Evening hours on Dal waters without tourists
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar The still waters of Dal Lake with electrified houseboats giving a nice reflection of waters are a sad reminder that there is no tourism in Kashmir for yet another season. Normally in the month of May, the shikaras used to row on the waters with hundreds of tourists in the […]
Jammu and Kashmir reported 2237 in the last 24 hours
Jammu and Kashmir reported 2237 in the last 24 hours even as a lesser number of tests were conducted on Sunday, however, 45 more people succumbed to the pestilence during the time, officials said on Monday. According to the data, a total of 36272 tests were conducted on Sunday which was almost 9000 tests less […]
Railway Extends Suspension Of Train Services In Kashmir Till May 31
Railway authorities on Monday extended till May 31 the suspension of train services from Banihal to Baramulla and vice versa in Kashmir Valley. Official sources told GNS that railway authorities have taken the decision on the request by the J&K administration and have subsequently informed the field agencies about it. On May 10, the authorities […]
Work on 500 bedded DRDO-hospital near completion; Div Com reviews availability of power, water supply, other amenities
‘Commissioning of mega facility will help in efficient management of Covid patients’ JAMMU, MAY 23: Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Dr Raghav Langer today visited Bhagwati Nagar and chaired a meeting of the concerned officers to review the status of work on 500 bedded Covid hospital being constructed by Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO). The Divisional […]
DC Srinagar reviews progress on Covid mitigation plan
Sets deadline to make Covid Care Centers operational in all 21 Panchayats SRINAGAR, MAY 23:- The Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad today reviewed the progress on Covid-19 mitigation plan for timely setting up of the Covid Care Centers(CCCs) in all 21 Panchayats of district Srinagar. Among others, the meeting was attended by Additional District […]
Project Director reviews development works being executed under Samagra Shiksha at Baramulla
Asks officers for completion in time bound manner SRINAGAR, MAY 23: Project Director, Samagra Shiksha, Deep Raj, today visited Baramulla district to review the ongoing civil works being executed by School Education Department under Samagra Shiksha. He visited Girls’ Hostels Baramulla, Kreeri, Hostel Mirgund Patan and Girls’ Hostel Panzipura. Besides, he visited Kasturba Gani Balika […]
3308 people were confirmed to have contracted the virus in J&K
Jammu and Kashmir reported 51 more covid-19 deaths while 3308 people were confirmed to have contracted the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Sunday. They said 34 of the fresh fatalities were reported from Jammu Division and 17 from Kashmir Valley, taking the fatality count to 3564. Regarding the fresh cases, the […]
Time to gear up
Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha has told all the Deputy Commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir to maximize their efforts on the ground so that grievances of the general public regarding the pandemic and its fallout are addressed without any further delay. In the recent high level meeting chaired by Manoj Sinha he stressed its bureaucracy to […]
Jammu and Kashmir reported 3408 new covid-19 cases
Jammu and Kashmir reported 3408 new covid-19 cases while 48 more people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. Regarding the fresh deaths, they said, 30 were reported from Jammu Division and 18 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall fatality count to 3513. Among the fresh cases, they said, […]
Govt extends ‘corona curfew’ till May 31
Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday extended “corona curfew” across 20 districts till May 31. “Corona Curfew imposed in all 20 distts of J&K till 7 am on Monday,24/5/21 is extended further till 7 am on Monday,31/5/21,” reads a tweet by government on DIPR handle as per GNS. “Curfew will be strict except for a […]
