Srinagar: Nine more Covid patients lost their lives while 656 fresh Covid cases were detected in the last 24 hours in J&K, the official daily bulletin reported on Thursday. Of the new cases, 446 were reported in Kashmir Division and 190 in Jammu Division, the bulletin said. Of the 9 deaths, 5 were reported in […]
Leh: Ladakh has recorded 33 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 19,682, while the active cases in the region dropped to 538 after 47 more patients recovered from the disease, officials said on Thursday. Ladakh has registered 199 Covid deaths since last year with the worst-hit Leh accounting for 143 fatalities followed by […]
Financial assistance to dental surgeons to start own clinic SRINAGAR: To increase youth engagement at the Panchayat level, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday directed for establishing Youth Clubs in every Panchayat across Jammu and Kashmir for constructive activities and addressing all the concerns of the young generation. In the first phase, 22,500 youths from […]
Srinagar: Suspected militants shot dead an off-duty policeman in Eidgah area of Srinagar on Thursday, police said. Constable Javaid Ahmad was shot at and critically injured by militants near his residence at Saidapora locality in Eidgah area of the city, a police official said. He said Ahmad was taken to nearby SKIMS hospital in Soura […]
Srinagar: The Jal Shakti Department is not providing potable water supply in many areas of Srinagar city, where residents say that they are not getting enough drinking water for the past 20 days. People living near Zadi Masjid in Saki Daffar said that they approached the local office of Jal Shakti department but their complaints […]
SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, along with Vice Chairman Lakes and Water Ways Development Authority (LAWDA), Bashir Ahmad Bhat, on Thursday conducted a tour of city areas to inspect the works being carried out for restoration of historical water bodies in Srinagar including Nigeen Lake, Khushaal sar, Gilsar and Nalah-e-Amir Khan. During […]
Srinagar: Announcing its highest quarterly profit since January-March quarter of FY 2013-14, J&K Bank on Thursday reported Q4 profits of Rs 315.75 crore, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, while clocking annual profits of Rs 432.12 cr for the Financial Year 2020-21. The bank declared its Q4 and FY 2020-21 annual results after the Board of Directors […]
Shopian: People living in the many Shopian villages that lie alongside the banks of Rambiara rivulet are facing problems due to the government’s decision to hand over contracts for excavation of minerals from the bed and banks of the rivulet. They say that the excavation of minerals not only threatens their horticultural land but also […]
Leh: Nineteen remote hamlets in the Siachen area, which houses the highest and coldest battlefield in the world, has been electrified, officials said. The hamlets in Leh district were electrified with supply from the Chamshen micro-hydel project (MHP). The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy funded the Chamshen project under the Ladakh Renewable Energy Initiative […]
New Delhi: India on Thursday said Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of it and no amount of questioning can change the reality, an assertion that came following a letter by the Pakistan foreign minister to two top UN officials over alleging a design by New Delhi to change the demographic composition of the […]