Skywalk, New Durga Bhawan among several facilities coming up at Vaishno Devi shrine
Jammu: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the newly constituted Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) here, which discussed and approved various proposals related to facilities for the devotees to make their pilgrimage hassle-free, officials said. The new facilities and upgradation works will ensure that pilgrims from around the world […]
Maintain vigil along LoC: Army Commander to troops
Srinagar: Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday asked the soldiers posted along the Line of Control to remain vigilant and maintain the sanctity of the ceasefire line, a defence spokesman said here. “Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, on the final day of his visit to Kashmir Valley, spent the morning hours interacting with […]
Ex-Dy CM’s bungalow: CIC directs CBI to apprise RTI applicant of current status of complaint
New Delhi: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the CBI in Jammu to provide a revised reply within 15 days to an RTI applicant who had sought to know the status of his complaint seeking registration of an FIR against former J&K deputy chief minister Nirmal Singh and others over alleged illegal construction of […]
Sharif thanks PM Modi for felicitating him; says Pak desires ‘peaceful and cooperative’ ties with India
Islamabad: Pakistan’s newly-appointed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for felicitating him and said his country desires “peaceful and cooperative” ties with India. Sharif, however, emphasised that peaceful settlement of outstanding disputes including Jammu and Kashmir is indispensable. “Pakistan desires peaceful & cooperative ties with India. Peaceful settlement of […]
COVID-19 not over yet, SOPs might be readopted if cases increase, says Dr Naveed
Srinagar: Noted pulmonologist and Head of the Chest Diseases Hospital Srinagar, Dr Naveed Nazir Shah Tuesday said that COVID-19 pandemic is not over yet as new variants, though ‘mild’ in nature, continue to emerge in the community. Dr Naveed said two cases of XE variant which is the combination of Omicron’s two most well-known strains […]
J&K logs 8 new cases of COVID-19
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported eight fresh Covid cases on Tuesday that took the infection tally to 4,53,897, officials said. Of the new cases, one was reported from the Jammu division and rest from the Kashmir division, they said. Srinagar recorded five new cases followed by Baramulla district which registered two infections, officials said. Seventeen […]
Div Com felicitates doctors, paramedics for their work during Covid-19 pandemic
Srinagar: The Divisional Covid-19 Control Room, Kashmir (DCCRK) today organized a ceremony to felicitate doctors, paramedical staff for their exemplary role during the pandemic. Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole was the chief guest at the felicitation ceremony, also attended by Director SKIMS, Soura; Director Health Services Kashmir; Principal Government Dental College Srinagar […]
Bukhari urges PM to announce regularisation of daily-wagers
Srinagar: Apni Party president Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting J&K on April 24, to make an announcement with regard to the regularisation of the daily-wagers within 60 days. Addressing a news conference, Bukhari said that there are “thousands of daily-wagers who have been struggling to fight for […]
ACB chargesheets police officials for accepting bribe
CBI arrests police inspector in bribery case
Srinagar/Jammu: Anti Corruption Bureau on Tuesday produced chargesheet against a police sub-inspector in the court of Special Anti-Corruption Judge Srinagar while as the CBI arrested a police inspector on the charge of taking bribe. ACB said the case was registered against Sub-Inspector Farooq Ahmad Abassi, son of Mohammad Akbar of Boniyar, Baramulla, when during his […]
Gunman opens fire on Brooklyn subway; at least 16 injured
New York: A gunman filled a rush-hour subway train with smoke and shot multiple people on Tuesday, leaving wounded commuters bleeding on a Brooklyn platform as others ran screaming, authorities said. Police were still searching for the shooter. Officials said the gunfire wounded at least eight people, and at least 16 in all were injured […]
