SBI Branch Mendhar Closed After Some Staffers Test Covid-19 Positive
Poonch, Jan 11 : 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 […]
Police officer arrested for demanding and accepting bribe from a truck driver
Kupwara, Jan 11: Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested a police officer for accepting bribe from a truck driver here in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. An official from Anti-Corruption Bureau while divulging information about the incident said that ACB received a complaint through ACB helpline alleging therein that Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Mohammad Sultan Mir of Police Station […]
Rise in Covid-19 cases: SKIMS cancels winter vacations for faculty members
Srinagar, Jan 11: The authorities at tertiary care hospital, Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura Tuesday ordered cancellation of winter vacations for faculty members. As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the faculty members have been asked to resume their duties without any delay. “In view of the upsurge of COVID-19/Omicron cases, the […]
33-year-old accused dies in Kupwara jail, second death of inmate in 6 months
Kupwara, Jan 11: A 33-year-old accused from Seadpora area of Sopore, who was lodged along with his brother, at district jail Kupwara died around midnight, officials said on Tuesday. They said the accused Khurshid Ahmad Wani son of Ghulam Mohammad Wani of Seadpora Sopore, who was lodged in the jail since 5-October-2021 in a case […]
Kashmir valley, Ladakh reel under cold, Drass at -24.2
Srinagar, Jan 11: Drass in Ladakh experienced the seasons coldest night with temperature of minus 24.2 degree Celsius, while the famous tourist resorts of Gulmarg recorded a low temperature of minus 10.6 degree Celsius and Pahalgam minus 10.4 degree Celsius in Kashmir on Tuesday. A Meteorological Department official said that Srinagar, the summer capital of […]
India logs 1,68,063 new Covid cases, 277 deaths
New Delhi, Jan 11: India reported 1,68,063 new Covid cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. As per the bulletin issued by the Ministry, with the addition of these new cases the total caseload in the country rose to 3,58,75,790, while the death toll rose to 4,84,213 as 277 more people succumbed to the […]
Lt Governor interacts with DDC Chairpersons & Vice-Chairpersons of Jammu Division
Reiterates J&K Administration’s commitment of delivering Good Governance to the villages by strengthening PRIs Jammu, January 10: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today interacted with the Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons of District Development Councils of Jammu Division at Civil Secretariat. During the interaction, the Lt Governor took first-hand appraisal of the district-specific developmental needs of the people, […]
J&K Bank launches Special One Time Settlement scheme – 2021
Srinagar, Jan,10: MD & CEO J&K Bank, Baldev Prakash launched the J&K Bank’s Special One Time Settlement Scheme for NPAs today in presence of Executive President Sunil Gupta, President & Special Secy. to MD & CEO Karanjit Singh, President IAPM Syed Rais Maqbool, Vice President Aijaz Ahmad Bazaz and other senior officers here at the […]
Advisor Farooq Khan reviews restoration of essential services in Kashmir
Srinagar,Jan 10: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan today took stock of the restoration of basic services in Kashmir division and visited various places to get first hand appraisal of the same. He took stock of the restoration of the power supply, stock and supply of fuel, snow clearance, dewatering and other essential services. During […]
Lt Governor launches Covid-19 vaccination drive for administering precaution dose to HCWs, FLWs & senior citizens with co-morbidities in J&K
Jammu, January 10: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today launched the precaution dose vaccination for healthcare & frontline workers and those over 60 years of age with co-morbidities. The drive for precaution dose was launched for the UT of J&K from District Hospital, Gandhi Nagar Jammu where the Lt Governor also received the vaccine shot […]