Advisor Baseer Khan reviews Eid-ul-Azha arrangements
Asks the DCs to establish control room to provide better assistance to people
JAMMU : Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan today chaired a meeting of Deputy Commissioners to review the arrangements to be carried out for the smooth celebration of Eid-ul-Azha. Deputy Commissioners hailing from all the districts of the Jammu Division attended the meeting via video conferencing. Threadbare discussion was held regarding status of electricity […]
Div Com discusses Independence Day-2020 arrangements
Stresses on strict adherence to Covid-19 protocol
JAMMU : Divisional Commissioner, Jammu Sanjeev Verma, today chaired a meeting of officers to discuss the arrangements for the celebration of Independence Day- 2020. It was informed in the meeting that the venue of the main function shall be Parade Ground, Jammu, where the chief guest shall unfurl the National Flag. The Div Com asked […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 2,72,549 stranded JK residents; 1,89,435 via Lakhanpur, 83,114 through special trains
JAMMU : The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 2,72,549 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, the […]
Class IV posts: JKSSB’s Portal records 3,79,100 registrations; 1,96,868 candidates submit online application so far
JAMMU : Till today morning, 3,79,100 Registrations have been done by the candidates on JKSSB’s Online Portal, since the commencement of online application submission from 10th July, 2020 and 1,96,868 candidates completed their online application submission process for Class IV posts. Also 40,508 applications have been submitted online for the post of Accounts Assistant. It […]
J&K reports 450 new COVID-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday reported 450 novel coronavirus cases including 67 travelers, taking the overall to 19869 in J&K. Among them, 83 were reported from Jammu and 367 from Kashmir. Giving district wise details, official sources told GNS that Srinagar reported 183 cases, Baramulla 42, Kulgam2, Shopian 6, Anantnag 20, Kupwara 16, Pulwama […]
Covid-19: Home quarantine guidelines for asymptomatic patients revised
SRINAGAR: In an important modification in the protocol for positives of Covid- 19 infection and their contacts, Jammu and Kashmir Government today revised home isolation guidelines to permit such patients for home quarantine who are asymptomatic with no comorbidity and are not vulnerable otherwise. An order issued by Health & Medical Education Department in this […]
Militants attack in Pulwama, no loss of life reported
Srinagar: Suspected militants fired upon army Casper in Drabgam area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. A senior Police officer told GNS that militants fired upon Army Casper from a orchard in Drabgam, however in this incident no loss of life or injury was reported. Meanwhile whole area has been cordoned off to nab […]
Woman’s semi-decomposed body found in Banihal
Jammu: Police on Thursday found an unidentified semi-decomposed body of a woman in Thandi Chawon area of Dooligam Banihal in Ramban district. Sources told GNS that a police team led by station House Officer (SHO) Banihal Abid Bukhari rushed to the spot and recovered the corpse. When contacted, the SHO confirmed to GNS the recovery […]
NIA carries raids in Awantipora
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency on Thursday carried raids at Awantipora residence of a man arrested in April this year. Official sources told GNS said that a team of NIA carried the raids in Khandaypora area Awantipora in Pulwama district and searched the house of the man, Hilal Ahmad Wagay (truck driver). Wagay was claimed […]
COVID-19: CRPF man among 7 more die in Kashmir
Srinagar: Seven more persons including a CRPF man have died of COVID-19 in Kashmir division, official said on Thursday Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the seven patients who died include a 75-year-old woman from Shivpora Srinagar, a 72-year-old man from Batamallo Srinagar, a 55-year-old CRPF man of 198 battalion, a 66-year-old […]
