COVID-19: 95-yr-old, 15 others die in J-K
A 95-year-old man from Srinagar’s Kawdara area on Tuesday was among 16 persons who died due to COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir since overnight, taking the fatality count to 649 in Jammu and Kashmir, reported a local news agency, Global News Service. Among the casualties, thirteen were from Kashmir Valley while three persons including a […]
Heavy rainfall triggers fresh landslide in Rajouri; 35-yr-old killed
A 35-year-old man was killed after a fresh landslide triggered by heavy rainfall hit Kotli village of Manjkote in Rajouri district on Wednesday. The fresh landslides triggered by the heavy rainfall also damaged numbers of roads and bridges partially in Rajouri and Poonch district areas. Unnamed officials told a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer […]
Ram Madhav to visit Srinagar tomorrow, will review security of party workers
Srinagar: Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Ram Madhav is scheduled to visit Srinagar to check party pulse tomorrow, sources in the party revealed on Wednesday. They told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Madhav will arrive in Srinagar tomorrow morning and right away chair party workers meeting to check the party pulse. “He will […]
273 doctors have died of Covid but govt yet to respond to letter seeking aid, says IMA
New Delhi: Around 273 doctors have died of the novel coronavirus while on the front line of battling the pandemic, but the Centre-sponsored benefits haven’t reached their intended recipients, Dr R.V. Asokan, general secretary of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), has said. Pointing out that private doctors are not even included under this scheme, Dr Asokan, […]
Govt pushes hard to complete 1st all-weather route to Ladakh
India’s national security planners are pushing hard to complete an all-weather strategic route to Ladakh that will link Darcha in Himachal Pradesh to Nimu via Padum in Kargil’s Zanskar valley, people familiar with the matter said. Senior military commanders said the third route to connect Ladakh by road is urgently needed given Pakistan and its […]
Amid calls for postponing JEE, NEET, apex exam body sticks to Sept schedule; announced fresh guidelines
Amid calls for postponing JEE, NEET, apex exam body sticks to Sept schedule; announced fresh guidelines. HT
Establishment of CIIIT at Govt Polytechnic Jammu: Div Com reviews progress on prestigious educational project
Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma, today reviewed the progress made in the establishment of Centers for Invention, Innovation, Incubation and Training (CIIIT) in Government Polytechnic Jammu, here at a meeting of concerned officers. The Principal Government Polytechnic gave a detailed powerpoint presentation on the works taken up at the campus for setting up of 9 […]
Several deputations, individuals meet Advisor Baseer Khan; Project their issues
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 25: Various public deputations and individuals Tuesday met Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, here at the Civil Secretariat. The deputations and individuals hailing from various parts of the Union Territory met the Advisor Khan and brought their problems into his notice and sought their early redressal. The Advisor said that public […]
Day 93: Jammu, Srinagar Airports receive 30 domestic flights with 4,030 passengers
JAMMU, AUGUST 25: On day 93 of resumption of routine domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 30 domestic flights with 4,030 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports. A total of 1091 passengers aboard 11 regular commercial flights and one charter flight arrived at the Jammu Airport while 19 domestic flights with […]
Guide JK youth to make mark in entrepreneurship: Navin to CII
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 25: Principal Secretary Animal/Sheep Husbandry & Fisheries departments, Navin Kumar Choudhary today asked the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to guide JK youth towards the beneficial entrepreprenual activities. Navin asked the members, who called on him, to play their role in creating awareness about the advantages of being an entrepreneur. He sought their […]
