WB-funded critical care equipment arrives in J&K

WB-funded critical care equipment arrives in J&K

Srinagar: To enhance resilience in the healthcare system in peripheral hospitals that usually have a shortfall of these, critical care equipment worth USD 50 million under the World Bank-funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project is being procured by the J&K administration. Officials say the equipment will come as a shot in the arm at a […]

Proud moment, say kin of Kashmiri-origin woman named in Biden team

Proud moment, say kin of Kashmiri-origin woman named in Biden team

Srinagar: Kashmiri-origin Sameera Fazili’s parents wanted her to be a physician, but she was not quite in agreement. Fazili’s plans fructified on Friday when the Biden-Harris Transition named her as the deputy director of the National Economic Council at the White House. The council coordinates the economic policy-making process and provides advice to the US […]

Div Com calls for time bound issuance of NOCs to private schools

Div Com calls for time bound issuance of NOCs to private schools

SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Pandurang K Pole today chaired a meeting with representatives of Private Schools of Kashmir. The meeting, among others was attended by Director School Education Kashmir, Director Social Welfare, CE R&B, CE PHE, Deputy Labour Commissioner Kashmir, Joint Secretary JK BOSE, SSP Traffic Rural, representative of private schools and other concerned. […]

Covid-19 vaccination drive kick started in Baramulla, Kupwara, Handwara

Baramulla: Covid 19 vaccination drive which is called Covidshield was kick started across the north Kashmir on Saturday, inwhich several doctors, health workers and Asia workers were vaccinated. In Kupwara, the district development commissioner Anshul Garg kick-started the vaccination driver at sub district hospital Kupwara in presence of ADC Kupwara, Nazir Ahmad Lone and CMO […]

ADC inaugurated vaccination drive in Bandipora

Bandipora: Additional Deputy Commissioner Bandipora Zahoor Ahmad Mir on Saturday launched the much awaited COVID-19 vaccination drive at CHC Hajin and Sumbal. The first COVID vaccine shot was given to the doctors on duty at these Health Centres besides other health workers. Chief Medical Officer Bandipora Dr Bashir Ahmad, Deputy CMO Dr Parveiza Kausar, District […]

SMC conducts inspection of rate lists of various essentials in city

SMC conducts inspection of rate lists of various essentials in city

SRINAGAR: The enforcement wing today conducted visits in various bakery shops , food establishments etc to check the rate lists of various food items including vegetable sellers. Recently Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in a meeting passed on directions to the concerned officers to conduct regular market checks in order to see and monitor the rate […]

Rs 3500 fine on erring shopkeepers in Pampore during market checking

PAMPORE: The local administration on Saturday conducted a surprise market checking and imposed fine on the erring shopkeepers in Saffron town Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. On the directions of Deputy Commissioner Pulwama Raghav Langer, a team of officials on Saturday conducted market checking at Saffron town Pampore. The team comprising Naib Tehsildar […]

Police recovered 42Kgs of Charas from a residential house in Anantnag

SRINAGAR: Police in its recent action against drug dealings in Anantnag have recovered 42Kgs of Charas from a residential house at Bonpora, Tukhan. On specific information, a Police Party headed by SDPO Bijbehara along with Executive Magistrate Bijbehara raided a residential house of Bilal Ahmed Dar at Bonpora, Tulkhan. During search, officers were able to […]

Market checking held in Uri, shop sealed, 1550 fined

Baramulla: A shop was sealed while rupees 1550 fined from different shopkeepers in border town Uri, during a market checking drive held on Saturday. Officials said that following several complaints from the general public a market checking drive was conducted by the administration in which a Kiryana shop was sealed while as rupees 1550 was […]

Involve community for Fire Safety: DG Fire Services

Far flung villages to be equipped with Fire Extinguishers: Div Com SRINAGAR: Webinar on Fire Safety Measures in Winter was jointly organised by National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), Institution of Engineers (India) J&K State Centre, Srinagar in collaboration with J&K Fire and Emergency Services, SDRF, Divisional Administration Kashmir and State Emergency Operation Centre. The […]