GANDERBAL: Police in a series of actions have arrested a drug peddler and four gamblers in Ganderbal. Huge quantity of contraband substances and stake money of ₹29,500/- also seized. Based on specific information, a police party from PS Gund under the supervision of SDPO Kangan Shri Yasir Qadri-JKPS along with Tehsildar Kangan raided a residential […]
New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Thursday criticized the government for disallowing the delegation of MPs of opposition parties from meeting the protesting farmers at Gazipur, terming the measure undemocratic and unparliamentarily. Party’s Member of Parliament from Anantnag Hassnain Masoodi was also a part of the group of 15 MPs from ten […]
KUPWARA: On the directions of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, Imam Din, a market checking squad headed by Tehsildar Kupwara today conducted an extensive market checking across different markets of the town. The market checking squad, besides ensuring regulation of market prices and quality control of essential items, got foot paths evicted from illegal occupation of […]
Srinagar: SKIMS, celebrated World Cancer Day today at SKIMS auditorium. On the occasion Scientific program was organized in which experts deliberated on various topics of importance about prevalence, detection, awareness and treatment of various cancers. While giving a comprehensive overview of various cancers prevalent in the UT of J&K, the experts stressed for various preventative […]
GANDERBAL: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal today chaired a meeting to discuss the modalities for rolling out of School Health and Wellness Ambassador (SH&WA), initiative under the Ayushman Bharat scheme in the district. During the meeting threadbare discussion was held regarding the implementation of the program and functioning of the committees constituted thereof. […]
NEW DELHI: With 12,899 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s Covid-19 tally of cases rose to 1,07,90,183, while the recoveries surged to 1,04,80,455 , according to the Union health ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll increased to 1,54,703 with 107 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am […]
NEW DELHI: Nearly 4.5 million (44,49,552) beneficiaries have received Covid-19 vaccine shots in merely 19 days, the Union health Ministry said on Thursday. India became the fastest country in the world to reach the 4 million Covid19 vaccination mark, achieving this feat in 18 days. “Many other countries have had a head start of almost […]
RAMPUR: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday met family members of a man who died during the January 26 protests in Delhi. She said that the government should repeal the new agri laws, instead of branding farmers “terrorists” and their agitation a “political conspiracy”. She met Navreet Singh’s family and also attended a prayer […]
WASHINGTON: Recognising that peaceful protests are a hallmark of a thriving democracy, the US has said it welcomes steps that would improve the efficiency of India’s markets and attract greater private sector investment. The State Department, responding to a question on the ongoing farmers’ protests in India, said on Wednesday the US encourages that any […]
Gorakhpur (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the previous governments drafted the Union budgets with an eye on their vote banks and made them just a medium for making promises they could not fulfil. For decades in our country, the meaning of the Budget was restricted to what announcements were made in whose […]