Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu, on Wednesday assigned all duties and functions of the departments allocated to Advisor RR Bhatnagar, who is under quarantine, to advisor KK Sharma for the time being. An order issued said that LG directed that the duties and functions of Bhatnagar would be discharged by Sharma till he resumes […]
Jammu: Principal Secretary, Power Development Department, Rohit Kansal Wednesday discussed the modalities for implementation of smart metre installation project and execution of Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC) for IT infrastructure created under R-APDRP Part-A here at a meeting in Civil Secretariat, Jammu. Kansal, who is also Chairman of Jammu/Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited also reviewed the […]
Srinagar: A 90-year-old man from Kulgam died of Covid-19 on Tuesday, becoming the 24th victim in Jammu and Kashmir of the dreaded disease. According to officials, the elderly person was from Khaloora area of Kulgam district and was admitted to the emergency wing of SKIMS Hospital on Monday as a case of hypertension with pneumonia. […]
Shopian: A 50-year-old man from Shopian found positive of the novel Coronavirus a day ago participated in collective Eid-ul-Fitr prayers, visited neighbours and relatives, raising apprehensions of spreading the virus in the village, a senior doctor said. The sample of the patient from Chitragam suffering from kidney ailment was collected at Government Medical College Anantnag […]
Will observe black-band protest today
Will observe black-band protest today Srinagar: The Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) has said it will complain to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) against the harassment by police that doctors and other healthcare professionals have been routinely suffering during the Covid-19 lockdown. President of DAK Dr Suhail Naik told Kashmir Reader that the doctors’ body […]
Srinagar: Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar has asked all its field functionaries to ensure smooth movement of doctors, paramedics. A police official wishing not to be named said that directions have been passed on to all the district SSPs to facilitate the health professionals who are performing duties. Kumar said that Police/CAPFs are […]
New Delhi: Top commanders of the Indian Army will carry out an in-depth review of the tense standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in several areas of eastern Ladakh at a three-day conference beginning Wednesday. The commanders will also deliberate on the overall situation in Jammu and Kashmir besides delving into issues having national security […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Government of India to “treat with urgency” the issues raised in the petitions challenging the home ministry’s March 29 notification asking private establishments to pay full wages to workers during the COVID-19 lockdown, saying lot of people are affected by it. A bench headed by Justice Ashok […]
New Delhi/Srinagar: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah Tuesday denied there were political reasons for his current visit to Delhi and dismissed as “time pass for bored minds” speculation that the party was divided on key issues. The former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister took to Twitter to refute suggestions that his visit was linked to […]
SRINAGAR: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said his party won’t initiate any political activity till all political leaders are released. “The National Conference will do no political activity till all the political leaders are released,” Abdullah told KINS. This comes amid speculations about Altaf Bukhari-led advisory panel being set up in Jammu and […]