Good governance
LG Manoj Sinha has been stressing on the need for the good governance in Jammu and Kashmir and has in the recent past focused his attention on his administration. He has asked his officers that speed of decision making is critical, efforts should be to reduce delays in the implementation process, while dealing with many […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
JK reports 331 new positive cases, 307749 recovered so far SRINAGAR, JULY 02: The Government on Friday informed that 331 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 77 from Jammu division and 254 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 316291. […]
Progress of Covid-19 vaccination drive for 18-44 years reviewed at Gbl
GANDERBAL, JULY 02: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Krittika Jyotsna today convened a meeting of concerned officers at Conference Hall here to take stock of ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drive for 18-44 years of age across the district. At the outset, the meeting was informed that Vaccination drive for 18 to 44 years age group is […]
Union Additional Secretary visits Potato Seed Multiplication Farms Yarikha, Gulmarg
JK has potential of becoming a leading potato seed producer TANGMARG, JULY 2: Additional Secretary, Union Ministry of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Vivek Agarwal, today visited Potato Seed Multiplication Farm Yarikha, Tangmarg. Director, Agriculture, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal, along with Joint Director Agriculture Extension, Mohammad Qasim Gani, Joint Director, Agriculture Inputs, Farooq Ahmad Shah, Potato Development Officer, Kashmir, […]
DC Kupwara chairs meeting of DDMA, 21 cases settled
KUPWARA, JULY 2: In order to settle the pending claims and relief cases under State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), a meeting of District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) was today held here under the Chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, Imam Din. The Additional District Development Commissioner Kupwara, Nazir Ahmad Lone was also present in the […]
Assam rifles women wing deployed for the security operations in Kashmir
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar Women soldiers of Assam rifles have been deployed in many places across Kashmir in order to assist army troops in the security related operations. This is for the first time that the women soldiers would be on the ground for the anti-militancy operations in Kashmir valley. According to the officials […]
Top LeT commander among five militants killed in Pulwama: IGP
Five Lashkar-e-Toiba militants including a top commander and an army man were killed in a gunfight in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, officials said on Friday. While police said the slain militants belong to LeT, the identification of three of them has not been revealed officially as of now. “District commander of militant outfit LeT […]
Delimitation Commission to interact with DEOs, political parties at 4 venues in J&K
Srinagar: The Delimitation Commission, visiting Jammu & Kashmir from July 06, will interact with the district election officers (DEOs) at four venues including tourist destination of Pahalgam in South Kashmir. According to a letter sent to the DEOs/ Deputy Commissioners, during their four day tour of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Delimitation […]
2022 Commonwealth shooting and archery in India cancelled due to Covid threat
The Commonwealth archery and shooting championships, which were scheduled to be held in Chandigarh before the 2022 Birmingham Games, have been cancelled due to the “uncertainty” posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The decision was taken by the Commonwealth Games India (CGI) Executive Board with the support of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). CGF President Dame […]
Army enforces lockdown in Bangladesh; Europe sees fresh surge
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s 168 million people on Thursday began a strict coronavirus lockdown while Indonesia announced emergency curbs as infections surged across parts of the Asia-Pacific. A European Union-wide coronavirus travel certificate was also set to come into force on Thursday, but concerns persisted about a resurgence of the disease as the World Health Organisation said […]