SRINAGAR — Daily-rated workers engaged in different government departments Wednesday staged a massive protest demonstration in Srinagar, to seek regularization of their services. The protest was organized under the banner of ‘Jammu and Kashmir Casual Labourers United Front’. The protestors demanded the regularization of their services. “We have been serving the departments for the past […]
SUMBAL — Four persons, including a Sarpanch, were injured after a fight broke out between two groups over some issue during the Gram Sabha meeting of Tengpora gram panchayat in Nasbal area of Sumbal—Sonawari in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday. An official told that the incident took place after some local panchayat members opposed […]
JAMMU — Concerned parents of several students who are stuck in the war-torn Ukrainian city of Kharkiv staged a protest here on Wednesday and made a passionate appeal to the central government for their early evacuation. They also asked the people of the country to offer special prayers for the safe return of the trapped […]
SRINAGAR — Directorate of Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) Wednesday decided to extend exclusive health care facilities to senior citizens in all district hospitals of Kashmir. DHSK has ordered the establishment of geriatric care units at all district hospitals of Kashmir and seperate geriatric OPD units shall be functioning on every Thursday with seperate ticket counters. […]
JAMMU — The administration is in touch with the families of all the 32 persons from Jammu who are stranded in war-torn Ukraine, a senior official said on Wednesday. The government is taking all possible measures for their safe return, he said. The administration here has issued two telephone numbers for assistance of the families, […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday ordered transfer of 26 officers, 25 of them JKAS, in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to an order issued by the government, Vikar Ahmad Giri, JKAS, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Udhampur, has been transferred and posted as Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Ramsoo, against an available vacancy. “He […]
SRINAGAR — Schools in Kashmir Valley were abuzz as offline classes for students resumed in government and private schools on Wednesday after a gap of nearly two and half years. Students dressed in uniforms and wearing masks marked a remarkable delight for them as well as the parents. After a long hiatus due to covid-19 […]
SRINAGAR — A paramilitary CRPF trooper on Wednesday committed suicide at a camp in Srinagar, officials said. A police official said that the constable Anand Lal, hailing from Bihar, ended life by shooting himself dead with AK-47 rifle at a camp of 29 battalion in Sanat Nagar here. He said while reason for him taking […]
NEW DELHI — India logged 7,554 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,29,38,599, while the active cases dipped to 85,680, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,14,246 with 223 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The daily COVID-19 […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained cloudy with isolated rain, snow in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Wednesday and the same conditions are likely to persist in the next 24 hours, as per the Met department. “Generally cloudy weather with very light rain, snow is expected in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours”, an […]