Soldier dies under mysterious circumstances in Poonch
Poonch: An army soldier died under mysterious circumstances on Line of Control in Balnoi area of K G Sector in Mendhar Poonch, officials said on Thursday. They identified the soldier from army’s 8 Garhwal Regiment as Anil Chouhan of Uttrakhand. While he died of bullet wounds, it was not known whether it was case […]
17 Killed, Several Injured After Bus Collides With Gas Cylinder Truck In Jharkhand
Seventeen people were killed and 26 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck transporting gas cylinders in Jharkhand’s Pakur district on Wednesday morning, police said. The accident happened around 8.30 am on the Govindpur-Sahibganj state highway at Paderkola village in Amrapara police station area, they said. The bus with around […]
England director Giles calls for ‘systemic change’ after Ashes debacle
LONDON: England director Ashley Giles said he felt the responsibility for their Ashes series loss in Australia but warned that getting rid of the current leadership without bringing in systemic change was not the answer to their problems in red-ball cricket. England have lost the first three matches in the Ashes series and are playing […]
North Korea fires ‘ballistic missile’ into sea
SEOUL: North Korea fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into the sea on Wednesday, South Korea and Japan said, in the first such launch by Pyongyang this year. In the decade since Kim Jong Un took power North Korea has made rapid progress in its military technology, at the risk of international sanctions. […]
Road accidents
In order to curtail the growing deaths due to the road accidents J&K administration has taken slew of measures to stop such tragedies and to minimize such mishaps on the roads of Jammu and Kashmir. Recently LG Manoj Sinha in a review meeting of road safety has asked the health department to explore the possibility […]
Div Com reviews Revenue matters of Srinagar District
Directs for intensifying anti-encroachment drive to retrieve State/ Kacharie land SRINAGAR, JANUARY 05:- The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Wednesday chaired a meeting to take a detailed review of Revenue matters pertaining to Srinagar District at DC Office Complex, here. Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad was also present in the meeting […]
Div Com conducts surprise midnight inspection of winter control rooms in Udhampur District HQ
Visits DEOC/PCR/PDD control rooms between 12:30 am to 1:30 am 4/5 Jan, 2022 UDHAMPUR, JANUARY 04/05: Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Dr Raghav Langer conducted late tonight visit here to inspect the functioning of control rooms set up for winters and to respond to any emergency situation in the prevailing inclement weather conditions. During his visit, the […]
DC Budgam holds Public Darbar at Beerwah
Stresses on speedy development of playground facility for local youth BUDGAM, JANUARY 05: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza today chaired a daylong public darbar at DIET Beerwah. During the programme Sarpanchs from Kondoora, Bonhama, Sonpah, Utligam, Larbel, Arwahi and Panchs, respected elders and members of youth clubs from Beerwah town and adjoining […]
418 fresh covid-19 cases, no death reported in J&K
Jammu and Kashmir reported 418 fresh covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. 311 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu division and 107 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 342419. There was no death reported due to the virus […]
Health infrastructure
The government of Jammu and Kashmir is trying to brace up for the possible third wave due to the Omicron variant of covid-19. The administration has been told to gear up and do all the possible on the ground to provide health care to the people including hospitalization if needed. Recently LG Manoj Sinha reviewed […]