WHO moves to take politics out of virus origin debate
GENEVA: The World Health Organization said on Friday it was setting up a new group to trace the origins of the coronavirus, seeking to end what it called “political point scoring” that had hampered investigations. The inability of the WHO to say where and how the virus began spreading has fuelled tensions among its members, […]
Maharashtra Governor Meets Amit Shah Hours After HC Ruling On MLC Nominations
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari held a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi soon after the Bombay High Court’s ruling on the MLC nominations. The Raj Bhavan termed the meeting as a “courtesy call”. The Bombay High Court Friday ruled that the state governor was duty-bound to decide on the MLC nominations […]
Transparency
In order to make the J & K administration visible and responsive on the ground LG Manoj Sinha has taken a lot of steps and has also given a number of directions to his officers in this regard. He has always stressed on the transparency in the system so that the allegations of lethargy and […]
129 New Covid-19 Cases Reported In J&K
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 129 fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said 66 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 63 from Kashmir Valley, taking the infection tally to 323190 in J&K.
Enforcement teams recover over Rs 39, 200 fine from violators in Ramban
1491 vaccinated, 1437 samples collected RAMBAN, AUGUST 13: Continuing the drive to implement Covid protocol across the district Ramban, the Enforcement teams today fined scores of violators for roaming without wearing face masks and not maintaining physical distance. The enforcement teams, during the inspection in their respective jurisdictions, recovered a fine of Rs 39,200 taking […]
Advisor Farooq Khan inaugurates CBBO, gives registration certificates to FPOs at Nud, Samba
Asks officers to focus on formulation of need based, area specific project JAMMU, AUGUST 13: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, today inaugurated Cluster Based Business Organization (CBBO) office besides handing over the registration certificates to Board of Directors of FPOs at Nud block in Samba district. The event was a step forward towards creating awareness and […]
Tribal Affairs Department holds workshop with DDCs, BDCs
Local Self-Govt institutions to play vital role in tribal welfare planning: Dr Shahid SRINAGAR, AUGUST 13: Tribal Affairs Department conducted a comprehensive workshop with District Development Councils of Baramulla, Kupwara, and Rajouri as a part of initiative towards expanding the reach and scope of tribal welfare schemes, convergent planning at district level besides sensitization about […]
Rupee Ends Flat Against US Dollar
The Indian rupee reversed all its intra-day losses to close almost flat at 74.24 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday, tracking a strong rally in domestic equities. Besides, a weak American currency against its major rivals and lower crude prices also helped the rupee to recover, forex dealers said. At the interbank forex market, […]
Police give details of Kulgam encounter says two drones destroyed
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar Police have told the media after the Kulgam encounter on the highway that they used a rocket launcher while the holdup militants destroyed two drones used by them. “Security forces were fully prepared. When the BSF convoy passed (around 1430 hours), militants started indiscriminate firing from a huge building, there […]
CRPF personnel injured in Sopore grenade attack
Srinagar: A paramilitary trooper of CRPF was injured after suspected militants hurled a grenade towards security forces near SBI Bank in main town in North Kashmir’s Sopore district. Confirming the incident a police officer told GNS that militants lobbed a grenade on security forces near SBI Bank. In this incident one CRPF man recieved splinter […]