Arrangements finalised for “My Town My Pride” outreach programme in Srinagar
The ambitious urban outreach programme “My Town My Pride” aimed at reaching out to people for maximum coverage under beneficiary oriented schemes, grievance redressal and participatory planning process will be held across Srinagar city on 19 and 20 October. Arrangements were finalised in a meeting of all departments held here today. District Development Commissioner, Srinagar, […]
Day 145: Jammu, Srinagar Airports receive 34 domestic flights with 4,078 passengers aboard
JAMMU, OCTOBER 17: On day 145 of resumption of routine domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 34 domestic flights with 4,078 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports. A total of 1264 passengers aboard 12 regular commercial flights arrived at the Jammu Airport while 22 domestic flights with about 2814 passengers aboard […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 6,24,844 stranded JK residents; 4,84,552 via Lakhanpur, 1,40,292 through special trains
JAMMU, OCTOBER 17: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 6,24,844 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
28 Travelers Among 610 Covid-19 Cases Reported In J&K, Total 87364
Jammu and Kashmir reported 610 fresh covid-19 cases including 28 travelers, taking the total tally to 87364. Official sources told GNS on Saturday that 247 were from Jammu Division and 363 from Kashmir. Giving the district wise details, they said, Srinagar reported 129 cases, Budgam 32, Baramulla 58, Pulwama 28, Kupwara 25, Anantnag 19, Bandipora […]
SMC holds special financial assistance camps for street vendors
Srinagar: Srinagar Municipal Corporation on Saturday organised special financial assistance camps in various wards of the city in order to facilitate the street vendors under PM- Street vendors AtmaNirbhar Nidhi Scheme. The camps in the first phase were organised in 16 wards including 2 of Lal Chowk,4 Rainawari, 5 Barbarshah, 7 Khanyar, 9 Madeen Sahib, […]
After Thrashing Chicken-Seller Troopers Killed His Chickens In Srinagar
Srinagar, Oct 17: Instead of taking action against some stone-pelters, Para-military troopers thrashed a chicken seller, crushed his chickens to death and broke his cell phone in Saidakadal-Rainawari stretch of Srinagar city. The Chicken Seller accused CRPF men of thrashing him without any reason. “Some youth pelted stones on them (CRPF) and in return they […]
J&K To Have Elected District Development Councils
Srinagar, Oct 17 : In a major move, the Government of India has amended Jammu & Kashmir’s Panchayati Raj law -1989 for establishment of district development councils for which every district will be divided into 14 territorial constituencies to elect members of the body. According to “the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation […]
Principal GMC Tests Positive For Covid-19
Srinagar, Oct 17: Principal Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar, on Saturday tested positive for CoronaVirus. According to news agency KDC, Dr. Samia Rashid Principal GMC Srinagar, who was on the forefront of the fight against Covid-19, turned out positive for pathogen on Saturday. Pertinently, Dr. Samia Rashid is known to have disregarded her age and […]
73 years since Operation Gulmarg, Pak continues its attempt to seize J-K: Report
The darkest day in the history of Jammu and Kashmir was the intervening night of October 21-22, 1947, when Operation Gulmarg was launched in a bid to seize and destroy the territory, and 73 years have gone by, but Pakistan’s template has remained the same, according to a European think tank. European Foundation for South […]
Press, Trust and India: Govt Mulls Its Own News Service
Now that the national public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has ended its subscription with news agencies Press Trust of India (PTI) and United News of India (UNI), the proposal for the broadcaster to start its own news service is likely to be revived. The Narendra Modi government is known to be quite precise in the message […]
