China drops plans to sell Olympic tickets as virus cases rise
BEIJING: China on Monday cancelled plans to sell tickets to the public for the Winter Olympics in Beijing, as the number of Covid-19 cases in the country reached its highest since March 2020. Organisers said last year there would be no international spectators at the Games — partly due to China’s weeks-long quarantine requirements — […]
More than a dozen dead in coalition strikes on Yemen’s Sanaa following attack in UAE
An air strike killed about 14 people in a building in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, residents said on Tuesday, during strikes across the city launched by the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi group. The alliance strikes on Houthi-held Sanaa followed an attack claimed by the Iran-aligned Houthis on Monday on coalition partner the United Arab Emirates, […]
5 Naxals killed in 2 encounters in Chhattisgarh; one jawan injured
Five Naxals, including two women, were killed in two encounters with security personnel in Sukma district and the forests along the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border on Tuesday morning, police said. In Sukma district, a dreaded woman ultra, carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh on her head, was gunned down during the gunfight between Naxals and the […]
Cop dies of heart attack at training center in north Kashmir
A police constable died of a massive heart attack at a training center in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said. “Roop Singh, a resident of Jammu, suffered heart attack at Sheeri training center and was declared dead shortly after”, the officials told GNS. The necessary medical and legal formalities into the matter have been completed, […]
Amid covid surge, aspiring candidates appeal for deferment of exams by SSB
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar All those aspiring candidates who have applied with SSB for the post of Junior Assistant have appealed to the authorities to defer the exams slated on January 22, saying a large number of aspirants have been tested Covid-19 positive. There is now doubt that the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is […]
Execution of works
Execution of works is the main focus of J&K administration especially those works which have been undertaken in the rural areas. There have been a lot of review meetings and the officers have been told that they should remove the bottlenecks as soon as possible so as to meet the timelines of such projects. Recently […]
Grenade attack on Police Control Room in Srinagar
Suspected militants hurled a grenade on Police Control room in Batamalo area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Monday evening. A top Police officer told GNS that militants attacked by lobbing a grenade towards PCR Kashmir. However In this incident no one was injured so far as per the reports. Meanwhile whole area has been […]
Chief Secretary reviews functioning of Health & Medical Education Department
Directs the Department to rollout patient feedback mechanism through Mera Haspatal by February 2022 All healthcare institutions to obtain quality certification within one year JAMMU, JANUARY 17: The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting to review the functioning of the Health & Medical Education Department and progress achieved under the CAPEX […]
Commissioner Secy Revenue visits Kulgam; Reviews development works, Covid mitigation measures
KULGAM, JANUARY 17: Commissioner Secretary Revenue, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, who is also Incharge Secretary for Kulgam, today visited the district and chaired an officers’ meeting to review development works there besides assessing Covid mitigation measures. He had a comprehensive review of development works being executed under various sectors in the district besides taking stock of […]
DC Ganderbal reviews preparations for R-Day celebration
GANDERBAL, JANUARY 17: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Krittika Jyotsna today chaired a meeting of officers to review the preparations for celebration of forthcoming 73rd Republic Day-2022 here in the district. At the outset, detailed discussion was held regarding security arrangements, Seating arrangements, Parking arrangements, Sanitation, drinking water, Electricity, Medical aid and other emergency facilities […]
