Another leopard captured in Pampore area, search on for cubs

Another leopard captured in Pampore area, search on for cubs

Pampore: The Jammu and Kashmir wildlife department on late Tuesday evening captured another leopard from Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Officials informed Kashmir Reade that it was the second leopard caught by the wildlife department Range Office Khrew on consecutive days in same spot. The movement of the two leopards along with two […]

Rescue on after boy slips in stream at Budgam

Budgam: A 14 year old boy on Wednesday is feared dead after he slipped into a nallah at Arigam village of Khansahib Tehsil in Central Kashmir Budgam district. The SHO of Khansahib police station told the Kashmir Reader that the 14 year old boy slipped into nallah at Arigam village in Khansahib Tehsil “The police […]

LAWDA suspends 4 officials for non-reporting of illegal constructions to higher ups

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (JK-LAWDA) on Wednesday suspended its four officials for non-reporting of illegal constructions in their respective areas and has ordered an enquiry into the matter. The enquiry officer has been asked to submit the factual report within a period of 15-days. According to an Order No. […]

House gutted in Uri fire incident

BARAMULLA: A residential house gutted in a fire incident in Zahampora village of Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday night. Officials said that fire was broke out in the residential house of Lal Mohammad Sheikh son of Abdul Aziz Sheikh of Zahampora village of Tehsil Boniyar, in Uri sub division of Baramulla district […]

Active positive cases showing drastic decline at Ganderbal: DC

GANDERBAL: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Krittika Jyotsna today briefed the media on the current covid scenario and mitigation efforts put in place in the district. Giving details, the DC said that the active cases have drastically decreased in the district from the last four weeks. She said in the starting of the current month […]

Recovery rate 90%, surveillance for testing, vaccination of vulnerable groups being done: DC Pulwama

Briefs Media on Covid-19 situation in the district PULWAMA: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Pulwama, Baseer ul Haq Chowdary today said that the recovery rate of Covid-19 positive cases has touched 90 percent in the district. The DC said this during a press briefing aimed to present a detailed scenario of Covid-19 situation in the district, […]

Positivity rate, bed occupancy on decline: DC Anantnag

Appeals people to follow CAB, get vaccinated ANANTNAG: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, Dr. Piyush Singla today said that the recovery rate for Covid patients has improved by a significant margin of about 17 percent from 70 to 87 percent during last week with positivity rate reducing to 3.5 percent from 7 percent and bed […]

DC Kupwara inaugurates 50 bedded Covid Care Centre at AGS Wayane

KUPWARA: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, Imam Din today inaugurated 50 bedded Covid Care Centre at Army Goodwill School (AGS) Wayane here. The Covid Care Centre will be administered by the joint efforts of Army and Health department Kupwara. Colonel, 160 INF BN TA Kupwara, S. Bhattacharya; Incharge Chief Medical Officer, Kupwara, Abdul Gani Dar […]

74% of above 45 years age group vaccinated: DC Kulgam

KULGAM: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, Dr Bilal Mohi Ud Din Bhat today during a presser said that the positivity rate has witnessed an enormous decline during the past one week in the district. The DC said that the coordinated efforts with multi-pronged strategies have started bearing fruits with both positivity rate and bed occupancy […]

LMD imposes Rs 20k fine on manufacturer for selling underweight oxygen cylinders to Hospitals

LMD imposes Rs 20k fine on manufacturer for selling underweight oxygen cylinders to Hospitals

SRINAGAR: The Legal Metrology Department (LMD) Srinagar Tuesday booked medical Oxygen cylinder plant units and imposed a fine of Rs. 20, 000 on them for selling underweight cylinders to the hospitals. The action was action after several hospitals lodged complaints alleging that the Medical Oxygen Cylinders supplied to the Hospitals are underweight due to which […]