BANDIPORA — The administration in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Tuesday airlifted two patients from snowbound Gurez valley to Bandipora for immediate medical relief, officials said. Officials said that on the directions of Deputy Commissioner, Bandipora, Dr Owais Ahmad, the duo patients requiring emergency evacuation from Gurez Sub Division airlifted from Baduaab and Neeru to […]
POONCH — Seven persons were injured in a head-on collision between an army vehicle and video coach bus near Tota Gali in Poonch district on Tuesday. Official sources told GNS that there was collision between army vehicle and the video coach (JK02BH-5393 )at Tota Gali. The injured include Ajaz Ahmed (14) son of Alif Din […]
POONCH — State Bank Of India, Mendhar Branch here in this mountainous district was closed after some staff members tested positive, officials said on Tuesday. The staffers tested positive during covid-19 testing and Dr Parvaiz Ahmed Khan, Block Medical Officer Mendhar, confirmed to GNS that some staffers tested positive. A senior official said that subsequent […]
SRINAGAR — In view of the surge in Covid positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir, the authorities at Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar Tuesday ordered suspension of offline classes. The online teaching and clinical posting shall continue as per the roster issued by the respective departments. “Pursuant to Government Order No: 03-JK(DMRRR) of 2022 dated: […]
BANDIPORA — Authorities in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Tuesday closed two Jammu and Kashmir Bank branches for public dealing after 15 employees of these branches tested positive for COVID-19, officials said. They that two J&K Bank branches including TP and Main branch in main market of the district were closed for public dealing after […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday constituted a committee of senior officers regarding the issue of commemoration of Dogra Maharaja Hari Singh’s birthday and its observance as a public holiday. An order issued by the J&K administrative department said a 4-member committee headed by the principal Secretary General administration department will go into […]
ISLAMABAD — Authorities looking over the Pakistan Super League (PSL) have decided the protocols for the seventh edition of the cricketing event scheduled this month as Pakistan continues its battle against the fifth COVID-19 wave. It is mandatory for people associated with the PSL to pass at least three days in quarantine, according to sources. […]
SRINAGAR — Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday said that it trapped and arrested Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of Police Station Kupwara for accepting bribe of Rs 10,000 from a truck driver. “Anti Corruption Bureau received a complaint through ACB helpline alleging therein that Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Mohammad Sultan Mir of Police Station Kupwara is […]
SRINAGAR — Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura, the largest medical Institute in Kashmir valley on Tuesday ordered cancellation of winter vacation for its faculty members in view of upsurge of Covid-19/Omicron cases. The institute asked faculty members to join their duties immediately, without any delay. An order issued by Director SKIMS Dr Parvaiz […]
NEW DELHI — India logged 1,68,063 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of Covid cases to 3,58,75,790 which includes 4,461 cases of the omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The active cases rose to 8,21,446, the highest in 208 days, while the death toll climbed to 4,84,213 with […]