Govt won’t supply sugar from next year
Srinagar: Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, previously CAPD, is one of the historic departments of Jammu and Kashmir. Created in 1931 by Maharaja Hari Singh, the department was meant to ensure that the people of the state get ration and other amenities at the affordable price, and also to control food prices. This historical department […]
Army soldier dies of cardiac arrest
Baramulla: An army man died on Friday in Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district due to cardiac arrest. A police official said that a soldier namely Pappuram Saini (39), a resident of Alwar Rajasthan of 123 Coy of TA posted at Khambyar Pattan died due to cardiac arrest. He said the soldier was immediately […]
JK to put in place comprehensive elderly care system
JAMMU:Secretary, Social Welfare, Dr Farooq Ahmad Lone today reviewed the modalities for ensuring effective implementation of J&K Maintenance & Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act-2014. The Act provides for comprehensive legal framework for elderly care system in the State including establishment of Old Age Homes and Senior Citizens Welfare Fund. It also provides for […]
Extended evening flight timing at Srinagar, Jammu airports from Jan 1
JAMMU: To give a big push to the tourism sector in particular besides further improving the connectivity with other parts of the country, the Government has decided to extend the timing of evening flights at Jammu and Srinagar airports from 1 January 2019. “The Air Force authorities have been asked to extend watch hours from […]
Cartoon, Quiz Competitions held on Day-3 of Youth fest Sonzal-2018 at KU
Srinagar: Around fifty young artists from various degree colleges and Departments of Kashmir University (KU) participated in cartoon making and quiz competition on the third consecutive day of the youth festival Sonzal -2018 at Gandhi Bhawan of the Varsity. Highlighting the challenges of ‘Inflation’ on a common person, the cartoon making competition also included another theme […]
Author Amitav Ghosh honoured with 54h Jnanpith award
New Delhi: Noted English writer Amitav Ghosh has been honoured with this year’s Jnanpith Award, a literary award given to an author for “outstanding contribution towards literature”, Bharatiya Jnanpith announced Friday. “Amitav Ghosh is a path-breaking novelist. In his novels, Ghosh treads through historical settings to the modern era and weaves a space where the past […]
Smugglers attack forest officials, 5 forest guards injured
By Bilal Ahmad Sopore: At least 5 officials of Forest department sustained injuries when they were attacked by smugglers in Cherhar forest area in north Kashmir’s Sopore. According to officials they were attacked while on a visit to the Cherhaar forest in kandi forest division Sopore. They had recieved a tip off about the […]
Man arrested with IED in Pulwama: Police
Pulwama: Police in a statement today claimed to have arrested a man with IED along with other explosive material. In statement police said that on a credible input Police and security forces (55 RR) in Pulwama recovered huge quantity of explosive substances and incriminating materials from one individual. At a Naka checkpoint established at Tumlahaal […]
83 Hindus from Pakistan get Indian citizenship
Ahmedabad (PTI): As many as 83 Hindus hailing from Pakistan, who had migrated to the city years ago, were awarded Indian citizenship by the district authorities here Friday. At a camp organised at the District Collectorate, Collector Vikrant Pandey and local MLA Balram Thawani handed over the certificates of Indian citizenship, issued in accordance with the […]
