DC Kulgam reviews preparedness, 24×7 control room established
KULGAM, MARCH 10: The Deputy Commissioner, Kulgam, Showkat Aijaz Bhat today chaired a meeting of officers to review arrangements put in place to tackle the Corona Virus threat in the district. The meeting was attended by ADDC, ADC, JD-Planning, CMO, MS District Hospital, CEO, BMOs, EOs and other concerned. During the meeting the DDC reviewed […]
41 locals who return from Iran, China quarantined, tests negative: DDC Budgam
Releases Rs. 5 lac for procurement of equipment for isolation wards BUDGAM, MARCH 10: District Development Commissioner (DDC), Budgam, Tariq Hussain Ganai today said that there is no need to panic as all the 41 Budgam residents who arrived from China and Iran have been quarantined and tested negative with no symptoms of infection of […]
DDC Kupwara kick starts plantation drive
KUPWARA, MARCH 10: District Development Commissioner (DDC), Kupwara, Anshul Garg kick started plantation drive by planting saplings of Deodar, Conifer, Chinar and Mulberry in the premises of District Administrative Complex , here today. Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Nazir Ahmad Lone and concerned district officers were present on the occasion. The DDC was informed that 30,800 […]
Coronavirus: Round-the-clock central control room established in Srinagar
With five helpline numbers and dedicated support staff which includes doctors the control room is well-equipped to handle multitasking SRINAGAR, MARCH 10: The round-the-clock control room established in Srinagar as part of arrangements put in place to prevent spread of novel coronavirus has made and received some 400 calls since Monday afternoon after it was […]
Jyotiraditya Scindia likely to join BJP as 20 MLAs resign
After resigning from the Congress party, Madhya Pradesh leader Jyotiraditya Scindia is expected to join the BJP today evening. Sources told The Indian Express that Scindia is expected to get a Rajya Sabha ticket from Madhya Pradesh by the saffron party after he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah earlier in the day. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath Tuesday […]
Female paramedic including two bodies found dead in Srinagar, Qazigund
Srinagar, Mar 10 (KNS): A female paramedic on Tuesday was found dead mysteriously in Soura area of Srinagar district. Meanwhile another dead body was found in Wanpoh area of Qazigund. Police has registered separate cases and started investigation. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), a nurse namely Afroza Akhtar of south Kashmir’s Duroo was found […]
US starts troop pullout, seeks end to Afghan leaders’ feud
The United States began withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, the US military said on Tuesday, taking a step forward on its peace deal with the Taliban while also praising Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s promise to start releasing Taliban prisoners after he had delayed for over a week. The US-Taliban deal signed on February 29 was touted as Washington’s […]
Gujarati businessmen invited to invest in J&K
Srinagar, Mar 10 (IANS): J&K Lt Governor G.C. Murmu has invited Gujarati businessmen to invest in J&K, and 35 MoUs worth Rs 2,141 crore have been inked, a government statement said on Monday. “Gujarati businessmen are successful worldwide and they should also explore the vast investment opportunities in Jammu & Kashmir,” Murmu said, while addressing the captains of the […]
COVID-19: 58 Indians brought back from Iran
First batch of 58 stranded Indians, including women and children, were brought back from coronavirus-hit Iran in a C-17 Globemaster military aircraft on Tuesday, officials said. The Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft landed with the Indians at Hindon air base in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on early Tuesday. The evacuated Indians were being assisted by an […]
Scindia tenders resignation from Cong, Sonia expels him for anti-party activities
Moments after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Tuesday, disgruntled Congress leader and former Guna MP Jyotiraditya Scindia tendered his resignation to party president Sonia Gandhi saying it was now time for him to move on. Gandhi immediately expelled him from the Congress for anti-party activities, as the crisis looming over […]