‘Taking A Break To Step Back, Pause And Reflect’: Sajad Lone

SRINAGAR, June 6: People’s Conference president Sajad Lone, who lost the Lok Sabha election from north Kashmir’s Baramulla constituency, on Thursday said he is “taking a break to step back, pause and reflect.” Independent candidate Abdul Rashid Sheikh, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, won the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat by defeating former Jammu and Kashmir […]
Jammu and Kashmir: Woman Injured in Mortar Shell Blast Dies

A 76-year-old woman, who was among three people injured in a mortar shell blast, died at a government hospital here on Wednesday, officials said. Semroo Devi, Rameet Singh (66) and Suriya Bibi (58) were injured after the rusted mortar shell exploded in Khada Madana village in the Purmandal area of Samba district on May 27. […]
Woman killed, 2 others injured in accident in Mendhar Poonch

Poonch: A woman was killed and two other people were injured when a load carrier they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell on roadside in Mendhar area in Poonch district on Wednesday. Official sources said that the accident took place at Chuwara gali Balnoi Mankote when driver lost control over Tata Mobile […]
Independent Candidate Establish Comfortable Lead in Ladakh LS Constituency

Independent candidate Mohmad Haneefa has established a lead of over 28,000 votes over his nearest Congress rival from Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency, according to the Election Commission trends. Haneefa has got 60,365 votes so far as against Congress candidate Tsering Namgyal who got 32,195 votes and BJP’s Tashi Gyalson who bagged 24,953 votes. The BJP […]
Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti concede defeat in Lok Sabha polls in J&K

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir former chief minister Omar Abdullah, who is trailing in Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency, has conceded defeat to independent candidate Er Abdul Rashid even as counting of votes is still underway.Er Rashid is leading by over 1.43 lakh votes against National Conference candidate Omar Abdullah. Er Rashid as so far polled 310221 […]
BJP Ahead in Jammu, Udhampur LS Constituencies

The BJP was leading in the Jammu and Udhampur Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, according to the Election Commission. BJP’s Jugal Kishore Sharma was leading in the Jammu Lok Sabha constituency while party leader and Union Minister Jitendra Singh in Udhampur. Besides them, there are 32 candidates in the fray from the seats. AGENCIES
National healthcare system

J&K administration is getting huge help from the centrally sponsored healthcare system to common people. Recently Director Health Services Jammu, visited Ramban to conduct a comprehensive review of Health Services and functioning of Health Institutions in the district. He was informed that Rs. 419 lakh were expended on Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yogna […]
Healthcare services

In order to provide Healthcare services in rural areas, the J & K administration is reviewing the performance of health department periodically. Recently Director Health Services Jammu, visited Ramban to conduct a comprehensive review of Health Services and functioning of Health Institutions in the district. The Director also reviewed the progress on infrastructural Development projects […]
LS polls: Tight security arrangements in Kashmir ahead of vote counting on Tuesday

SRINAGAR: Stringent security arrangements have been made for the counting of votes for three Lok Sabha constituencies of Kashmir as additional security personnel have been deployed at key places in the valley, officials said on Monday. A three-tier security blanket has been thrown around the counting centres in Srinagar, Baramulla and Anantnag to ensure that […]
HADP implementation

In connection with implementation of Holistic Agriculture Development Program in Kathua District, District Development Commissioner, reviewed the implementation and progress under the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) . At the outset, Chief Agriculture Officer Sanjeev Rai Gupta put forth a comprehensive update on the advancements made in implementing the HADP across various sectors. He highlighted […]