2 more COVID-19 patients die in Kashmir, J&K toll 291

Srinagar: Kashmir valley on Friday reported two more deaths related to COVID-19, taking the fatality count due to the virus in J&K to 291. Official sources informed that a 65-year-old woman from Sopore suffering from multiple underlying ailments including Pneumonia died at SMHS hospital two days after she was admitted to the hospital. Another COVID-19 […]

J&K govt to pay July salary to employees before Eid

J&K govt to pay July salary to employees before Eid

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered payment of July salary to its employees before Eid-ul-Adha. An order issued by Financial Commissioner, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta said that salary bills for the month of July shall be presented in treasuries on July 29 for advance payment of the salary for the said month. […]

Rs 50 crore  to DCs in J&K for COVID-19 containment efforts

Rs 50 crore  to DCs in J&K for COVID-19 containment efforts

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday sanctioned Rs 50 crore under SDRF in favour of Deputy Commissioners of twenty districts for further intensifying the COVID-19 containment efforts as well as for meeting any eventuality arising on account of any notified disaster. The decision was taken at the meeting of the State Executive Committee […]

3 more COVID-19 related deaths take J&K toll to 289

Srinagar: Three more deaths attributed to COVID-19 were reported on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir taking the disease toll in the region to 289. The latest victims comprise two from Srinagar and a police official from Jammu, officials said. They said that a 58-year-old man from Gandhi Nagar Jammu admitted at the isolation ward of […]

Elderly Anantnag woman’s death takes J&K COVID-19 toll to 286

Srinagar: The COVID-19 death toll in Jammu and Kashmir rose to 286 on Friday after a 65-year old woman died after testing positive for the disease. Official said the woman from Malaknag area of Anantnag district having underlying ailments of Rheumatoid arthritis, pneumonia and hypertension was admitted to the Government Medical College Anantnag on July […]

4 Srinagar residents among 9 fatalities

4 Srinagar residents among 9 fatalities

718 new cases, 50 of them CRPF personnel Srinagar: Nine more people died of Covid-19 on Thursday while 718 new cases were detected in Jammu and Kashmir. The number of deaths related to Covid-19 in J&K have now reached 282 and the number of total cases detected is 16,429. Among the fatalities was a 60-year-old […]

COVID-19: SKIMS, Jammu, Srinagar GMCs to get Rs 5 crore each to reinforce infrastructure

  Srinagar: Amid spike in COVID-19 infections, the J&K government on Thursday sanctioned Rs 15 Crore under SDRF for SK Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura and Government Medical Colleges of Srinagar and Jammu to augment the infrastructure for the disease management. The decision was taken in the State Executive Committee meeting headed by the […]

LG announces programme for 100 percent macadamisation of roads across J&K

Announces release of Rs 200 crore as first tranche

LG announces programme for 100 percent macadamisation of roads across J&K

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Jammu and Kashmir, G C Murmu Thursday announced the launch of a major Macadamisation Program for roads across the union territory. The announcement comes in the backdrop of grievances relating to poor condition of roads and the problems connected thereto, presented before the Lieutenant Governor during his tours as a part of […]

Four of family missing, body of one recovered in Udhampur mishap

Jammu: Four members of a family were reported missing while body of the fifth member was recovered on Thursday after a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident near Kaghote Nallah in Jammu division. Police officials said that a family was travelling in their car from Langa Ramnagar to Udhampur when the vehicle […]