Covid-19: No Public Meetings, Darbars In JK Till March 31
JAMMU – In the view of coronavirus scare, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has put all darbars and public meetings in abeyance till 31 March 2020. “All darbars and public meetings to be put in abeyance till 31 March,” said the government spokesperson, Rohit Kansal. Earlier on Wednesday the Jammu and Kashmir administration ordered closure of […]
WHO declares the outbreak of the new coronavirus is a pandemic
The coronavirus outbreak was Wednesday declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO), whose chief expressed his “deep concern” over “alarming levels of inaction” in combating the virus spread. WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the number of cases outside China had increased 13-fold over the past two weeks However, he clarified that […]
Rs 373 cr extended under Credit Action Plan 2019-20 in Ganderbal
GANDERBAL, MARCH 11: A DLRC meeting was convened under the chairmanship of District Development Commissioner, Ganderbal Shafqat Iqbal, here today to review the performances of the banks for quarter ended December 2019 in the district. The meeting was attended by Chief Planning Officer Ganderbal, Zonal Head- JK Bank Zone Central -2, Lead District Manager, Cluster Head […]
J&K High Court launches awareness campaign on novel Corona Virus
SLSA, Health Department organizes 96 awareness camps to educate public about COVID-19 JAMMU, MARCH 11: High Court of Jammu and Kashmir launched an awareness campaign in view of outbreak of novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) in the UTs of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. During the campaign, information pamphlets, posters and related material was displayed at all […]
Amit Shah Says Opposition’s Hate Speech Incited Delhi Riots, Praises Police
After the opposition in Lok Sabha on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah for failing to contain the violence in Delhi for nearly three days and questioned his silence, the senior BJP leader said that he wanted the discussion on the issue after Holi to “avoid a communal flare-up during the festival […]
Power Shutdown
SRINAGAR, MARCH 11: According to power controller, Kashmir province, to carry out replacement of ACSR 0.05 damaged conductors by ACSR 0.1, power will remain off in the areas fed from Shadimarg, Mitrigam and Keegam receiving stations on March 15 from 10 AM to 4 PM Similarly, to carry out shifting of part of 33 KV […]
Coronavirus: Govt orders closure of all educational institutions in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar: Government on Wednesday ordered the closure of all government and private schools, colleges and universities across Jammu and Kashmir amid growing scare about coronavirus. Addressing a presser, Director NHM Bhupinder Kumar, however announced that examinations shall be conducted by the authorities as per schedule. The decision comes amid a controversy of sorts between Mayor […]
Saudi Aramco to pump more oil
Energy titan Saudi Aramco said Tuesday it will boost crude oil supplies to 12.3 million barrels per day in April, flooding markets as it escalates a price war with Russia. Riyadh had already slashed its price for April delivery after Russia refused its proposal that producer alliance Opec+ orchestrate a co-ordinated cut of 1.5 million […]
O’Brien’s last-ball six hands Ireland win in super-over
GREATER NOIDA: Kevin O’Brien hit a last-ball six as Ireland clinched a consolation super-over win against Afghanistan in the third Twenty20 International in Greater Noida on Tuesday. With three runs needed for victory off the final ball of the super over, O’Brien cleared the long-off fence to end his team’s 12-match losing streak in T20s […]
Jammu and Kashmir HC rejects plea to ban pellet guns, adduces unruly mobs
Srinagar: Rejecting a plea seeking ban on use of pellet guns in controlling street protests in Kashmir Valley, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has cited the ground situation and observed that as long as there is violence by unruly mobs, use of force is inevitable. A bench comprising Chief Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar and […]