Woman, son killed in road accident at Qazigund
A woman and her son were killed in a road accident in south Kashmir district of Anantnag on Wednesday evening. Official sources said that a speeding truck hit and critically wounded a woman and her son at Qazigund in Anantnag on Wednesday evening. “The injured were immediately taken to a hospital, where they were […]
MD KPDCL reviews progress of projects under various CSSs
Receiving Stations to be completed by 30th June 2021 SRINAGAR, APRIL 28: The Managing Director (MD) Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL), Dr Basharat Qayoom today took a detailed review of projects under various Centrally Sposored Schemes (CSSs) viz RAPDRP, IPDS, DDUGJY, PMDP in Kashmir Valley during a meeting here. During meeting, the MD reviewed […]
Navin Choudhary reviews preparedness for Kharif season; advocates shift towards organic fertilizers
Calls for promoting cultivation of spices, cash crops, medicinal plants JAMMU, APRIL 28: Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture Production and Farmers’ Welfare, Navin Kumar Choudhary, today convened an online meeting to review preparation for the upcoming Kharif season here today. Principal Secretary sought details about wheat procurement and functioning of government mandis established in the […]
Covid 2nd wave: 30 die in JK, 3023 test positive
Thirty people succumbed to COVID19 infection in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday as over 3000 tested positive for the infection. According to the official data, 18 patients died in Kashmir division while 12 died in Jammu division. Among the 3023 people who tested positive for the COVID19, 2034 were from Kashmir division while 989 were […]
Lockdown in Srinagar from Thursday 7pm to Monday 7am: DC Sgr
COVID-19 Surge: Complete Curfew to be imposed in 11 districts in J&K from tomorrow 7pm till Monday 7am Srinagar, Apr 28 (KNO): Amid surge in Covid-19 Cases in Jammu and Kashmir,, the authorities on Wednesday decided to impose Corona curfew in eleven districts of Jammu and Kashmir to contain the further spread of Covid-19, sources […]
Two killed in Kathua chemical factory blast
By: Shayib Bhat VOV Srinagar Two people including a local contractor were killed while another person was hospitalized with critical injuries after a mysterious blast in chemical factory in Kathua, police and reports said on Wednesday. Giving details of the incident SSP Kathua Romesh Kotwal said that it was not clear yet how and […]
South Asia pushing global infections to 15m a day, says US report
WASHINGTON: An unprecedented upsurge in Covid-19 infections in South Asia could push global infections to 15 million a day by mid-May, says an American health institute which correctly projected Covid deaths and infections in the United States last year. “Our latest projections show that the number of infections driven by the surge in India — […]
Growing deaths by covid-19 bring scare and fear in people
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar Not only the number of positive cases has crossed the 3000 mark but the number of deaths is also piling up in Jammu and Kashmir due to this viral infection. The sirens of ambulances are bringing scare here and tragedies to the families in Jammu and Kashmir as the bodies […]
Covid: India Reports 3,60,960 Fresh Cases, 3,293 Deaths
Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday crossed the 2 lakh mark in India as 3,286 people died of the virus in the last 24 hours. The daily deaths were at a record high on Tuesday in the country as they went above the 3000-mark since the beginning of the pandemic last year. Only the US (5.7 lakh, […]
Growing covid and vaccination
In this holy month of Ramdhan, there is a growing number of cases who are testing positive to coronavirus as the average cases and fatalities have increased manifold. The government of Jammu and Kashmir is going for massive testing and also for the free vaccination to all people living here. Second wave of covid is […]
