Hajj 2022: Final quota announcement for J&K expected by March 1
Received 11500 applications from J&K, Ladakh; Covid vaccination certificates mandatory for each pilgrim; depends on quota whether all pilgrims would perform Haj this year: Haj Officer Dr Abdul Salaam Mir Srinagar, Feb 19: The final quota of Hajj 2022 for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh is expected by March 1 and that it depends on […]
CS urges RDD to do high value/high impact works with tangible outcomes under MGNREGA
CS directs RDD to complete 2 lakh MGNREGA works during current fiscal year RDD asked to implement village action plans to give impetus to ‘Mera Gaon Swach Gaon’ campaign JAMMU, FEBRUARY 19: The Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today made a strong pitch for strengthening democracy at the grassroots level as he urged for […]
J&K Logs 166 Fresh Covid-19 Cases, Lowest In 47 Days
No Death Reported In 24 Hours, Active Cases Decline To Less Than 2300 Jammu and Kashmir reported 166 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest single-day count in 47 days, even as there was no death due to the virus, officials said on Saturday. They said 103 of the fresh cases were […]
Social Forestry started distribution of male popular plants at Harran
By: Marvi Majeed VOV Ganderbal Department of Social Forestry kick started distribution of male popular plants at Harran Nursery of the District Ganderbal. Regional Director Kashmir Mehraj-ud-Din Malik started the process by distributing around 15000 Male Poplar plants in presence of members of panchayat Raj Institution. Almost 700 beneficiaries received the male popular trees from […]
HBL Pakistan Super League: At long last, Kings savour victory
LAHORE: After Mir Hamza sent back both Lahore Qalandars openers, Karachi Kings could sense their time had come. Finally, a first win of a dismal campaign seemed on the horizon. Having lost the opening eight games of the round-robin stage, Babar Azam’s men were already out of the race for the playoffs. Their remaining two […]
Eight killed as ferocious storm pummels Europe
LONDON: The second major storm in three days smashed through the United Kingdom and northern Europe on Friday, killing eight people as high winds felled trees, cancelled train services and ripped sections off the roof of London’s O2 Arena. The UK weather service said a gust provisionally measured at 196 kph, thought to be the […]
Education Department in Ganderbal will initiate action against teachers after the recent tenth class results
By: Sofi Ayaz VOV Ganderbal Acting on the directions of the J&K government, the Education Department in Ganderbal district is going to initiate action against all those teachers and other staff in the government run schools where the results have been poor as reflected by the recent declaration of class tenth results. Reports said that […]
Artists perform a street show to discourage domestic violence
By: Aadil Shafi VOV Srinagar In order to educate people to respect women and to desist from domestic violence, an NGO White Globe on Saturday organized a street show by the artist to convey this message. During this Nukad Natak at Regal Chowk in Srinagar city, many artists played their role in this street drama […]
Srinagar Smart City project
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is working on different projects in Srinagar city under the Smart City project. In this direction, the government recently said that at a cost of Rs 75 Crores, the riverfront project is being implemented by Jal Shakti Department under the Srinagar Smart City project. The phase-1 is envisaged with […]
Shopian Gunfight: 2 Soldiers, Militant Killed
Two soldiers and a militant were killed in the ongoing gunfight in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday. Earlier, a joint team of Police, army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on the input generated by J&K Police in the area, officials said. A defence ministry spokesperson based in Srinagar identified the soldiers […]
