SRINAGAR — The Government of India has asked the administration of Jammu & Kashmir to look into why works being executed under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) are not being inspected by state quality monitors (SQMs). A record note of pre-empowered committee meeting held on December 9, 2021 to discuss proposals of J&K […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan is willing to make peace with immediate neighbours, including India, under its first-ever National Security Policy which leaves doors open for trade with New Delhi even without the settlement of the Kashmir issue provided there is headway in bilateral talks, according to a media report. The National Security Policy, separately endorsed by […]
NEW DELHI — Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday booster doses of its Covid-19 vaccine can be administered along with its pneumonia vaccine and produced strong safety and immune responses in people aged 65 and above in a late-stage study. The study, initiated in May, tested the company’s next-generation pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, PREVNAR 20, with a […]
PULWAMA — In wake of recent rise in Covid-19 positive case in the district, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Pulwama, Baseer Ul Haq Choudhary today conducted a surprise inspection of various areas of the Tehsil Litter and Tehsil Rajpora to inspect the implementation of Covid-19 related SOPs in markets to prevent further spread of infection in […]
SRINAGAR — A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday raided a residential house of a private teacher in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, official sources said. They said that the residential house of a private teacher identified as Farooq Ahmad Wani son of Mum Wani, a resident of Gusoo Pulwama was searched by a […]
SRINAGAR — With the rise in Covid-19 cases across Jammu and Kashmir, the government has increased the testing capacity in the Union Territory with officials claiming to have conducted over 40 thousand tests in Kashmir division on Wednesday. Officials said that quick suppression of infections requires testing to identify the persons who are infected; tracking […]
Zubair Ul Islam SHOPIAN — Shopian Police, in collaboration with the district administration, on Wednesday organized an awareness program on COVID-19 in Shopian district, given the rise of COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir. During the drive, masks were distributed at various locations in town. The distribution drive was headed by Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) […]
SRINAGAR — A Kashmiri girl student from central Kashmir’s Budgam district allegedly died of cardiac arrest in Bangladesh on Tuesday evening following which family has appealed to the Lt Governor to help get her body back home. Reports said that the deceased student was identified as Seema Zehra daughter of Ghulam Mohammad, a resident of […]
SRINAGAR — With the detection of 5 cases of Omicron in Kashmir valley, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday advised people to take precautions to protect themselves from the new variant of Covid-19. “Simple precautions would help prevent the spread of the variant,” said DAK President and Influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr Hassan […]
SRINAGAR — Expressing concern over the incurring losses, the Kashmiri fruit grows on Wednesday appealed Government of India (GoI) to ban the import of Iranian apples in the Indian markets. Addressing a press conference President of Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers Dealers Association and New Kashmir Fruit Association Bashir Ahmad Bashir said the supply of Iranian […]