Block Health Mela held at Wakura, Ganderbal

GANDERBAL: Health Department Ganderbal today organized a Block Health Mela in Block Wakura, here which was inaugurated by Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Ganderbal, Khurshid Ahmad Shah. The Health Mela was attended by CMO Ganderbal Dr. Afroza Shah, Various District officers, School children, Asha Workers besides Sarpanches and panches of the Wakura area. The Mela […]

First shockwave therapy camp to treat patients with chronic pain organised in Jammu

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir’s health department has introduced a modern technique for palliative and geriatric care via shockwave therapy to treat patients with chronic pain and organised its first camp in the city, officials said on Tuesday. Explaining the shockwave therapy, they said that shock of different frequencies and intensity is delivered to the affected […]

Jitendra Singh lauds District Administration B’la for achievements under ADP

Baramulla: As part of Union Government’s special outreach Programme to get first hand appraisal of various developmental parameters, Union Minister of State (IC) Ministry of Science and Technology; Minister of State (IC) Ministry of Earth Science; MoS of Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh today chaired a […]

Budgam admin also reviews arrangements

Budgam admin also reviews arrangements

BUDGAM: The Assistant Commissioner Revenue (ACR), Budgam Shabir Ul Hassan today chaired a meeting to review and finalize the arrangements for Jumat-ul-Vida, Shab Qadar and Eid-ul-Fitr in the district. At the outset, directions were issued for the constitution of joint market checking teams and the concerned were directed to intensify market checking to keep check […]

10 arrested for illegal extraction, transportation of minerals in Budgam

Srinagar: Police in Budgam have arrested 10 persons and seized 10 vehicles involved in illegal extraction and transportation of minerals in Budgam. A police party from Police Post Soibugh at a checkpoint established at Wadwan intercepted & seized 10 vehicles (Tippers) bearing registration numbers JK03B-2907, JK01D-1370, JK01J-3308, JK04-7055, JKO1F-9413, JK04-6684, JK02AV-0717, JK04-0832, JK14B-6599 & JKO4B-1587 […]

Snake rescued from Pampore by Wildlife SOS

PAMPORE: Aliya Mir, project head Wildlife SOS rescued a snake from residential house premises in Saffron town Pampore in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday. She received a call from the residents that they saw a snake in premises of residential house. A desperate call to the emergency number of Wildlife SOS from the inhabitant […]

ATHWAS: Director Health Services Kashmir initiates cleanliness drive of Dal Lake on 15th day

SRINAGAR: The cleanliness drive of Dal Lake organized by the J&K Lake Conservation and Management Authority continued on the 15th day today in an enthusiastic way under the ATHWAS initiative of the government. Today, Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad, Director Health Services Kashmir in presence of Vice chairman, LC&MA Dr. Bashir Ahmad Bhat today participated in the […]

Gram Swaraj Month Health mela held at Kujar, Kulgam

KULGAM: Under ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, a Health Mela was today organised in Medical block Yaripora at village Kujar wherein various services under the ambit of Health department were provided to the common masses. The services kept available for the general public included Maternal and Child health services, diabetes and hypertension screening, screening of 0 […]

Crash courses in design for artisans to meet changing market demands

Crash courses in design for artisans to meet changing market demands

SRINAGAR: In order to have an idea of measures being taken to upgrade the skill set of traditional Craft Artisans with innovative design techniques in sync with changing market demands, besides widening the ambit of market linkage to uplift their socio-economic conditions, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad undertook a visit to Craft […]

Stone crusher sealed after labourer dies accidentally at Khrew

Stone crusher sealed after labourer dies accidentally at Khrew

PAMPORE: Tehsildar Pampore Ishtiyaq Mohi-ud-Din sealed a stone crusher at Khrew area of Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district after a labourer died there in a mishap on Saturday. The officials told Kashmir Reader that on directions of Deputy Commissioner Pulwama Baseer-Ul-Haq Choudhary, Tehsildar Pampore Mohi-ud-Din raided M/S Bhat Stone Crusher Khrew and sealed it […]