Baramulla – Dodbugh road in shambles; authorities unmoved
Srinagar, May 14 (KNS): The road that connects several villages to the main town Baramulla is in dilapidated conation as the district administration never paid the attention toward the road leaving large number of population of area to suffer. According to Kashmir News Service correspondent the 20Km road from Baramulla passing through Katyawali, Gohan, Chandoosa […]
Lockdown: Railways Cancels Tickets For Regular Trains Till June 30, Passengers To Get Full Refund
The Railways on Thursday said it has cancelled all tickets booked for regular passenger trains scheduled till June 30. However, Shramik Special trains, which started from May 1 to ferry stranded migrants to their home states, will continue to run, the railways said. The special trains which started running from May 12 will continue to […]
Jammu and Kashmir Admin Extends Shah Faesal’s Detention Under PSA by 3 Months
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has extended detention of former IAS officer-turned-politician Shah Faesal under the controversial Public Safety Act (PSA) by three months, official said on Wednesday. Faesal, who has been under detention after scrapping of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, was booked under the PSA in February this year. His detention was extended […]
‘This Virus May Never Go Away’: WHO Says It’s Impossible To Predict End Of Covid-19
The World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said it’s possible the new coronavirus may be here to stay, warning it’s impossible to predict when the pandemic might be controlled. “This virus may never go away,” said Dr. Michael Ryan, in a news briefing on Wednesday. He said that the number of people infected by COVID-19 so […]
Aarogya Setu app must for hockey players: Hockey India’s post-pandemic plan
To be eligible for tournaments, India’s hockey players will first have to download the Aarogya Setu app on their mobile phones. The sport’s governing body, Hockey India, has made it mandatory for all players and staff of its member associations to download the government’s Covid-19 tracker, which has come under scrutiny for privacy-related issues. In its 20-page guidelines to state units, […]
Samoon reviews functioning of Civil Secretariat
Srinagar, May 13 (KNS): Principal Secretary, School Education and Transport, incharge Civil Secretariat, Srinagar, Dr Asgar Samoon today chaired a meeting to review the functioning of the various departments of the secretariat here. The meeting discussed various issues regarding smooth functioning of the offices and the measures needed for the delivery of the services. The […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
37 new positive cases reported today, 466 cases recovered and 11 deaths till date in JK JAMMU, MAY 13: The Government Wednesday informed that 37 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 07 from Jammu division and 30 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu […]
Div Com reviews flood preparedness, mechanism put in place to tackle any exigency in Kashmir
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today convened a meeting to review the flood preparedness and mechanism put in place to tackle 2014 flood like situation. The meeting was attended by Chief Engineer I&FC, General Manager BSNL, Kashmir, Business head Reliance JIO, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea, besides other concerned officers. The meeting held detailed […]
COVID-19: 37 more test positive in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar: 37 samples on Wednesday returned positive for the novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir, eight of them from District Police Lines Anantnag, official sources said. Nodal officer for coronavirus control at SKIMS, Dr G H Yatoo, told that out of 1726 samples tested at viral diagnostic lab of the tertiary care hospital, 13 came out […]
COVID-19 aftermath: DC B’la chairs meeting of several trade bodies at Sopore
Discusses various measures regarding COVID-19 lockdown in view of Eid ul Fitr BARAMULLA, MAY 13: Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, Dr G N Itoo today chaired a meeting of several trade bodies and others associated with commercial activities to discuss various measures regarding COVID-19 lockdown and advisories in the wake of forthcoming festive occasion of Eid ul […]