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COVID-19: People found without mask in Srinagar will undergo Rapid Antigen Test, says DC

11:56 pm March 20, 2021

Srinagar: The Srinagar district administration on Saturday decided to impose a fine and conduct a rapid antigen test on all persons found without a mask in public places amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. Srinagar Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Aijaz Asad chaired a meeting of administrative and medical officers of the district regarding the containment of coronavirus here. While emphasising […]

IAF ferries 381 stranded passengers from J-K to Ladakh

7:35 pm March 13, 2021

Jammu: The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday airlifted 381 stranded people from Jammu and Kashmir to Ladakh, an official said. While 197 passengers were airlifted from Srinagar to Leh in C-17 aircraft, another batch of 184 passengers were ferried from Jammu to Leh, Chief Coordinator, Kargil Courier Service, Aamir Ali, said. The IAF operates […]

Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture, and Languages to be a society soon

11:27 pm March 11, 2021

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture, and Languages (JKAACL) is all set to be a society now, following the directive by the government to register it as a society soon. The Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, approved the proposal to register the J&K Academy of Art, Culture, and Languages as a society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, […]

Drug peddler arrested with cannabis in J-K’s Samba

8:30 pm March 4, 2021

Jammu: A drug peddler was arrested with cannabis in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Thursday, officials said. A police party, while performing patrolling duty in its jurisdictional area, intercepted a man who was moving under suspicious circumstances at Surinsar morh, they said. During frisking, 42 rolls weighing a total of 880 g of charas […]

Army jawan shoots self to death in Rajouri

9:41 pm March 3, 2021

Jammu: A 24-year-old soldier shot himself dead Wednesday with his service weapon at an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said. The jawan who fired shots on himself died en route to the hospital, they said. Rajouri Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital’s Superintendent Dr Javaid Iqbal Choudhary told reporters that it appears […]