JAMMU — Secretary, Tribal Affairs Department, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary convened a meeting to review the progress in various livelihood initiatives and formulation of plan for financial year 2022-23 in convergence with Animal and Sheep Husbandry Departments. Progress on establishment of mini Sheep Farms, Milk Villages, Milk Chilling Plants, Dairy Farms / Units and tents […]
ANANTNAG — A family on Tuesday staged a protest at Shelipora Achabal here in this south Kashmir district, alleging murder of their daughter by her in-laws over dowry issue. The family and relatives of the lady, joined by neighbours, hit the street near Shelipora Achabal and demanded action against the in-laws of woman. Mohd Yousuf […]
SRINAGAR — Militants on Tuesday triggered off a low-intensity improvised explosive device at Ziyarat Qaimoh-Kader Road, the area falling between Yaripora and Qaimooh in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said. There was no casualty reported in the incident which created panic in the area, a police officer told GNS. He said that soon a contingent […]
MUMBAI — The third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to peak much earlier than anticipated and may take a maximum of three more weeks, even though the share of rural districts in new caseloads has increased significantly since December, says a report. The optimism comes from the massive decline in new caseloads in […]
KOLKATA — Blanket approaches such as complete restriction on the movement of people and travel bans can be counterproductive in containing Covid in a country like India, says WHO’s India representative Roderico H Ofrin while advocating target, risk-based strategies to counter the pandemic. Stressing on the need to protect both lives and livelihoods, he said […]
NEW DELHI — Flagging a decline in the number of COVID-19 tests in many states and union territories, the Centre on Monday asked them to enhance testing so that an effective track of the spread of the pandemic can be kept and immediate citizen-centric action can be initiated. In a letter to states and UTs, […]
SRINAGAR — Hyder Mir, Scientist ‘C’ at the Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Soura has bagged the inaugural MENA-ISN Research Award for his research paper on influenza vaccine efficacy. As per a SKIMS Soura spokesperson, Mir bagged the best research paper award for his paper titled ‘Poor Vaccine Effectiveness against Influenza B-Related Severe Acute […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) on Tuesday rescheduled the Computer Based Written Test (CBT) Examination for the posts of Junior Assistant, Cadrex Clerk, Casher, Jr. Assistant /Computer-cum-Jr. Assistant/ Clerk/Store Attendant and Welfare Organizer. The exam was scheduled to be held on January 22 (Saturday) and will now be held on […]
BANDIPORA — In order to keep the “anti—social elements” away from peaceful society, Bandipora police booked six persons under various preventive laws. According to the statement, Bandipora Police said that while four persons whose activities were prejudicial in maintenance of peace and order in the area, were booked under provisions of Public Safety Act (PSA) […]
SRINAGAR — The aspiring candidates for Junior Assistant posts have appealed to the authorities in Service Selection Board (SSB) to postpone their exams scheduled on January 22, saying a large number of aspirants have been tested Covid-19 positive. Service Selection Board is going to conduct Junior Assistant exams on January 22 this month. Almost all […]