Central Kashmir: Gunfight rages in Chanapora Srinagar
A Gunfight is underway between militants and security forces in Chanapora area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Thrusday evening. Official sources told GNS that a joint team of Police and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in the area. As the joint team advanced towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon […]
CS reviews functioning of flagship schemes of Health &Medical Education and Social Welfare Departments
Directs H&ME Department to open 1000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras by March, 2022; Asks to saturate universal health insurance scheme Advises expeditious end to end digitization of all social sector schemes SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 21: The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting to review the flagship schemes of the Health & Medical Education […]
J&K Reports 87 New Covid-19 Cases, No Death
Jammu and Kashmir reported 87 new covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. Among the fresh cases, 13 were reported from Jammu Division and 74 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 331386. There was no death due to the virus […]
Union MoS for W&CD and AYUSH visits Baramulla, Interacts with PRI’s
BARAMULLA, OCTOBER 21: As part of the Union Government’s public outreach programme, Union Minister of State, Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ayush, Dr. Munjpara Mahendrabhai visited Baramulla district today. The Minister presided over a Seminar on Regimental Therapies in Modern Perspective which was organised by Health and Medical Education Department, Directorate of Ayush, […]
Dir. Agri. Kmr inaugurates sale of Vegetable seedlings at Kitchen Garden, Lal Mandi
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 21: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today inaugurated the distribution of Onion Vegetable seedlings at Kitchen Garden Lal Mandi. While interacting with the vegetable growers and kitchen garden lovers, the Director said the Department is committed to provide quality seedling material to the vegetable growers so that they could use the land […]
IGP Kashmir clears about internet snapping and seizing of bikes
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar While even the political parties have reacted to the seizing of two wheelers across Kashmir valley in the past two days, the IGP Kashmir has responded and said that due to the militancy related incidents some internet towers were snapped and the seizing of bikes has nothing to do with […]
Won’t allow disruption of peace; damage to communal fabric of J&K at any cost: DGP Dilbagh Singh
Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Thursday said that killing of civilians and minority community members in J&K was a move to disrupt peace and to trigger a communal fissure in UT ‘but police and security forces will foil all such plans and won’t allow militants to succeed.” Addressing the police commemoration day […]
Won’t rest till militancy is rooted out from J-K: LG Sinha
Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday said that those involved in the killing of innocent civilians and members of minority community will have to pay the heavy price for their “inhuman acts” and that the govermment forces along with the administration won’t rest till militancy is eradicated from J-K soil. In a veiled […]
Jammu and Kashmir adopts Kalij Pheasant as UT bird
The administration of Jammu and Kashmir has adopted Kalij Pheasant as UT bird. Talking to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), commissioner secretary, Forests, Environment and Ecology, Sanjeev Verma confirmed that Kalij Pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos) has been adopted as UT bird. “J-K had to adopt new bird as UT bird because black-necked cranes are only found in […]
Barring Srinagar And Gulmarg, Night Temp Dip In Kashmir
Srinagar: Night temperature fell slightly across Kashmir Valley except for Srinagar and Gulmarg, officials said on Thursday. Srinagar recorded minimum temperature of 7.2°C against 6.3°C on previous night, an official of the local MeT office said . Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, recorded a low of 6.4°C against previous night’s 6.8°C, the […]