Pandemic is growing fast in Africa: WHO
GENEVA: The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating in Africa, spreading to rural areas after international travellers brought it to capital cities, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday. But the WHO said there was no indication that large numbers of severe cases and deaths were being missed, nor has the virus caused significant infections in refugee […]
10705 RDD works under execution in Kupwara
Kupwara, June 12 (KNS): Work is apace on 10705 different rural development works in all 26 blocks of Kupwara district under MGNREGA at an estimated cost of Rs.15,829crore during current financial year. This was stated at an officers meeting held here today under the chairmanship of District Development Commissioner (DDC) Kupwara, Anshul Garg to review […]
Tangmarg youths’ efforts of saving pine tree from burning applauded widely on social media
Srinagar, June 12 (KNS): As facebook post showing two youth extinguishing as burning live pine tree on Tangmarg BabaReshi road has receied applauds from netizens. With 177 shares so for and numerous comments the netizens have widely praised the efforts of the youth in having succeeded saving as mighty live pine tree from burning. Ishafaq […]
SDH Kupwara to resume dialysis from June 15, other operations from June 20: DC
Kupwara, June 12, (KNS): District administration Kupwara on Friday decided to resume dialysis and other operation in the SDH Kupwara from June 20, which earlier were suspended due to precautionary measures for containment of Covid-19 pandemic. Deputy Commossioner Kupwara Anshul Garg told KNS that District administration Kupwara had earlier designated Sub-District Hospital Kupwara as isolation facility […]
Woman Killed In Cross LoC Firing In Uri
SRINAGAR: A 40-year-old woman was killed in alleged shelling by Pakistan along the Line of Control in Uri sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday, officials said. “One woman identified as Akhter Begum wife of Zahoor Ahmad Chaci of Batgran village was killed due to shelling,” SDPO Uri Junaid Wali told news agency GNS. […]
Militant Arrested During Search Operation In Shopian: Police
Srinagar- Police claimed to have arrested a militant during a search operation at Khojpura area of Zainpora in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. A senior Police officer said that a joint team of Police and army’s 1RR launched Cordon-and-search-operation in Khojpora in wee hours, reported news agency GNS. During the searches, a militant identified as […]
Srinagar admin gives go-ahead for opening of markets, issues new SOPs
Srinagar: The district administration Srinagar Friday announced the re-opening of markets and shops in the district first time amid strict adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) from June 13 (Saturday) onwards. As per an order issued by the district administration Srinagar headed by Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Shahid Iqbal Chaudhary, in view of multifarious dimensions involved, […]
HIT BY STORM
Government has not intervened to help the families connected with fruit business and farmers. The sector was hit first by the clampdown of the central government after the abrogation of article 370, as many varieties of fresh fruits including peach and grapes could not be transported out because of the clampdown. It was followed by […]
No headway on life cover for panchayat members of Jammu and Kashmir
The Centre’s assurance to cover all elected panchayat members of Jammu and Kashmir under the Rs2-lakh insurance cover has turned out to be a “mere announcement” as no headway has been made on the proposal till date. Even the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, which is the nodal department that deals with panchayat members, […]
Creating hurdles in burial of Covid19 positive persons is unacceptable: MMU
Srinagar, June 11 (KNS): Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema Jammu Kashmir, headed by incarcerated Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, has expressed concern and regret over some unfortunate incidents wherein those who die due to coronavirus (Covid-19) disease are not allowed to be buried in local graveyards. MMU said many such incidents have also come to fore wherein hurdles are being […]