PAMPORE: Three medical shops were sealed during a raid by a team of government officials for violating norms while as rupees 9100 fine was recovered from various shopkeepers for black marketing on Friday . The team included officials from revenue, drug, food safety and meteorological departments. They inspected various shops including pharmacies, drug shops, drug […]
KANGAN: At least eleven persons were injured in a road accident when they were returning from Baba Nagri Shrine in WanghtKangan area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Friday evening. Reports said that eleven persons were travelling in a load carrier bearing registration number JK07-4377 skidded off the road at Kangan Baba-Nagri road after the […]
HAJIN: Police has sought help of public in identifying an accused person involved in theft case in north Kashmir’s Hajin. According to police official, the photographs has been obtained from CCTV footage of the accused wanted in several theft case in the area . “In case of any information, kindly inform police station Hajin on […]
Highway stays shut due to landslides; no traffic allowed today
SRINAGAR: As forecast by the Met department, rain lashed plain areas while upper reaches received fresh snow in Kashmir on Thursday. The mercury dipped across the valley and the arterial Srinagar-Jammu highway stayed shut for the second consecutive day. The mountain ranges around Srinagar were also draped with fresh snow on Thursday. Chilly winds forced […]
Shopian: A fresh blanket of snow covered south Kashmir’s hilly district Shopian and adjoining high-altitude areas in the region on Thursday. The fresh snowfall and dip in temperature would delay the spraying of horticulture mineral oil on fruit trees. According to a horticulture official, the fruit buds were about to break after rise in temperature […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Thursday sought immediate response from the government to a petition seeking effective preventive measures to combat the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jammu and Kashmir. The court sought the response by March 16. The petitioner, Azra Ismail, had asked for directions to authorities to formulate a policy by way […]
Srinagar: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Thursday closed entry of the public to its headquarters in Srinagar till further orders. The decision, taken in view of the threat of cornonavirus, left many people fuming who had come for documents related to civic issues that the municipality deals with. On Wednesday, SMC Commissioner Gazanafar Ali […]
Baramulla: As a precautionary measure to avoid any kind of risk related to the Novel COVID-19, Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Dr Gulam Nabi Itoo on Thursday issued an advisory to not hold any kind of social or official gathering in the district till March 31. The district magistrate also ordered the closure of all tuition centres […]
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday said 1,433 travellers and persons in contact with suspected coronavirus cases have been put under surveillance in JK, which has reported one positive case so far. With the cases of coronavirus on the rise in the country, Financial Commissioner of the Jammu and Kashmir Health and Medical […]
Srinagar: The Kashmir University on Wednesday issued an advisory for combating the novel Coronavirus on campus in view of the guidelines from the University Grants Commission. In a circular issued over the matter, Registrar KU, Prof Nisar Ahmad Mir ordered postponement of all seminars, conferences, workshops and other events scheduled in March that involved large […]