Elderly Man Injured After Hit By Scooty in Lolab Succumbs at SKIMS Soura
Kupwara: An elderly man who was undergoing treatment at SKIMS Soura after critically injured by a scooty rider at Sunnar Darpora in Lolab area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district has succumbed to his injuries on intervening Tuesday and Wednesday night. The 55-year-old namely Wali Mohammad Najar son of Abdul Aziz Najar was hospitalised in […]
China’s Latest Delta Outbreak Its Most Widespread Since Wuhan
More provinces in China are fighting Covid-19 than at any time since the deadly pathogen first emerged in Wuhan in 2019. The highly-infectious delta variant is hurtling across the country despite the increasingly aggressive measures that local officials have enacted in a bid to thwart it. Local infections have been found in 19 of 31 […]
Adapting to daytime conditions key for NZ pacer Southee in Scotland game
DUBAI: New Zealand will have to adapt to the daytime playing conditions when they face Scotland in Wednesday’s Super 12 match of the ICC T20 World Cup in Dubai, fast bowler Tim Southee has said. New Zealand, who are third in Group II on two points, lost to Pakistan in the tournament opener but bounced […]
Dengue: Centre Sends Expert Teams To 9 States, UTs Reporting High Number Of Cases
The Union health ministry has sent expert teams to nine states and union territories, which are reporting a high number of dengue cases. The expert teams will support the states in public health measures for control and management of the dengue disease. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya during a review meeting on the dengue situation […]
Health facilities
Health cards, insurance cover and generic medicines to be made available for the common people in Jammu and Kashmir are some of steps taken by the government to give the people some respite in the current times. Recently Chief Secretary reviewed the functioning of the health department and asked the officials concerned to ensure the […]
Death of former Ikhwani Commander: Court convicts all 9 accused
Bandipora: A local court in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district convicted all 9 accused in the murder of a former Ikhwani Commander. In 2014, Abdul Rashid Wagay son of Abdul Gani Wagay, alias Koblay (45), ex-Ikhwan commander and local Sarpanch, hailing from Kathpora village of Bandipora district was critically injured and subsequently died in a fight […]
Director Agriculture Kashmir convenes review meeting at Kupwara
SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 02: The Department of Agriculture is enduring to bring uncovered areas to mainstream agriculture and to translate the ideas into actions and in this regard a multifaceted approach has been adopted by the Department, said Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal in a review meeting convened at Dak Bungalow, here. The Director said […]
Dr Samoon chairs Executive Committee meeting of Skill Development Mission
SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 02: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department (SDD), Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon today chaired the Executive Committee meeting of the J&K Skill Development Mission at Civil Secretariat here. The meeting was attended by Secretary Tribal Affairs and Mission Director, J&K Skill Development Mission, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Director Skill Development Department Sudershan Kumar […]
Enforcement teams recover Rs 77,700 fine from Covid SOP violators in Ramban
1444 vaccinated, 1325 samples collected RAMBAN, November 02: Continuing the enforcement drive to implement Covid protocol across the district Ramban, the Enforcement teams today fined scores of violators for roaming without wearing face masks and not maintaining physical distance. The enforcement teams, during the inspection in their respective jurisdictions, recovered a fine of Rs 77,700 […]
Sub zero temperatures return during nights in Kashmir and Ladakh
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar With the coming of November days sub zero temperatures have started showing their presence during the nights both in Kashmir valley and in some parts of Ladakh. Recent untimely snow and the rains have already shown the signs of early winter with the chill and cold around the people especially […]