Woman killed, 2 missing after landslide hit Reasi
A woman was killed, while her two family members couldn’t be immediately traced after a landslide hit Khour area of Mahore sub-division in Reasi district, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). An unnamed official told the agency that three persons were buried under the debris after a landslide hit Khour area on […]
Advisor Khan chairs 17th Board Meeting of JKBOCWWB
‘To make welfare schemes grand success, creating awareness among the labour force is vital step’ Board disburses Rs 68 crore during current fiscal among BOC workers in COVID-19 crisis SRINAGAR, AUGUST 24: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan today chaired 17th Board Meeting of Jammu & Kashmir Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (JKBOCWWB). […]
Day 92: Jammu, Srinagar Airports receive 26 domestic flights with 3,578 passengers
JAMMU, AUGUST 24: On day 92 of resumption of routine domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 26 domestic flights with 3,578 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports. A total of 1102 passengers aboard 10 regular commercial flights arrived at the Jammu Airport while 16 domestic flights with about 2476 passengers on […]
JK reports 428 new positive cases, 25205 recovered so far
JAMMU, AUGUST 24: The Government on Monday informed that 428 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 154 from Jammu division and 274 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 33075. Also 07 COVID-19 deaths have been reported from Kashmir Division. […]
Atal Dulloo reviews progress of PMMVY, JSY schemes
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 24- Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education, Atal Dulloo today chaired a meeting to review the status of progress made for smooth implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) and Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) in Jammu and Kashmir. Principal Secretary Social Welfare, Shailendra Kumar; Director Health Services Kashmir, Dr Samir Mattoo were […]
LMD Penalizes Retailers for inadequate Labeling on Face Masks
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 24: On Monday, The department of Legal Metrology (LDM) Srinagar unit said that it booked and penalized 26 drug stores and departmental stores/retailers in the current financial year 2020-21 for over-charging/ labeling norms and collected penal sum of over Rs. 50,000. Due to Covid19- pandemic, Government of India, under Essential Commodities Act, 1955 […]
Class IV posts: JKSSB’s Portal records 6,31,300 registrations; 3,41,200 candidates submit online application so far
JAMMU, AUGUST 24: Till today morning 6,31,300 Registrations have been done by the candidates on JKSSB’s Online Portal, since the commencement of online application submission from 10th July, 2020 and 3,41,200 candidates completed their online application submission process for Class IV posts. Also 1,25,000 applications have been submitted online for the post of Accounts Assistant. […]
Lockdown measures extended in Baramulla till August 29 in view of surge in Covid-19 cases
District administration Baramulla on Monday extended Covid-19 lockdown measures till 07:00 pm of August 29, 2020. An order issued in this regard reads, “In view of spike in Covid-19 positive cases over past few days across the district, it has become imperative to re-impose some restrictions in terms of Section 144 CrPC and Section 34 […]
Kashmir incurred Rs 45,000 cr loss due to successive lockdowns: Report
Successive lockdowns in the past one year have dented Kashmir’s economy by over Rs 45,000 crore as per the report released by a Valley-based traders’ body. Business establishments remained shut for months after the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5 last year and just when economic activities started picking up early this year, the […]
Restore full statehood to JK at earliest: Tajinder Singh
Social Activist Sardar Tajinder Singh today said that he stands for the struggle to safeguard genuine rights of people to the lost identity of erstwhile State after Abrogation of its special status last year. While interacting a group of Social Activists and keeping norms of SOP of covid19 and Social distancing Tajinder said He Demand […]