Srinagar: The fear triggered by the news of bird flu and other diseases in poultry has done what all the initiatives of the Kashmir administration to keep rates of chicken under control could not do. Much to the delight of chicken lovers, the bird is selling these days at only Rs 100 a kg in […]
SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir PK Pole on Sunday kicked off Intensive Pulse Polio Immunisation programme at Lal Ded Hospital Srinagar in presence of Principal, Government Medical College, Dr Samia Rasheed. According to the official handout, 19,23,790 children from 0-5 years will be administered polio drops during this phase of the immunisation drive. Door to door […]
Islamabad: Amid mounting pressure from the US and the UN, the Pakistan government has said it would formally join the review proceedings initiated by the Sindh administration against the Supreme Court’s acquittal of British-born al-Qaeda terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and his three aides in the brutal murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl. Pearl, the […]
Jammu: The Udhampur and Poonch districts of Jammu region have reported their first cases of avian influenza as samples taken from three dead birds tested positive for the disease, prompting precautionary measures including the culling process, a senior official said Sunday. The Deputy Director (Poultry and Research) of the Animal Husbandry Department, Jammu, D D […]
SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, Imam Din today chaired an urgent meeting to review the preparedness of the district administration and concerned departments in view of looming Avian Influenza, here. Chief Animal Husbandry Officer informed the meeting that no instance of Avian Influenza (bird flu) has been found in the district so far. He said that […]
SRINAGAR: The campaign for intensive Pulse Polio Immunization was today held across all the districts of the Kashmir Division to administer Polio drops to the children in the age group of (0-5) years to protect them from the disease. At Anantnag, Deputy Commissioner, Anshul Garg inaugurated Intensive Pulse Polio Immunization (IPPI) Programme, 2021 at Maternity […]
Baramulla: Senior journalists Rahi Nisar Ahmad has been elected president media association Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Under the banner of Baramulla Working Journalist Association (BWJA) elections were held for the Media Association Pattan (MAP), inwhich senior journalist Rahi Nisar elected as president, Saleem Farooq as chairman, Mohammad Latief Bhat as chief patron and […]
Budgam: The two persons from the Rathsun village of Beerwah tehsil in Budgam district have been arrested by the police for chopping walnut trees in the area. SHO of Beerwah police station, Athar Samad told the Kashmir Reader that the two persons have been arrested from the Rathsun village after they were found chopping off […]
Baramulla: Police in Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district recovered a stolen cow and arrest three thieves. Police said that a person Hilal Ahmad resident of Kongamdara reported that in the intervening night of 26 January one of his cow was stolen by unknown thieves and a case under relevant sections of law has […]
KUPWARA: Deputy Commissioner, Kupwara, Imam Din conducted a surprise inspection of Medical Fair Price Shop (FPS) at Sub District Hospital Kupwara, today. He was accompanied by Chief Medical Officer, Dr. kausar Amin and Drug Inspector. During the inspection, the license holder of the Fair Price Shop was not found present in the shop, instead, the […]