Govt approves construction of emergency operation theatre at Srinagar hospital
The Jammu and Kashmir administration authorities have accorded a post-facto approval to the construction of an Emergency Operation Theatre here at Sri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital. An order in this regard that the construction work for the project – at one of the valley’s teritiary hospitals – will come up at an estimated cost […]
Athletes expect duller Olympics but still with a glint of gold
LAUSANNE: An Olympics under the dark cloud of Covid-19 may not be the experience athletes had hoped for, but they are still eager to grab their chance to shine, be there fans or not. With the postponed Olympics set to start on July 22, the organisers are still wrestling with the issue of how many […]
Tanzania’s Covid-sceptic president dies
DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzanian President John Magufuli died on Wednesday aged 61 from a heart condition, his vice president said, after more than five years of divisive, authoritarian rule capped by his refusal to take Covid-19 seriously. Magufuli, popularly nicknamed the “Bulldozer”, had been missing from public view for almost three weeks, fuelling wild rumours […]
Mamata Banerjee’s Assets Down From Rs 30.45 Lakh In 2016 To Rs 16.72 Lakh In 2021, Polls Paper Show
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee’s net worth assets have gone down in the last 5 years. On Thursday, in her self-sworn affidavit filed before the Election Commission of India, Mamata declared that her net worth is Rs 16.72 lakh which is 48 per cent less compared to her 2016 assets. […]
JKCA
Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association has been in the news for all the wrong reasons in the recent past. Recently a central probing agency has almost indicted Dr. Farooq Abdullah in a money laundering case in the same association when he was heading it a few years back. Recently J&K High Court suspended the proposed […]
CS urges people to get vaccinated quickly
J&K ramping up capacity to administer 3 lakh COVID vaccine doses per day; store 50 lakh in cold chain Approx. 4.40 lakh people vaccinated so far with no reported case of extreme adversity JAMMU, March 18: The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam today chaired the 3rd meeting of the UT Steering Committee to review the progress of […]
Ensure continuous power supply in Jammu during summer season: Baseer Khan
Visits several PMDP projects of PDD JAMMU, March 18: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Baseer Ahmad Khan today enjoined upon the officers to adhere to provision of providing continuous power supply to the residents of Jammu during upcoming summer season. He asked them to publish the curtailment schedule wherever necessary and stick to it strictly creating […]
140 Fresh Cases Take JK’s COVID-19 Tally To 128097, Death Toll Reaches 1978
SRINAGAR: The Government on Thursday informed that 140 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 25 from the Jammu division and 115 from the Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 128097. Also, 01 COVID-19 death has been reported from Kashmir Division. Moreover, […]
Badamveir is calling people to come and enjoy spring
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar The spring season has started showing its presence as the hundreds of almond trees are in blossom with authorities going to open this spring garden in a few days. Badamveir has been the traditional point for the people of Kashmir to come and enjoy the coming of spring among the […]
Buttler blitz trumps Kohli as England reclaim series lead
AHMEDABAD: Jos Buttler’s blistering 83 not out trumped Virat Kohli’s majestic half-century as England beat India by eight wickets in the third Twenty20 International to go 2-1 up in the five-match series in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Kohli struck an unbeaten 77 off 46 balls to rescue India from a top-order collapse and help them to […]