JK records another Covid-19 death
Srinagar: The death toll due to deadly Coronavirus mounted to 12 in Jammu and Kashmir today as one more positive patient died at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura, officials said. Medical superintendent SKIMS, Dr Farooq Jan said that a positive patient who hails from Chadoora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district has died […]
Covid-19: Eleven persons discharged from SKIMS Bemina after recovery
SRINAGAR: The SKIMS Medical College & Hospital Bemina a designated COVID-19 Specific Hospital today discharge 11 more COVID-19 patients after full recovery. The dedicated team of Doctors , Paramedics, Nursing staff , sanitation and security personals are putting up best efforts round the clock and their comfortable accommodation by the District Administration Srinagar has facilitated […]
Naveen chairs meeting of Committee constituted to accelerate recruitment process in J&K
JAMMU: Principal Secretary Agriculture and Horticulture Department, Naveen Choudhary, today chaired a meeting of the recently constituted Committee to accelerate recruitment process besides ensuring certain principles of transparency and inclusiveness in the recruitment procedures. The committee discussed set of broad perspectives for speeding up the recruitment process especially for the class fourth vacancies which will […]
Cop shot dead in Kulgam
Kulgam: Suspected militants shot dead a police man at Frisal, Yaripora in Kulgam district of South Kashmir, officials said today The officials said, Head Constable was performing duties at a Naka point at Frisal area of Yaripora in Kulgam district when militants first lobbed a grenade and then opened firing indiscriminately. “The injured HC was immediately […]
Truck driver, helper held with 60 grams heroin in Kathua
Jammu: A truck driver and his helper were arrested on Saturday after 60 grams of heroin was recovered from their vehicle in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The truck, heading for Punjab, was stopped for checking at Chadwal on Jammu-Pathankot highway, leading to the seizure of the narcotic substance, a police spokesman […]
JK Police helps critically ill boy reach hospital in Jammu amid lockdown
Jammu: A minor boy, who is suffering from brain tumour, was shifted to Super Specialty Hospital here on Saturday from his residence in Udhampur district after police stepped in to facilitate his movement amid the ongoing lockdown. Rohit Kumar, a resident of Bachhal village in Sudhmahadev, was operated recently for the tumour and his health […]
Centre withdraws 10 CAPF companies from Jammu; sends nine to Maharashtra
New Delhi The Union Home Ministry on Saturday ordered withdrawal of 10 CAPF companies from Jammu and Kashmir and sent nine such units to Maharashtra, officials said. They said the 10 units comprising over 1,000 personnel are being withdrawn from the Jammu region of the Union Territory. It has also released nine companies — four […]
Muslims perform last rites of Sikh in Ganderbal amid lockdown
Srinagar: Amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown, Muslims performed last rites of a Sikh who passed away in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. Ranveer Singh, a resident of Punjab, who was working as a carpenter in Wakura area of Ganderbal district of central Kashmir died a few days ago, the officials said. […]
Don’t be so apprehensive about disposal of service cases: CAT chairman to J-K HC chief justice
New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court need not be so apprehensive about the disposal of cases by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), its chairman L Narasimha Reddy said on Saturday. Refuting the claims made by Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice Gita Mittal, in a letter written to the Centre, over the […]
Important for nations to work together to make world free from COVID-19: PM Modi to Trump
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday thanked President Donald Trump for his remarks that the US stands with India during the pandemic as also for deciding to provide ventilators to New Delhi to help patients suffering from COVID-19. “Thank you @POTUS @realDonaldTrump. This pandemic is being fought collectively by all of us,” the […]
