Chief Secretary reviews implementation of JJM in J&K
Asks for expediting tendering, evaluation process SRINAGAR, MAY 04: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, today chaired a meeting to review implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) project in Jammu and Kashmir with special focus on tendering of civil-cum-electro mechanic works and procurements of materials. Mission Director, JJM, Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, Additional Mission […]
India reports 3205 Covid cases, daily cases again breach 3000 mark
The daily COVID-19 infections in India again crossed the mark of 3000 with country reporting 3205 Covid cases in the last 24 hours, stated the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday. With this, India’s active caseload now stands at 19,509 with active cases now constituting 0.05% of the country’s total positive cases. […]
Anantnag: Fire Breaks Out in Malakhnag Residential Area
A conflagration, which broke out this afternoon, has engulfed several residential houses in Malakhnag area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Reports reaching GNS said that the flames broke out of a residential house and soon after spread to several structures in proximity. Fire and Emergency department, assisted by locals, has in the meantime swung into […]
Ukraine gets 4.5bn euros in int’l aid since start of conflict
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said Ukraine has received 4.5 billion euros (about $4.73 billion) in financial international aid since the start of the conflict with Russia, the government press service said. Over the past week, Ukraine received $500 million in grant funds from the World Bank, Shmyhal added on Tuesday. “We are especially […]
Stokes keen to get Anderson, Broad in Test squad; says no to Root for vice-captain’s job
England’s newly-appointed captain, Ben Stokes, has stated that he is eager to get pace-bowling stalwarts Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad back in the Test squad for the three-match series against New Zealand, which begins on June 2 at Lord’s. The two ageing warhorses were strangely left out of England’s three-Test tour of the Caribbean earlier […]
Jammu and Kashmir reported 19 new COVID cases
Srinagar, May 3 Jammu and Kashmir reported 19 new COVID cases on Tuesday, taking the infection tally in the Union Territory to 4,54,072, officials said here. Jammu district reported seven new cases while Budgam had five cases, the officials said here. There are 68 active cases of the disease in the Union Territory, while the […]
Toilet for all
Jammu and Kashmir has recently released the data which says that they have achieved 100% toilet coverage and this achievement is before the deadline. All the 22 districts, 4,171 gram panchayats and 7,565 villages in the J&K are self-declared ODF as per Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) SBM (G) guidelines official data recently said. Apart […]
Director Agriculture advocates for increase in vegetable seedling production using greenhouse technique
BANDIPORE, MAY 02: To review the progress on the implementation of different centrally sponsored schemes in district Bandipora, the Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today along with Joint Director Farms, Iqbal Singh paid a brief visit to the district particularly Vegetable Seed Multiplication Farm Sumbal Bandipora, Markundal. Director also held an interaction with the […]
AC approves transfer of land for various public purposes
JAMMU, MAY 02: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, today approved the proposal of Revenue Department to transfer various parcels of land for public purposes. Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K and Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary […]
J&K Reports 6 Covid-19 Cases, No Death
Jammu and Kashmir reported six new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to it in the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday. They said that three cases were reported from Jammu district, two from Srinagar and one from Kupwara, taking the overall tally to 454053—166344 in Jammu and 287709 in Kashmir. There […]