HC Seeks Govt’s Stand On Financial Assistances To Lawyers In J&K
Srinagar, June 01 : Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday asked government to come up with a “clear stand” as regards the grant of financial assistance to the lawyers working in Jammu and Kashmir. A single bench of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey passed the directions on a petition filed by a lawyer— M. Abubakr […]
Fake Appointment Case: Crime Branch Chargesheets 20 Persons, Two Of Them After Death
Anantnag, June 01 : A decade after filing the FIR, the Crime Branch Kashmir on Tuesday produced chargesheet against 20 accused persons, two of them posthumously, in connection with the fake appointments in Municipal Committee Kokernag. A spokesman of the Crime Branch that a case (FIR No. 22/2011) under section 420, 467, 468, 471, 201, […]
Underutilization of Testing and Vaccination capacity not acceptable, says the LG
ANANTNAG, JUNE 01: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today called for institutionalizing the three-tier of patient care within the hospital by categorizing nurses in three modes, to be implemented across the UT. First category of nursing staff for registration and counseling of patients, second for timely medicines & injections, and third group for hourly monitoring of […]
Govt issues new guidelines for virtual classes
30 mins for Pre-Primary, 90 mins for Primary standard Srinagar, Jun 01 : The government on Tuesday said that the virtual classes for Pre-Primary and Primary classes shall not exceed the time limit of 30 minutes and 90 minutes a day respectively. The news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) has learnt that the guidelines were issued […]
J&K Reports 1895 Fresh Covid-19, 32 Deaths
Srinagar, June 1 : Jammu and Kashmir reported 1895 fresh covid-19 cases while 32 more people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said among the fresh cases, 633 cases were confirmed from Jammu Division and 1262 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 292360. Regarding the […]
DC Srinagar holds meeting for follow up of the directions of LG for completion of 500-bedded Covid Hospital at Khanmoh
SRINAGAR, JUNE 01:- Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad today chaired a meeting of concerned officers to sort out all the issues to ensure completion of 500-bedded COVID CARE Hospital at Khonmoh within the deadline set by the Lieutenant Governor during his recent visit at the work site in Khonmoh. Chief Engineer, KPDCL, Ajaz Ahmad […]
Div Com calls for 100% utilization of Covid management resources in Valley
SRINAGAR, JUNE 01: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today called for 100 percent utilization of Covid- management resources across all districts in Kashmir. Div Com said this while chairing a weekly Covid-19 review meeting. The meeting among others was attended by Director SKIMS Soura, all Deputy Commissioners, CMOs through video conferencing, Mission Director NHM, GM […]
‘We will overcome this pandemic together,’ says Samba doctor on Covid duty
SAMBA, JUNE 01: “It is our duty to serve people. And being able to do that especially during a pandemic is an once-in-a-lifetime experience. We are somehow blessed to be able to use our expertise amid this crisis,” says Dr Shweta posted in the Accidental Hospital when asked about the treatment of Covid-19 patients. Though […]
Govt directs private laboratories not to charge more than Rs 400 for RT-PCR Test in J&K
SRINAGAR, JUNE 01: The Jammu and Kashmir Government today directed private laboratories not to charge more than Rs 400 for RT-PCR Test for COVID-19 in the Union Territory. In this regard an order was issued here by the Department of Health and Medical Education which stated that in exercise of the powers conferred by section […]
Advisor Baseer Khan chairs review meeting of Handicrafts and Handloom deptt
SRINAGAR, JUNE 1: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today chaired a meeting of Handicrafts and Handloom department to get first hand feedback about its functioning and to explore ways and means for revival of Kashmir’s art and craft. The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce, Director Industries Kashmir, Director Handicrafts […]