COVID-19: 9 persons discharged from SKIMS Bemina
Recovery rate moves to 81%
SRINAGAR: Nine persons were discharged from SKIMS Medical College & Hospital Bemina, a designated COVID-19 Hospital in Srinagar, on Monday after recovery. With another nine patients, four from District Bandipora, three from Budgam and two from Kupwara were discharged today after full recovery, the hospital has touched to 81 percent recovery rate of patients who […]
4 Hydel Power Projects worth Rs. 189.85 Crore cleared by DLSWCC of I&C
SRINAGAR: To boost hydro-electricity in Kashmir valley, the Divisional Level Single Window Clearance Committee (DLSWCC) today cleared two hydro-electric power projects of 05 MW capacity each at total project cost of Rs. 83.09 Crore. The meeting was chaired by Director, Industries & Commerce Kashmir and it was attended by General Manager, District Industries Centre, Anantnag, […]
NC seeks bailout package; incentives for Kashmir handicraft sector
Srinagar, May 18: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Monday asserted that while the government has stepped in to provide relief to urban poor and migrants, handicraft sector workers have largely been ignored saying the people associated with the sector merit special attention in view of the gravity and scale of COVID-19 crises. In a […]
JKAP urges Govt to allow extraction of construction material on royalty basis
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) leader Mohammad Ashraf Mir on Monday urged the government of J&K UT to allow the extraction of key construction material by the local mining contractors who have been otherwise barred due to e-tendering process. In a statement issued here, Mir said that the blanket ban on extraction of […]
DC Srinagar inspects facilities at quarantine centres
SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary visited various quarantine centres established in different parts of the city to inspect facilities. During his visit he met and interacted with the people quarantined there since their return to Srinagar from different states and UTs. He also interacted with the concerned nodal officers discussing matters surrounding […]
Vakil asks administration to step in before Nallah Pohru creates havoc
Srinagar: Senior vice president J&K Peoples Conference and former minister Abdul Gani Vakil has expressed serious concern over the soil erosion on the banks of Nallah Pohru in Nowpora Kalan Rafiabad leaving hundreds of families at a great risk as their residential houses are near to collapse and their apple trees may also get uprooted […]
Arif Laigaroo demands release of Mehbooba Mufti, others
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party youth secretary, Arif Laigaroo has demanded release of his party president and former Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti ahead of Eid. Demanding immediate release, Laigaroo said, “PDP demands release of Mehbooba Mufti and all political prisoners lodged in various jails of J&K and outside ahead of Eid.” He, in a statement, said […]
Div Com reviews functioning of J&K State Cooperative Bank
SRINAGAR: Consequent upon constitution of new Board of Management of J&K State Cooperative Bank, the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole who is also chairman J&K State Cooperative Bank Saturday convened a meeting to review the functioning of the Bank. The meeting held threadbare deliberations on various issues of the bank and took some decisions […]
JKAP demands release of political prisoners ahead of Eid
Revoke PSA, lift curbs for a positive change on the ground: Ghulam Hassan Mir
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) senior leader and former minister Ghulam Hassan Mir on Saturday demanded release of political activists, lawyers and tradesmen who have been kept under preventive detention on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr. In a statement issued here, Mir appealed the Lieutenant Governor G.C Murmu to release all political leaders and […]
Masoodi expresses concern over losses to herdsmen in Kulgam following heavy hailstorm
Seeks adequate compensation to affected
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Saturday expressed concern over loss of livestock to herdsmen at Chajimarg behak in upper reaches of DH Pora following incessant rains, hailstorm and lighting, asking the district administration to give adequate compensation to the affected. According to statement issued here, Member of Parliament also spoke to Deputy Commissioner […]
