Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
JK reports 128 new positive cases, 322191 recovered so far SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 20: The Government on Monday informed that 128 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 19 from Jammu division and 109 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 328069. Also, […]
Director Agriculture Kashmir visits Cold Storage facility at Sopore, Bla
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 20: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today visited a Cold Storage facility at Sopore, Baramulla to explore possibilities of storage of Sweet Corn under controlled conditions. Interacting with the young entrepreneur who is heading the cold storage facility and the sweet corn growers, the Director reiterated the commitment of providing better […]
New action plan of NLM lays focus on ‘Entrepreneurship Development’: Navin
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 20: Principal Secretary, Animal/Sheep Husbandry& Fisheries Department, Navin Kumar Choudhary today held the UT level Executive Committee meeting of National Livestock Mission (NLM) here. The meeting was held to approve the action plan for NLM for the year 2021-22. The action plan framed for the period laid emphasis on the development of entrepreneurship […]
Cannot afford another lockdown: KTA
Amid fears of a third wave of Covid 19, Kashmir Trade Alliance (KTA) president Ajaz Shahdhar has expressed concern over the increase of Covid 19 cases in Srinagar. Ajaz Shahdhar said that businessmen, shopkeepers and industrialists have already suffered losses of over Rs 50,000 crore during the last two years and now when it seemed […]
Receding waters in river Jhelum pose threat to houseboats
By: Mudasir Khan VOV Srinagar In the autumn season receding waters in the river Jhelum have made all the houseboats especially from Zero Bridge to Lal Chowk vulnerable to get some defect as many of them sank in the recent past causing a lot of damages to these boats. Many of the families who are […]
Gold prices fall to lowest in nearly 6 months, silver down too
Gold prices were down on Monday tracking global cues with markets keeping an eye on a US Federal Reserve meeting for clues on when the central bank will start tapering its stimulus measures. On Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold was down 0.13 per cent to ₹45,928 per 10 gram and silver rates dropped 1 per cent […]
Soldier killed in alleged ‘fratricide’ incident in Sogam Kupwara
An army soldier has been killed in an alleged ‘fratricide’ incident in Sogam area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that there was a brawl between soldiers from 28 Rashtriya Rifles at Lassipora Sogam. One of the soldiers from the Road Opening Party allegedly fired upon another soldier who […]
Government to impose strict lockdown in some areas of Srinagar city
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar While appealing to adhere to the sops in order to avoid the spread of covid-19 infection, the district authorities of Srinagar have said that if the residents of the city continue to violate the sops, the government will go for a strict lockdown in some areas which are prone to […]
Broad hopes Ashes tour goes ahead amid travel curbs
LONDON: England seamer Stuart Broad doubted whether Australia’s travel and quarantine restrictions would lead to a postponement of the end-of-year Ashes series but he said players would want to be promised the best possible environment for the tour. England players are seeking assurances their family members would be allowed to join them in Australia, which […]
Johannesburg mayor killed in car accident
JOHANNESBURG: The mayor of Johannesburg was killed in a car accident as he returned from campaigning with South Africa’s president on Saturday, just over a month after being elected, his office said in a statement. Jolidee Matongo, 46, was returning from a voter registration drive in Soweto township ahead of local elections when the accident […]
