain This world has become a better and healthier place to live in with doctors bringing the joy of health and goodness to our lives. The existence and importance of doctors in human civilizations is as old as the history of mankind itself. It seems that the first doctor must have been […]
Delegation of Kargil leaders seek statehood for Ladakh
New Delhi: A delegation of leaders from Ladakh’s Kargil region on Thursday urged the Centre to grant full statehood to the newly created Union Territory (UT) as well as restore special status granted under Article 370 of the Constitution. The Centre on August 05, 2019, had abrogated Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu […]
Train service resumes partially in Kashmir
Srinagar: The first train chugged on the railway tracks between Banihal and Budgam district on Thursday as train service resumed partially in the Kashmir Valley after remaining suspended for over seven weeks due to the second wave of COVID-19, officials said. However, the train service from Budgam in central Kashmir to Baramulla in north Kashmir […]
Help effected sectors
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has rolled out its Special Assistance Scheme for COVID Mortalities (SASCM) to help out families affected by the coronavirus in the union territory. The scheme was formally rolled out by the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha formally on Wednesday by handing over the grant of scholarship and pension certificates to the […]
Pr Secy I&C chairs high-level land allotment committee
SRINAGAR: The 1st meeting of High-Level Land Allotment Committee, J&K to approve allotment of land for establishing Projects having proposed investment from Rs. 50 crore to Rs. 200 crore under the provisions of J&K Industrial Land Allotment Policy was held here today under the chairmanship of Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce, Ranjan P Thakur. Principal […]
Submit deficient documents up to July 20: Chairman PRB
Srinagar: Chairman Police Recruitment Board for (02 Women Battalions) vide a notification has informed the candidates of Kashmir Province for producing the deficient documents. The notification reads that all those candidates of Kashmir Zone who appeared/qualified in Physical Entrance Test and Physical Standard Test of constables in 02 Women Battalions of Jammu and Kashmir Police […]
National Doctors’ Day: Div Com felicitates Doctors, Healthcare workers
SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole, today felicitated various doctors and Health Care Workers (HCWs) during a function organised on eve of National Doctors’ Day at Covid-19 Divisional Control Room Kashmir (DCCRK), here. The Doctors and health workers were felicitated for their outstanding work and tireless service rendered particularly during the pandemic. […]
