COVID-19: Govt evacuates 3,63,875 stranded JK residents; 2,53,002 via Lakhanpur, 110,873 through special trains
JAMMU, AUGUST 28: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 3,63,875 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
Atal Dulloo inaugurates NAT-PCR at GMC, Srinagar
Blood donations screened with this world class technology will reduce risk of infection significantly SRINAGAR, AUGUST 28; Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education Department, Atal Dulloo, today inaugurated State-of-Art Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT-PCR) facility at Government Medical College Srinagar for safer quality blood transfusion funded under National Health Mission in the UT. Mission Director, National […]
CS approves Annual Action Plans of PMKSY and NLM for 2020-21
Asks Department to introduce location specific innovations to bring more areas under irrigation SRINAGAR, AUGUST 28: The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam today chaired a meeting of State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) for Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) and reviewed progress made under the scheme. Administrative Secretaries of Animal & Sheep Husbandry, Forest, […]
106 travelers among 696 new covid-19 cases in J&K, total 35831
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Friday reported 696 new covid-19 cases including 106 travelers, taking the tally to 35831. Sources said that among the cases, 202 were reported from Jammu Division while 494 from Kashmir Division. Giving district-wise breakup, they said, Srinagar reported 194 cases, Baramulla 40, Pulwama 57, Budgam 59, Anantnag 31, Bandipora 30, […]
Shopian gunfight: Two more militants killed, one arrested
Srinagar: Two more militants of Al- Badr were killed, taking toll to four and one caught alive during live action in ongoing gunfight between militants and government forces in Kiloora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian. Local news gathering agency Global News Service (GNS) quoting unnamed officials reported that two more militants have been killed, whose […]
Shopian gunfight: Two Al-Badr militants killed, operation on
Srinagar: Two Al- Badr militants have been killed in ongoing encounter between militants and government forces in Kiloora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian. Local news gathering agency Global News Service (GNS) quoting unnamed officials reported that that two militants have been killed, whose identity is yet to be ascertained. Sources further said that the ange of firing took […]
Kashmiri youth arrested in New Delhi released
Delhi police released the Kashmiri youth who was detained by CRPF outside Parliament and later handed over to Delhi Police. Manzoor Ahmed Ahanger from Rathsuna village of Central Kashmir’s Budgam who had gone to Delhi for some business purpose was arrested after he was allegedly found roaming in suspicious condition. Back in Budgam, his family […]
Gunfight rages in Shopian
Shopian, August 28: An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. An official told Kashmir Despatch that gunfight rages in Killora area of Shopain. He said earlier a joint team of forces conducted searches in the area following inputs about the presence of some militants. The officer […]
Flood Preparedness reviewed in Bandipora, SDRF conducts mock drill
A review meeting of preparedness of floods was today held under the chairmanship of Assistant Commissioner Revenue Reyaz Ahmad Beigh at Mini-Secretariat. On the occasion ACR directed the concerned officers to keep their men and machinery ready with tents, sandbags, life jackets, and other rescue equipment. It was informed that sandbags are available at vulnerable […]
JKAP appoints first batch of office bearers
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, on Tuesday appointed the first batch of office-bearers of the party including the Senior Vice President. Senior leader of the Party Ghulam Hassan Mir has been appointed as the Senior Vice President of the party. The JKAP president also appointed Aijaz Ahmad Khan, Choudhary […]