Coronavirus: Round-the-clock central control room established in Srinagar
With five helpline numbers and dedicated support staff which includes doctors the control room is well-equipped to handle multitasking SRINAGAR, MARCH 10: The round-the-clock control room established in Srinagar as part of arrangements put in place to prevent spread of novel coronavirus has made and received some 400 calls since Monday afternoon after it was […]
Div Com reviews preparedness, asks people not to panic
Directs for intense fumigation; says 1229 quarantine beds earmarked SRINAGAR, MARCH 10: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan today chaired a high level meeting to review preparedness to tackle Coronavirus (COVID-19) threat put in place by line departments across the valley. The meeting was informed that Isolation wards have been earmarked in SKIMS, Chest […]
Animal Husbandry deptt organizes training cum awareness camp at Bonakoot
BANDIPORA, MARCH 10: The Department of Animal Husbandry Bandipora organized a day-long awareness-cum-training programme at Bonakoot village under special Assistance to the States for Control of Animal Diseases (ASCAD) scheme, here today. Chief Animal Husbandry Officer, Dr Altaf Kangoo was chief guest on the occasion. The programme was attended by a sizable number of cattle […]
Agri Deptt. flags off 25 Kulgam farmers to exposure visit
KULGAM, MARCH 10: With an aim to provide exposure to the growers of valley and to aware them of modern trends and technologies in the field of Agriculture, the department of Agriculture, Kulgam today flagged-off a group of 25 progressive farmers for exposure tour under Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) programme. During the tour, the […]
Principal GMC B’la, MS kick starts plantation drive
BARAMULLA, MARCH 10: In a significant move toward preservation of environment, Principal Government Medical College Baramulla, Dr Ab Hameed Kathu along with Medical Superintendent, Associated Hospital, Baramulla, Dr Syed Masood kick started a plantation drive by planting a Conifer sapling in the hospital premise, here today. The event marked the presence of DFO Baramulla, Parveez […]
Female paramedic including two bodies found dead in Srinagar, Qazigund
Srinagar, Mar 10 (KNS): A female paramedic on Tuesday was found dead mysteriously in Soura area of Srinagar district. Meanwhile another dead body was found in Wanpoh area of Qazigund. Police has registered separate cases and started investigation. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), a nurse namely Afroza Akhtar of south Kashmir’s Duroo was found […]
Cong stays away as 6 Opp parties demand release of J&K leaders
IN A joint statement on Monday, six Opposition parties demanded the immediate release of former J&K chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti. Calling their detention a “blatant violation of their fundamental rights”, they said “democratic dissent is being muzzled by coercive administrative action”. The statement — which comes a day after former J&K minister Altaf Bukharilaunched a new regional political outfit, […]
Five of family killed after boulder hit house
Srinagar Five members were killed after a residential house was hit by a boulder in Barmeen Khein area of Udhampur district on Tuesday night. Reports said that a boulder hit a residential house in Barmeen Khein resulting in death of five family members on the spot. An official identified the deceased were identified as Sharda […]
Business blues
Even after administration and the central government have been saying that situation in Kashmir is normal and allowed even the diplomats to visit but business community is baffled by the attitude of the government paying no attention to their requests for the intervention of government to save them from the brink. Business community recently said […]
Forest Deptt. conducts plantation drive at Media Complex, Sgr
SRINAGAR, MARCH 9: Urban Forestry Division of Forest Department Monday organized a plantation drive at the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Media Complex here today. The drive was part of national initiative for enhancing the green cover across the country. On the occasion, various saplings of Deodar and Kail were planted by the […]
