Mayor JMC calls on Lt Governor
JAMMU : Mayor Jammu Municipal Corporation, Chander Mohan Gupta called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha at Civil Secretariat here today. The Mayor discussed with the Lt Governor, Covid management efforts of the JMC and sought necessary directions for providing best possible amenities in terms of fumigation, sanitisation and other relief measures to the citizens of […]
Wildlife Week-2020 held at Hokarsar
SRINAGAR : On the occasion of “Wildlife Week 2020” a function was organized here today by the Department of Wildlife Protection J&K Government, Wetlands Division Kashmir, at Camping Ground of Hokersar Wetland Reserve which is famous Ramsar Site of Jammu & Kashmir. The main aim of the function was to sensitize people especially school going […]
COVID-19: JKACS conducts Sensitization Prog for religious leaders at Anantnag
SRINAGAR : Jammu and Kashmir AIDS Control Society as part of its continued IEC campaign today organized a Sensitization programme for Religious leaders on the COVID-19 at Anantnag. The campaign was launched in collaboration with COVID-19 Cell, Kashmir Division, Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee’s Mattan, Chittisinghpora Kehribal and Prohat Sabha, Mattan at Martand Temple, Mattan Anantnag. A […]
JKRTC clarifies on recruitment
JAMMU : Jammu and Kashmir Road Transport Corporation (JKRTC), while contesting a news report appearing in a section of press regarding the delay in job recruitment advertised by the corporation, has said that the government has recalled the selection process for reasons of lack of transparency, reads a communiqué issued by DIPR-JK. The communiqué is […]
Back to Village-3 continues across Srinagar district
SRINAGAR : The gram Panchayat of Balhama-B and Fakeer Gojiree-A in Srinagar District participated today in the Back to Village programme phase-III. On the occasion, the people raised many issues pertaining to their respective areas but the upgradation of amenities like road network, electricity and employment generation dominated the proceedings of the day. At Pachayat […]
Every household in J&K to get tapped water by 2022: Govt
Srinagar: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, approved the proposal of the Jal Shakti Department to modify the roadmap for ensuring 100 percent piped water supply in rural areas under Jal Jeevan Mission by December 2022 owing to the COVID- 19 pandemic induced delays. According to […]
JKPM extends support to Gupkar Declaration
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement (JKPM) president Javaid Mustufa Mir called on National Conference president and Member Parliament Dr. Farooq Abdullah today at his Gupkar residence in Srinagar and extended JKPM’s support to ‘Gupkar Declaration’. While interacting with the NC president, Mir appreciated Abdullah’s call for forging unity for the restoration of J&K’s special […]
BJP worker escapes unhurt; attacker, PSO killed
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) escaped unhurt in a militant attack in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. However, the militant was killed after personal security officers (PSOs) retaliated. One PSO was wounded in the attack, said a police spokesman. Reports said that the injured PSO, Altaf, a 22-year-old […]
739 new COVID-19 infections push J&K tally to 80,476
16 fresh deaths take toll to 1268
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday recorded 738 fresh COVID-19 cases, while 16 deaths took place in the past 24 hours, taking the tally to 80,476 and the death toll to 1,268, officials said. Srinagar district reported the highest number of 183 new COVID-19 cases, followed by 91 in Jammu district, they said. “The Union […]
255 UAPA cases registered in J&K in 2019
Srinagar: As many as 255 cases were registered under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in Jammu & Kashmir during 2019, a report by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has revealed. According to a report released last week, J&K has the third highest number of cases registered under UAPA after Manipur (306) and Tamil Nadu (270). […]
