District Admin Pulwama on toes to combat post Snowfall situation
PULWAMA, JANUARY 09: – The District Administration Pulwama is on toes to combat the post Snowfall situation in the district and the normal life has partially normalized with immediate steps taken. The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Pulwama, Baseer Ul Haq Choudhary issued specific instructions to all the concerned officers, field-level officers to ensure swift completion of […]
J&K Reports 687 fresh covid-19 cases, 3 deaths
In telltale signs of a third wave of covid infections, rise in the virus cases continued in Jammu and Kashmir as 687 of them were confirmed in last 24 hours while three persons succumbed to the pathogen during the time, officials said on Sunday. 437 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu division and […]
Gunfight breaks out in Kulgam’s Hissainpora
Kulgam: A gunfight broke out between militants and security forces at Hussainpora village of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday afternoon, the police said. A police official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the gunfight was triggered after a joint team of the police, CRPF and Army cordoned off the Hussainpora area and […]
Tourism Deptt pitches JK’s tourism potential during Dubai EXPO-2020
SRINAGAR, JANUARY 8: In the ongoing Dubai EXPO-2020, the Department of Tourism has pitched strongly for promoting the potential of Jammu & Kashmir as the unparallel and all season destination in the country. Making a case for the tourism potential of Jammu & Kashmir, Secretary, Tourism, Sarmad Hafeez during a presentation before the delegates of […]
Dir AP&FW Deptt visits various districts of South Kashmir, takes stock of functioning of offices amid current weather scenario
Directs officers to remain available on duty for redressal of farmer’s problems SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 08: Director Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare (AP&FW) Department, Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today conducted surprise visit to district Pulwama, District Shopian, Anantnag, Kulgam and Processing Plant at Seed Multiplication Farm Padgampora . Amid heavy snowfall and current weather conditions, Director […]
DC Kupwara visits various areas, inspects PHC Trehgam, BDO Office Trehgam, RS Tikker
Takes stock of snow clearance KUPWARA, JANUARY 08: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, Imam Din today visited various areas of the district to take stock of the situation arising from ongoing heavy snowfall. He inspected several Health facilities and Government offices and checked the attendance of the staff. During the visit, the DC visited PHC […]
J&K Reports 655 fresh covid-19 cases, 3 deaths
In worrying signs for Jammu and Kashmir, the number of covid-19 cases continues to rise as 655 of them were confirmed in last 24 hours while there persons succumbed to the virus during the time, officials said on Saturday. 392 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu division and 263 from Kashmir, taking the […]
Massive fire in 2 commercial buildings destroy goods worth crores, load carrier in Anantnag
Srinagar : Two commercial buildings annexed together with nine shops in ground floor were gutted in massive fire overnight at Nai Basti area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Saturday. Goods worth crores of rupees were destroyed in the fire which also caused substantial damage to a load carrier—Tata Mobile (JK03H-1628) as well […]
People carry pregnant lady on shoulders, horse through knee-deep snow in Kupwara
Kupwara: Villagers in Budnamal area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district were “forced” to carry a pregnant woman on their shoulders to some distance and then on horse to the hospital in knee-deep snow on Saturday. Reports reaching GNS that several villagers shouldered the woman in a cot due to closure of roads for vehicular traffic […]
Rejuvenation of rivers
Central government is very keen to implement the rejuvenation of rivers in Jammu and Kashmir including Chenab, Jhelum and Ravi. The J & K government on the instructions of the centre recently held a meeting on Detailed Project Reports regarding rejuvenation of Chenab, Jhelum and Ravi rivers prepared by Himalayan Forest Research Institute (HFRI). An […]